Do you deck the halls? $1K gift card up for grabs
Picture an entire street decorated as a winter wonderland. Now imagine dozens of them. This was something I witnessed as an editor at a local newspaper in Santa Clarita, Calif., where the paper hosted...
View ArticleAquebogue man donates $1M to PBMC’s Manorville campus
Richard Winslow has been on the Peconic Bay Medical Center’s board of directors for over 10 years. (Credit: Courtesy photo) Q & A Come January, patients will be able to receive medical attention at...
View ArticleFlanders 7-Eleven set to open on Dec. 17
The 7-Eleven store in Flanders. (Credit: Tim Gannon) The 7-Eleven built in Flanders last spring is scheduled to open on Dec. 17, a spokeswoman for the convenience store chain has confirmed. “It’s done,...
View ArticleHealth Department warns of liquid nicotine dangers
An electronic cigarette. (Credit: Lindsay Fox/ecigarettereviewed.com) The Suffolk County Department of Health Services has issued another warning about the harmful effects of liquid nicotine used in...
View ArticleGuest Spot: How deer have decimated our woodlands
Deer in the backyard of a Southold home. (Credit: Katharine Schroeder, file) Our woodlands are under attack. It’s not the first time. By 1750, loggers had removed nearly all trees and brush from Wading...
View ArticleRecap: Long Island champs! SWR defeats Roosevelt for first title
The Shoreham-Wading River football team celebrates its 2014 Long Island Championship win over Roosevelt. (Credit: Robert O’Rourk) Perfection! The Shoreham-Wading River Wildcats capped off the greatest...
View ArticleFootball: For Wildcats, the perfect end to a perfect season
Shoreham-Wading River collected some coveted trophies with their first Long Island championship on Sunday night. (Credit: Robert O’Rourk) LONG ISLAND CLASS IV FINAL | WILDCATS 47, ROUGH RIDERS 13 The...
View ArticleSuffolk Closeup: Twomey was never, ever giving up
Tom Twomey Tom Twomey, the founder of the East End’s biggest law firm, had many accomplishments. But the most important can be seen on a drive along Sound Avenue on the North Fork, just before...
View ArticleHealth Column: Still time to get your flu shot
(Credit: USACE Europe District, Flickr) If you haven’t gotten your annual flu shot yet, it’s not too late. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that everyone 6 months and older get...
View ArticleFree Bird Fitness puts the free back into fitness
Chrissy Locrotondo leads a Free Bird Fitness class. (Credit: Carrie Miller) Looking for a workout that will deliver results but won’t break the bank? Chrissy Locrotondo of Southold, a certified group...
View ArticleHelp wanted: Case worker, pizza maker, teacher aide
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 about 25 positions are available from a child...
View ArticleWeek in Review: A slashing, stabbing and Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving night 2012 at Target in Riverhead. (Credit: Grant Parpan, file) 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...
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, Dec. 1 • 7 p.m. — Middle school PTA meeting Tuesday, Dec. 2 • Riley Fall...
View ArticleFootball: After unbeaten season, SWR awarded Rutgers Trophy
Shoreham-Wading River coach Matt Millheiser accepts the Rutgers Trophy on the team’s behalf at Monday night’s all-county dinner. (Credit: Joe Werkmeister) One-by-one, the players of the Shoreham-Wading...
View ArticleArtist housing is now being planned for downtown Riverhead
BARBARAELLEN KOCH | The Long Island Science Center would move if apartments get built. A five-story apartment building planned for the Long Island Science Center site went from market-rate “luxury”...
View ArticleStill no arrest in Laurel animal cruelty investigation
The entrance to the Main Road preserve. (Credit: Carrie Miller) About six weeks after a 14-week-old puppy was discovered shot dead in a garbage bag at Laurel Lake Preserve, no arrests have been made,...
View ArticleGiveaway: Two tickets to the Eastwind New Year’s Eve Gala
Northforker.com presents our latest “Experience North Fork” Giveaway. We are giving away great prizes through rafflecopter and it only takes a second to enter. Our returning partner, Eastwind Inn...
View ArticleSports Desk: Speedy Squires blazes path to L.I. title
Isreal Squires, with an escort provided by Bryce Casey, crossing the goal line for an 80-yard touchdown reception. (Credit: Robert O’Rourk) Speed kills — and thrills. And wins Long Island...
View ArticleLast call for plowing! Town won’t clear roads staying private
Town Hall was packed during a nearly four-hour hearing on plowing private roads Tuesday in Riverhead. (Credit: Tim Gannon) A public hearing on a plan that would allow the town to continue plowing snow...
View ArticleCops: Riverhead man caught driving drunk, passenger also arrested
Officers arrested a Riverhead driver and his teen passenger late Tuesday night after the driver was caught driving drunk in Southold, police said. Police received reports of an erratic driver at around...
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