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Wrestling: Brown loses heart-breaker in tourney final
Mattituck/Greenport/Southold’s Tanner Zagarino, top, wrestling against Riverhead’s Raheem Brown, won the 170-pound title and was selected the North Fork Invitational’s Champion of Champions. (Credit:...
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Family Community Life Center seeking school board’s support
The Rev. Charles Coverdale at the Riverhead school board on Tuesday night. (Credit: Paul Squire) Shirley Coverdale, president and CEO of the Family Community Life Center, gave a presentation at...
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Cops: Ronkonkoma woman arrested for DWI following road rage report
A 29-year-old Ronkonkoma woman was arrested on a drunken drive charge in Laurel Saturday night following a crash in Riverhead Town, Southold Town police said. Officers stopped Jennifer M. McGuigan...
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Riverhead PBA honors its 2014 ‘Cop of the Year’
The Riverhead Police Benevolent Association held its installation dinner at the Suffolk Theatre in Riverhead Saturday night. Officer Daniel Hogan was honored with the Cop of the Year award and was...
View ArticleWeek in Review: Reported robberies, a local ‘Idol’ and more
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. Authorities:...
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Gov. pitches new property tax credits; up to $2K possible
Gov. Andrew Cuomo announces a proposal to offer certain residents a property tax credit on Wednesday. (Credit: Governor’s office) It’s one of two things, according to Benjamin Franklin, that is certain...
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Fast Chat: Robert ‘Bubbie’ Brown, MLK Breakfast honoree
Robert “Bubbie” Brown, seen here in an undated photo, was honored at Monday’s MLK Memorial Breakfast. (Credit: Barbaraellen Koch, file) This year’s Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Breakfast...
View ArticleState Police report drug, DWI arrests
New York State Police reported the following arrests Jan. 12 through Jan. 18: • Steven Skiba of Flanders, 52, was arrested on charges of criminal possession of a controlled substance and unlawful...
View ArticleA plan to streamline ESL enrollment in Riverhead
Non-native English speaking families moving to Riverhead could soon have an easier time enrolling their children in the school district. Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced a plan last week...
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Boys Basketball: SWR escapes with win against Amityville
Shoreham-Wading River sophomore Ethan Wiederkehr goes up for a rebound against Mike Smith of Amityville. (Credit: Daniel De Mato) WILDCATS 47, WARRIORS 45 As Amityville guard Rae Toppin caught a pass...
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Congressman Zeldin’s statement on State of the Union address
Congressman Lee Zeldin addresses his supporters at the Suffolk County GOP gala at Emporium in Patchogue on Election Day. (Credit: John Griffin, file) Tonight, during President Obama’s 7th State of the...
View ArticleSouthampton Blotter: MS-13 gang member arrested on drug charges
Two Flanders men, one described by police as a gang member, were arrested at their Cypress Avenue home last Thursday following an investigation into cocaine sales in the area, according to the Suffolk...
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NWS: It appears snow may be on the way
Peconic River downtown Riverhead after a snowstorm last February. (Credit: Barbaraellen Koch, file) Riverhead can expect about an inch of snowfall Wednesday night, according to the National Weather...
View ArticleHealth alliance in limbo as Southampton, SBU announce merger plans
Despite news that Southampton Hospital is one step closer to merging with Stony Brook University Medical Center, officials of the East End Health Alliance say their association with the South Fork...
View ArticleRECAP: Board accepts Giglio ‘donation,’ debates flyboarding
The Riverhead Town Board debated the pros and cons of flyboarding with Flyboard LI owner Jim Bisset IV and Kevin McAllister of Defend H2O at its meeting Wednesday night, even though the public hearing...
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For displaced Calverton family, fire adds insult to injury
Tristin and his mother Raven Krueger leave their home on Twomey Avenue Wednesday morning. (Credit: Barbaraellen Koch) On Wednesday morning, Raven Krueger of Calverton took her son Tristin to Stony...
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Girls Basketball: Riverhead cruises past Hills West, locks up playoff spot
Riverhead guard Faith Johnson-DeSilvia drives to the basket Thursday against Hills West. (Credit: Bill Landon) BLUE WAVES 64, COLTS 33 As Sam Dunn put it, the Blue Waves had to take their lumps last...
View ArticleRECAP: Board may hire consultants to expedite planning review
The Town Board discussed a proposal that would allow applicants to pay an additional fee to have their application “expedited” at Thursday’s work session. The proposal would allow the town to hire an...
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Winterfest 2015 returns to the East End Feb. 6
Gene Casey and the Lone Sharks perform at Jamesport Vineyard during a previous Winterfest concert. (Credit: Katharine Schroeder) Winterfest: Live of the Vine, now in its eighth year of providing cabin...
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Phillips Avenue school opens food pantry
Phillips Avenue Elementary School principal Debra Rodgers holds a package of Island Harvest food that students take home in their backpacks for the weekend. The new food pantry opens today; hours will...
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