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Sports Desk: A county championship for Tommy
The late Tom Cutinella’s retired No. 54 jersey held a prominent place as the Shoreham-Wading River players marched onto the field before the game. (Credit: Robert O’Rourk) The same season that brought...
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Giveaway: $100 gift certificate to REVCO Lighting & Electrical
Northforker.com presents our latest “Experience North Fork” Giveaway. You can enter below and it only takes a minute. REVCO Lighting is our latest partner and we know you’ll love their products. Since...
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North Fork man invents blood donor app for American Red Cross
The new Red Cross Blood smartphone application allows users to schedule an appointment for blood donations and also gives donors the ability track their individual donation to see where the blood is...
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Eleven SWR athletes ink college offers
Eleven Shoreham-Wading River student-athletes signed to continue playing their sports in college next year. The signees were: (seated, from left): Alex Hutchins, Madison Dwyer, Emily DeGennaro, James...
View ArticleAnother Riverhead car dealer reports rim, tire thefts
Less than a week after Riverhead Town police began searching for someone who stole three sets of tires and rims from a Riverhead car dealer, a second dealership has reported that thousands of dollars’...
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UPDATE: Police identify victim in fatal Riverside crash
The fatal accident scene in Riverside Sunday night. (Credit: Jen Nuzzo) UPDATE, TUESDAY 2 P.M.: Southampton Town Police have identified the victim killed in Sunday night’s fatal accident on Flanders...
View ArticleRiverhead cops warn residents after phone scam
Riverhead police are warning residents to be wary of phone scams after a Flanders woman was reportedly tricked into sending $500 by a scammer. Police said the victim had been contacted Tuesday by...
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Man wanted on gun charge in Riverhead involved in standoff
A nearly two-hour barricade in a Mastic house ended with three people coming out with hands up last Wednesday, Nov. 19, in front of police with machine guns and armored vehicles. (Credit: James...
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Police ID victim in fatal Baiting Hollow crash
Sound Avenue is expected to be closed near the scene of the crash for several more hours. (Credit: Joe Werkmeister) UPDATE, 1:20 p.m.: Riverhead Police said a Mastic Beach man was killed Wednesday...
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Students volunteer to cook turkey dinners for seniors
Matthew Kollmeier of Northport (right) and Jason Thomas of Riverhead carving up some of the over 250 pounds of roasted turkey. (Credit: Barbaraellen Koch) Culinary arts student Jason Thomas of...
View ArticleRecap: Town to hire six new police officers, including one Spanish speaker
The Riverhead Town Board is planning to hire six new police officers Tuesday, according to Supervisor Sean Walter, who said the board discussed the issue in executive session following its work session...
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Riverhead’s loose leaf pickup to start, though no more bags
Manuel Canel (left) of Canel Landscaping of Riverhead cleans up leaves in a client’s yard in Aquebogue earlier this month with his crew, Jose Canel (center) and Victor Garcia (right). (Credit:...
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Prosecutors: Man suspected in Riverhead shooting confessed to Southold gang...
Albino Dejesus Medina is led out of Southold Town Court during his initial arraignment on Nov. 14. He has since been indicted in Suffolk County court. (Credit: Carrie Miller) A Bay Shore man being...
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Civil rights leader from Riverhead on Ferguson decision
RACHEL YOUNG FILE PHOTO | Rashad Robinson, executive director of ColorofChange.org, speaks at last year’s Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Breakfast. Riverhead native Rashad Robinson is becoming one of...
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Local police chiefs offer their takes on Ferguson case
Chief David Hegermiller says he hopes this part of the country is ahead on race relations between police and minority communities. (Credit: file) In the wake of riots that erupted in Ferguson, Mo. this...
View ArticleCops: Sobriety checkpoints net five arrests in Riverhead
Riverhead Town police in conjunction with the East End DWI task force arrested five people Wednesday night at sobriety/safety checkpoints, police said. The five people were arrested were: Denzel...
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Photos: 34th annual SWR Thanksgiving Day races
The start of the five-mile race Thursday morning. (Credit: Robert O’Rourk) It wouldn’t be Thanksgiving without an annual Turkey Trot. The 34th annual Shoreham-Wading River Thanksgiving Day Races kicked...
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NFAWL rolls out first-ever calendar for 2015
Before Oliver, a 2-year-old tabby, was adopted in 2012, he was a stray kitten doing his best to survive in an old barn behind a Southold church. Now, the blue-eyed beauty is Mr. August 2015 in North...
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Where to get a Christmas tree on the North Fork
Photo courtesy of Shamrock Christmas Tree Farm. All the local Christmas tree farms are open today. Northforker.com has a guide to 10 places you can buy your tree. See the listings here.
View ArticleMan slashed during scuffle outside Tanger store
An 18-year-old man received cuts to his face and abdomen during an overnight scuffle Friday at Tanger Outlets, Riverhead Town police said in a press release. Police were responding to a report of a...
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