Update: Teen held on bail, accused of shooting pellet gun at shopper
Christopher Collins is led out of Riverhead Town court Thursday morning. (Credit: Paul Squire) Update 11 a.m. A Flanders teen charged with felony assault after allegedly shooting a teenage shopper in...
View ArticleNorth Fork Roundup: Models in Jamesport, new baykeeper & more
McGregor model Ashlie Bruenun strikes a pose outside Jamesport Bay Suites early Thursday. (Cyndi Murray photo) Here are some of today’s top stories across the North Fork. To stay on top of local news,...
View ArticleHealth spa planned on the water in Flanders
The former Seven Z’s health club on Reeves Bay in Flanders. (Credit: Andrew Lepre) The former Peconic Health and Racquet Club on the waterfront in Flanders has been sitting vacant, boarded up and...
View ArticleUncle Joe’s Pizza takes over Parto’s after sale
Parto’s (inset) is under new ownership. Claudio (left) and Joe Sciara from Uncle Joe’s pizzeria have taken over. (Credit: Paul Squire) The oval sign above the front door of the West Main Street...
View ArticleUpdate: Slashing suspect being held on $100,000 bail
Anthony Wayne Smith mug shot from May 2014 (Credit: Riverhead Town police) Update: Anthony Wayne Smith was held on $100,000 cash bail or $200,000 bond after his arraignment in Town Court Friday...
View ArticleClean water volunteers #toastthecoast
Aaron Virgin, VP of Group for the East End; Jim Dreeben, owner of Peconic Paddler; and Riverhead Supervisor Sean Walter down by the Peconic River on Friday morning. (Credit: Carrie Miller) All week...
View ArticleEditorial: Cleaning up near science center is a positive step
(Credit: Carrie Miller) At last check, private property owners have every right to remove illegally parked cars from their premises. And when that private property owner happens to be a nonprofit...
View ArticleParpan Column: Our op/ed section will miss Mr. Meinke
Howard Meinke (Credit: Meinke family courtesy) The voice on the other end of the phone spoke in a deliberate manner, demanding to be heard. “My understaaaanding is that you are the person I now need to...
View ArticleCops: Men arrested Friday in Riverhead had heroin, cocaine
Lonnie Pray after an arrest in relation to an alleged attack in August. (Riverhead police) The two men arrested after a traffic stop in Riverhead Friday night are both ex-cons who were carrying heroin,...
View ArticleHelp Wanted: Daycare director, auto tech, baker
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 ArticleScenes from the annual snapper tournament in Riverhead
Sean Peyton, 8, of Riverhead with neighbor Willie Walker. (Photos by Katharine Schroeder) The Riverhead recreation department held its 17th annual snapper tournament along the Peconic riverfront on...
View ArticleSoup’s running low at Bread and More Inn; donations sought
Bread and More co-president Bennett Brokaw talks to volunteers John DeFrancis (left) and Joe Desio before dinner service Monday afternoon. Mr. Desio has been volunteering for13 years. (Credit:...
View ArticleWeek in Review: Health spa plans, town budget and more
The former Seven Z’s health club on Reeves Bay in Flanders. (Credit: Andrew Lepre) Here are 10 News-Review stories you may have missed over the past week. To make sure you stay on top of breaking news...
View ArticleWhat’s happening in our schools this week
A list of events for this week at each of the local schools, as listed on school calendars. RIVERHEAD SCHOOL DISTRICT Monday, Sept. 29 • 7 p.m. — Grade 6: Pulaski Street School Open House Wednesday,...
View ArticleCops: Couple rescued from LI Sound after 5 hour search
(Credit: Google Maps) A husband and wife from Rockville Center were rescued from Long Island Sound Sunday night hours after becoming stranded on the water while boating, Riverhead Town police said....
View ArticleManufacturing a new home at Glenwood Village
Betty and Dave Pfeiffer moved to Glenwoods Oaks when they decided it was time to downsize from a large home in Hampton Bays in December 2013. (Credit: Barbaraellen Koch) Last year, Betty and Dave...
View ArticleConverted, new Northville tanks to hold 4.8M gallons of gas
United Riverhead Terminal in Northville plans to convert two of the existing petroleum tanks on its property to gasoline storage tanks. (Credit: Tim Gannon) Remember the gasoline shortage that followed...
View ArticleCops: Riverside man held on $10,000 bail after alleged assault
A 51-year-old Riverside man arrested earlier this year on drug charges was taken into custody Sunday after he allegedly choked another person during a dispute, according to a state police news...
View ArticleWalter proposes 2.08 percent tax levy increase next year
Riverhead Town Supervisor Sean Walter. (Credit: Tim Gannon, file) Less than a week after Riverhead Supervisor Sean Walter said he would close a looming budget gap projected for 2015 with several...
View ArticleCops: 26-year-old man caught driving drunk in Flanders
A Center Moriches man was arrested for drunken driving during an early morning traffic stop in Flanders Saturday, according to a state police news release. Elmantas Valys, 26, was pulled over about...
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