‘Not in line of duty’ ruling left soldier’s family without benefits
More than 400,000 soldiers are buried at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia. One of them is Sgt. 1st Class Anthony Venetz Jr., who was brought back to the United States from Bagram Airfield in...
View ArticleColumn: A slice of life on the softball diamond
Veterans Memorial Park in Calverton serves as host for Riverhead softball games.(Credit: Barbaraellen Koch, file) Bobby Jones, the famous amateur golfer and co-founder of Augusta National Golf Club,...
View ArticleSenator Schumer expected to attend helicopter forum
Hoping to develop a community-based plan to combat noise created by helicopters flying over homes in Southold Town, the board has scheduled a public forum for Monday, Aug. 11. The meeting aims to...
View ArticleBaseball: After 38 seasons, Mignano set to retire
Shoreham-Wading River coach Sal Mignano, pictured during the 2012 county finals, announced his retirement Saturday. (Credit: Bill Landon, file) After nearly 600 victories, 38 seasons and seven county...
View ArticleFlooding washes out Riverhead Farmers Market
The farmers market on the last day it was held indoors. (Credit: Tim Gannon, file) Flooding along the Peconic riverfront washed out the Riverhead Farmers Market today. The market, which is run by the...
View ArticleSubway restaurant, stores proposed for Flanders Road
The existing farm stand and small house on the property will be knocked down. (Credit: Tim Gannon) A 6,000-square-foot building featuring a Subway sandwich shop, a pizzeria and two retail stores has...
View ArticleCounty hosting video contest on water quality, $1,000 prize
A view of Bailie Beach in Mattituck (Credit: Carrie Miller, file) Suffolk County Executive Steven Bellone is seeking help in informing the community about nitrogen pollution in a creative and lively...
View ArticleHelp Wanted: Engineer, lifeguard, nutritionist
Looking for work, or know someone who is? Times/Review classifieds offers local companies a place to advertise their job openings each week, and this week close to 45 positions are available from an...
View ArticleTennis: The titles pile up for Ujkic
Chris Ujkic delivered 17 winners on Sunday when he won his eighth straight men’s singles title in the Bob Wall Memorial Tennis Tournament. (Credit: Garret Meade) BOB WALL MEMORIAL TENNIS TOURNAMENT...
View ArticleGuest Spot: The bottom line — our water is polluted
A view of Bailie Beach in Mattituck (Credit: Carrie Miller, file) Any conversation about sewage management in Suffolk County should begin with the current state of our waters. In conformance with the...
View ArticleCuomo challenger pushes for new Common Core party
Assemblyman Anthony Palumbo (right) at a Common Core forum last year in Eastport. (Credit: Carrie Miller, file) There may be another party line on the November ballot for state office seekers....
View ArticleA three-peat at the Riverhead Rocks Triathlon
Tim Steiskal of Brookhaven hamlet has now won all three Riverhead Rocks triathlons. (Credit: Bill Landon) For the third year in a row, Tim Steiskal of Brookhaven won the Riverhead Rocks Triathlon...
View ArticleWeek in Review: Skydiver killed, Reyer honored and more
Here are 10 Riverhead News-Review stories you may have missed over the past week. To make sure you stay on top of breaking North Fork news, follow @riverheadnews1 on Twitter. Man killed in accident at...
View ArticlePhotos: A day of friends, family and motorcycles
Riding the boards competition. (Credit: Katharine Schroeder) Hundreds of motorcycle enthusiasts from across the Northeast gathered at the Elks Lodge in Riverhead Sunday afternoon for an annual party....
View ArticleVideo: Because they’re ‘Happy!’ at Peconic Landing
A screen shot of the music video created to honor a Peconic Landing employee. (Credit: Youtube) Patricia Lutzky of Peconic Landing was recently awarded LeadingAge New York’s “Professional of the Year”...
View ArticleThis Week in Riverhead History: Reeve Farm preserved, downtown changes
The following stories from our Riverhead archives were published between 15 and 90 years ago this week: 15 years ago this week • A first: state funds buy farm Riverhead town officials announced on...
View ArticleNorth Fork Roundup: Some slices of history
Here are some of today’s top stories across the North Fork. To stay on top of local news, follow the Riverhead News-Review on Facebook. Post by Riverhead News-Review. Post by The Suffolk Times. Post by...
View ArticleTennis: Czartosieski is 2 for 2 in men’s singles 50-plus finals
BOB WALL MEMORIAL TENNIS TOURNAMENT The match was the same. The opponent was the same. The result was the same. But the smile on John Czartosieski’s face was proof that he felt a lot better about his...
View ArticleExpressway to be closed in Riverhead Monday, Tuesday nights
The LIE will be closed from exits 71 to 73 the next two nights. (Credit: Google Earth) The Riverhead exits of the Long Island Expressway will be closed the next two nights as ”structural improvements”...
View ArticleCops: Attempted Flanders car thief got stuck in driveway
An attempted car thief showed how not to steal a car last week in Flanders, according to a Southampton Town police report. A woman called police to say that at about 2:50 a.m. on Saturday, July 26, an...
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