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Editorial: How to lose friends and alienate voters
State Senator Lee Zeldin (left) and Congressman Tim Bishop (right) took turns a podium in Polish Hall to address questions Wednesday night in Riverhead. The roles at a political debate are simple and...
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Duck farm museum opening in Flanders Saturday
Friends of the Big Duck Ranch vice president Fran Cobb (from left) in the Big Duck Museum’s newly renovated barn with co-curators Lisa Dabrowski and David Wilcox. (Credit: Barbaraellen Koch) It’s an...
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Planning Board still waiting on work from Route 58 developer
Dead trees on the site of Costco on Route 58. (Credit: Tim Gannon) In May, after nearby residents had publicly complained about the lack of a proper buffer near the Route 58 development where Costco is...
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Town considers outside partners to market EPCAL land
John Edgar (right) of Pataki & Cahill speaks at Thursday’s town board work session. (Credit: Barbaraellen Koch) While Riverhead Town officials are still waiting for state approval of a 50-lot...
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Football: Blue Waves’ rally falls short on homecoming against East Islip
Riverhead senior Ethan Greenidge returns an interception 41 yards for a touchdown Saturday against East Islip. (Credit: Robert O’Rourk) Despite two scores in a 58-second span in the fourth quarter,...
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, Oct. 20 7 p.m. — Aquebogue PTO meeting Wednesday, Oct. 22 Transition Fair...
View ArticleClerk slashed during gunpoint robbery in Aquebogue
An Aquebogue gas station was robbed at gunpoint last night, according to Riverhead Police. Police said a clerk reported that a man — only described as tall — wearing a ski mask and black hooded...
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Two Brothers Take and Bake Pizza coming to Riverhead
Brian Gurley behind the counter at the soon-to-open “Two Brothers Take and Bake Pizza” in downtown Riverhead. (Credit: Vera Chinese) Brian Gurley is hoping the people of eastern Long Island,...
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Police seek information on Lewis Street stabbing
(Credit: Google Maps) Riverhead police are investigating the apparent stabbing of a man on Lewis Street in Riverhead late Sunday. The victim — a 43-year-old man — went to Peconic Bay Medical Center...
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Cross Country: SWR freshman leads Wildcats to division title
Shoreham-Wading River freshman Katherine Lee ran the fastest time at Tuesday’s division championships at Sunken Meadow State Park. (Credit: Robert O’Rourk) All around her, the congratulations came...
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NFAWL holding free spay, neuter clinic at Pfeifer Center
BARBARAELLEN KOCH PHOTO | Dr. Jennifer Cabral combs a 5-month-old pup, named Tailpipe, for fleas at North Fork Animal Hospital in 2013. The North Fork Animal Welfare League will be holding its first...
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Fire district budget hearings Tuesday; all under 2 percent
NEWS-REVIEW FILE PHOTO | Fire district headquarters on Roanoke Avenue. Local fire districts are all having public hearings on their proposed 2014 budgets tonight, and all proposed budgets come in under...
View ArticleCops: Public sex leads to pair of arrests in Flanders
A 40-year-old Flanders man and a 30-year-old Sag Harbor woman were arrested in Flanders after police saw the two having sex in public last Thursday, Southampton Town police said. Police said Evelio...
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RECAP: Residents oppose United Terminal plan to store gasoline
Northville residents came out in force to oppose United Riverhead Terminal’s special permit application to convert two of its oil tanks on its Northville property to gasoline storage at a public...
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19 Suffolk homeowners to receive free denitrification systems
A sandbar at the end of Pine Neck Road in Southold. (Credit: Barbaraellen Koch) It’s no Mega Millions, but 19 Suffolk County homeowners will soon hit the lottery in a county drawing to test new...
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Update: Town Board requests withdrawal of historic designation proposal
A six-mile stretch of Main Road could be listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The corridor includes Aquebogue’s Old Steeple Church, built in 1862 and designed by a farmer with no...
View ArticleSouthampton Blotter: After denied a cigarette, suspect punches Flanders man
• A Flanders man reported being punched in the face by a stranger over a cigarette in Flanders Friday night, police said. Police say the suspect approached the man outside a Flanders Road home about 10...
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Shoreham-Wading River ballot measures now on hold
The Shoreham-Wading River High School tennis courts have been closed and locked since March after they were declared unsafe. (Credit: Joe Werkmeister) A scheduled Dec. 9 vote on a nearly $50 million...
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Prosecutors: Investigators still seeking fifth Southold shooter
Southold shooting suspects (from left) Walter Vasquez, 17, of Greenport; Pedro Emilio Santamaria, 31, of Greenport; and Jeremias Nathaniel Recinos Torres, 19, of Aquebogue are escorted by corrections...
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Two more years needed for Riverhead’s sewer work
Waste water being aerated in one of the two 750,000-gallon treatment tanks at the Riverhead Sewer District plant. (Credit: Paul Squire) A $23.5 million upgrade to Riverhead’s sewer system — which was...
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