RECAP: No speakers at budget hearing; WaterFire grant sought
There were no speakers at the Riverhead Town Board’s public hearing on its 2015 preliminary budget at its meeting Wednesday. The budget is the same as the one issued by Supervisor Sean Walter at the...
View ArticlePolice descend on Riverhead home with search warrant
Several agencies helped with the search warrant execution on Lewis Street in Riverhead. (Credit: Carrie Miller) Police arrested an undisclosed number of people in a Wednesday afternoon search warrant...
View ArticleRestaurateurs sign deal at former Riverhead Project space
The former Riverhead Project on West Main Street in Riverhead. (Credit: file photo) A pair of power restaurateurs — who between the two of them have been involved in successful ventures from New York...
View ArticleIt may not be boom times, but still plenty of scallops
Gary Joyce of Aquebogue (left) and Ed Densieski of Riverhead sort through a catch. They said they often throw away more empty scallop shells than healthy keepers. (Credit: Carrie Miller) Early Monday...
View ArticlePol: Return worker reimbursements to Suffolk’s water quality fund
Suffolk health department workers have done extensive groundwater testing near the former Grumman plant in Calverton. (Credit: Barbaraellen Koch, file) In an attempt to further safeguard funding for...
View ArticleEmpire State Cellars closing at Tanger next month
Empire State Cellars will close at the end of the year. (Credit: Vera Chinese) After opening up shop in Tanger Outlets in Riverhead three years ago, Empire State Cellars — which eventually became the...
View ArticleEditorial: Will they work together or against each other?
Congressman-elect Lee Zeldin addresses his supporters at the Suffolk County GOP gala at Emporium in Patchogue Tuesday. (Credit: John Griffin) “Every election is like a job interview,” Mitch...
View ArticleGarden City oil company eyes Calverton for headquarters
Harry Singh, the president of Bolla Oil Corporation, speaks at Thursday’s Planning Board meeting. (Credit: Tim Gannon) A Garden City-based oil company is considering moving its headquarters to...
View ArticleNorth Fork in the News Podcast: Under the Sea
Gary Joyce of Aquebogue (left) and Ed Densieski of Riverhead sort through a catch. They said they often throw away more empty scallop shells than healthy keepers. (Credit: Carrie Miller) It’s an...
View ArticleFootball: Riverhead focused on slowing down Deer Park’s RB
Riverhead’s Raheem Brown rushes up the middle for a first down in last week’s win over Bellport. (Credit: Daniel De Mato) Riverhead coach Leif Shay didn’t need to watch hours of film to get a handle on...
View ArticleSWR OK’s contract to save $250K annually in energy costs
JENNIFER GUSTAVSON FILE PHOTO | Shoreham-Wading River superintendent Steven Cohen and school board president Bill McGrath. The Shoreham-Wading River school board approved a contract worth over $7...
View ArticleThrough Skype, this class is taken to Zimbabwe
Peconic Community School lower primary student Sawyer Harbin shows the Zimbabwe schoolchildren the doll he bought during a live video conference Friday morning as Tinashe Basa, a nonprofit director,...
View ArticleLISTEN LIVE: Riverhead Blue Waves playoff football on WRIV
The Riverhead Blue Waves football team is hosting Deer Park at 1:30 p.m. today in the first round of the Division II playoffs. Michael Pallas is calling the game live on 1390 WRIV. Both teams enter...
View ArticleCross Country: SWR’s Lee a state champion in Class B
Shoreham-Wading River freshman Katherine Lee, pictured last week at the state qualifier, was the top finisher in the state at Saturday’s Class B championship race in Canton, N.Y. (Credit: Robert...
View ArticleRiverhead Farmers Market expanding to include Sundays
Riverhead Farmers Market organizer Holly Browder and Riverhead BID president Ray Pickersgill. Credit: Vera Chinese, file) The indoor Riverhead Farmers Market, one of the few weekly East End markets...
View ArticleFootball: SWR rolls past Port Jefferson to advance in playoffs
Shoreham-Wading River senior Nick Gray carries the ball against Port Jefferson Saturday. (Credit: Bill Landon) Shoreham Wading River did what its done since Week 5 of the season Saturday: blowing out...
View ArticleGirls Soccer: SWR rallies for equalizer, then falls in OT
Shoreham-Wading River senior Emily Sopko scored the lone goal for the Wildcats in Saturday’s loss to South Side. (Credit: Daniel De Mato) CLASS A LONG ISLAND FINALS | CYCLONES 2, WILDCATS 1 (OT) It...
View ArticleSee more photos of Riverhead’s playoff win over Deer Park
Riverhead wide receiver Steven Reid celebrates as he crosses into the endzone for a touchdown. (Credit: Daniel De Mato) The Riverhead Blue Waves will travel to Half Hollow Hills West next weekend in...
View ArticleHelp Wanted: Accountant, landscaper, bartender
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 40 positions are available from a...
View ArticleWeek in Review: High school sports, Zeldin and scallops
Here are 10 News-Review stories you might 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. County champs! SWR...
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