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Secret Service pays Riverhead banjo player a visit after on-air comment
When you hear the name Warren McKnight, you probably think “banjo player.” Or maybe you think of his scraggly beard, or that he is a former town Conservative party leader who has run for town supervisor in the past. Maybe you even remember the old music store he used to own...
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Girls Basketball: Wiesmann, Brown guide Riverhead into semifinals
SUFFOLK CLASS AA QUARTERFINAL | BLUE WAVES 67, PATRIOTS 42 The familiar figure of Jerry Wiesmann was once again stalking the sideline in front of the Riverhead bench. Blue Waves fans had grown accustomed to seeing that when Wiesmann coached the school’s boys basketball team, guiding it to a New York...
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Girls Basketball: Glenn’s defense stifles SWR in ‘A’ semis
CLASS A SEMIFINALS | KNIGHTS 65, WILDCATS 25 The stingiest defense in Suffolk County was not in a very giving mood Wednesday night. The John Glenn Knights came into their Class A semifinal game against Shoreham-Wading River having allowed the fewest points per game of any team in Suffolk County at 28.9....
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RECAP: Riverhead Town Board discusses Wading River Corridor Study
The Riverhead Town Board will discuss the Wading River Corridor Study at its 7 p.m. meeting tonight. The meeting follows a 6 p.m. update on the recommendations of the study, which is being done by the consulting firm of BFJ Planning. The town began the study in response to a number...
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RECAP: Riverhead girls reach Class AA semis with 67-42 win
The Riverhead girls basketball team notched its 19th consecutive win in a 67-42 victory over Ward Melville Wednesday night. Check out our live blog recap below and log back on later for the complete story: ...
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Brookhaven Town fines owner of illegal dwelling in Wading River
Brookhaven Town's Quality of Life Task Force issued 10 appearance tickets earlier this month to the owner of a single family home that had been split up into four apartments on Randall Road in Wading River, according to a press release from the Town Supervisor's office. Town officials said they found...
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State, County GOP brass visit 9-12 Project stumping for Altschuler
Republicans across the country have placed a giant target on the back of East End Congressman Tim Bishop this election season, and just last week GOP brass at the state and county levels came to Riverhead to spread their message. State GOP Chairman Edward Cox and County leader John Jay LaValle...
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Walter: Albany can help us streamline EPCAL approvals
Riverhead Town Supervisor Sean Walter said he plans to spend Leap Day, Feb. 29, in Albany lobbying state officials to create a clearinghouse or authority to better coordinate the permitting process at EPCAL and to streamline the approvals needed to develop clean businesses at the former Grumman property. The supervisor, who...
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Southampton Blotter: They were smoking pot in their car in Riverside
Angela Hoover, 26, of Flanders Road in Flanders and Edwin Canel, 27, of Riverleigh Avenue in Riverside were both charged with fifth-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance last Thursday afternoon on Private Road in Riverside, where they both were observed smoking marijuana while sitting in a car, police said. •...
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Boys Basketball: Harborfields senior lights up SWR with school-record 40 points
CLASS A SEMIFINALS | TORNADOES 95, WILDCATS 52 At times Tuesday night, Shoreham-Wading River coach Kevin Culhane couldn't help but watch in awe as the Harborfields Tornadoes discected his team's defense in the Class A semifinals. "I said to the referee one time, 'we just played as good a defense [as we...
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Wrestling: Three Wildcats ready for state tournament
To come so close to a county championship, only to fall short in the final seconds, is a bitter way to end an otherwise superb season. Three Shoreham-Wading River wrestlers felt the disappointment of losing in the county finals at Stony Brook University Feb. 11. But for all three, their seasons...
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North Fork restaurateurs share the secrets to what makes a good restaurant
To have a successful restaurant you gotta love it. So says Rachel Levin Murphy, manager of her family’s landmark Greenport eatery, the Soundview. “It’s fabulous, fun, fascinating and challenging, but I love to work hard and I enjoy people. Every day is an adventure.” We asked Ms. Murphy and other area restaurateurs...
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This Week in Riverhead History: Lawmakers oppose bottle bill, redistricting plan
Excerpts from News-Review issues published between 30 and 100 years ago this week: 30 years ago ... Democratic plan would split Assembly district "They're trying to break up Peconic County." That was the reaction in February 1982 from East End Assemblyman John Behan over a Democratic reapportionment plan to split the North and...
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Girls Basketball: Brown nets 1,000th career point in Riverhead playoff win
BLUE WAVES 67, RAIDERS 46 Jalyn Brown had no idea why she was receiving a standing ovation. She had just connected from the line for her 15th point of the game and her team was up by 20 in its playoff opener against visiting Patchogue-Medford. But she still had one more free...
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BLOG RECAP: Riverhead girls defeat Pat-Med 67-46 to advance in playoffs
Riding an 18-game unbeaten streak, the Riverhead girls basketball team will move to the second round of the playoffs following a 67-46 win over Patchogue-Medford Monday. Check out a recap from our live blog below and check back later for the game story, reaction and more photos. ...
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Do any North Fork car dealers have an automobile for you?
It’s all about mileage, right? That’s what you’d think would be driving vehicle sales and leases at a time when gas prices are almost $1 a gallon higher than at the same time in 2011 — and still rising. But while fuel efficiency is among the driving forces for people entering...
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VIDEO: Watch Ken LaValle’s environmental roundtable
Senator Ken LaValle hosted his annual environmental roundtable event earlier this month. The event, which also featured several other East End lawmakers along with local environmental leaders, was broadcast by Hamptons TV and shared on their YouTube channel. Watch the 90-minute video below: PART ONE PART TWO PART THREE ...
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Two North Fork businesses that used Kickstarter to realize dreams
Besides hard work and a clear vision, what do the entrepreneurs of two small North Fork businesses — one in Southold and one in East Marion — have in common? Kickstarter. What? Yes, Kickstarter, the world’s largest funding platform for creative projects, according to its website, kickstarter.com. The website states, “Kickstarter...
