Planner speaks on housing at EPCAL at another public hearing
Members of the public at Thursday night’s planning board hearing on a 50-lot subdivision at Enterprise Park at Calverton. (Credit: Tim Gannon) A room full of people showed up to town hall on Wednesday...
View ArticleCops: Man at large after armed Northampton home invasion
The scene of a home invasion Thursday afternoon. (Credit: Carrie Miller) Southampton Police say an armed man busted into a Northampton home yesterday afternoon and demanded cash and drugs before...
View ArticleThe Riverhead Project temporarily closes its doors
The Riverhead Project in downtown Riverhead. (Credit: File Photo) The Riverhead Project has temporarily closed its doors after hitting a legal snag that inadvertently rendered its tax ID number and...
View ArticleRiverhead Town is pushing ‘flyboarding’ to sea
Lawmakers are trying to grapple with the legal issues surrounding flyboarding and other similar water sports. (Credit: Paul Squire) Since it launched earlier this summer in the Peconic River behind...
View ArticleRiverhead Justice Court: Shirley man sentenced to 60 days in jail
There were 272 cases on the docket in Riverhead Town Justice Allen Smith’s court, Aug. 25-27. The following are among those adjudicated. • Daniel Johnston, 24, of Manor Drive in Shirley pleaded guilty...
View ArticleEqual Time: The perception and reality of helicopters
Helicopter traffic at East Hampton Airport cannot be curtailed at the moment, since the FAA contributed money toward infrastructure improvements there, and FAA rules prohibit any discrimination against...
View ArticleHealth Column: Let your teen sleep a little later
Credit: Clip art/Microsoft Images It’s a constant struggle during the teenage years. The kids fall asleep late at night, then struggle to wake up hours later, bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, with minimal...
View ArticleFast Chat: A new principal joins St. Isidore’s
Helen Anne Livingston recently moved to Riverhead to join St. Isidore’s as the first lay principal in the school’s 52-year history. (Credit: Carrie Miller) Along with a new computer lab and resource...
View ArticleNorth Fork Roundup: Flyboarding, sleep, helicopters and more
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 ArticleHelp wanted: Beer enthusiast, electrician, medical assistant
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 60 positions are available from a...
View ArticleWeek in Review: Court safety, candlelight vigil and more
Here are 10 News-Review stories you may have missed over the past week. To make sure you stay on top of breaking news out of the Riverhead area, follow @riverheadnews1 on Twitter. A call for safety in...
View ArticleColumn: That’s a great column idea! Wait, no it’s not
A yard in the making. (Credit: Joseph Pinciaro) When I started with the News-Review about a year ago, one of the newer concepts I had to get used to was writing a regular column. “Nice!” I thought....
View ArticleReal Estate: 1760 Northville farm is getting an update
The Kaisers check measurements near the barn’s cow box. The elder Mr. Kaiser said he’s waiting for the arrival of custom beams that will be used to reinforce the building’s structure. (Credit:...
View ArticlePhotos: A reunion for ‘Daddy Mack’ so kids can play on
Members of the (almost) undefeated R.M. Masonettes softball team during Saturday’s fourth annual reunion fundraiser. (Credit: Carrie Miller) Former players of the R.M. Masonettes and R.M. Blockbusters...
View ArticleGuest Spot: Rally behind disputed waterfront plan
Over the last 30 years, I have reviewed hundreds of development applications as an environmental analyst with the Suffolk County health department and as president of Group for the East End. In doing...
View ArticleThis Week in Riverhead History: Rezoning and racing at Grumman
15 years ago this week Flight canceled: Grumman rezoned to exclude airport The Riverhead Town Board voted Sept. 7, 1999 to strip the former Grumman property of its military use zoning, establishing...
View ArticleNorth Fork Roundup: Mini-golf course closes, Foodie Tour
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 northforker. Post by...
View ArticleOutdoors: When it comes to vacations, go with the flow
A view of a river and mountain in Wyoming. (Credit: Microsoft Images) Why do we go on vacation? That thought goes through the head of anyone who lives, contented most of the time, anywhere with a lot...
View ArticleThe fun is over Out East as Route 58 center to close
Out East Family Fun will be closing at the end of September. (Credit: Carrie Miller) After more than a decade of amusement, Riverhead’s Out East Family Fun center is retiring its putters. The center,...
View ArticleDebunking Plum Island myths, for once and for all
(Credit: southoldhistoricalsociety.org) Enough with the baloney. That could have very well been the title of the Southold Historical Society’s latest nonfiction publication, called A World Unto Itself:...
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