Top 20 most read stories of January
2016 got off to an interesting start here in Riverhead.
The county’s first and only medical marijuana facility opened up — but not until the end of the month. Meanwhile, Riverhead’s police officers were busy saving the life of a toddler on the side of the road, arresting burglars, and more.
Here are the top 20 stories that interested our readers this month:
• Riverhead’s marijuana dispensary is opening up shop Friday
• District investigating school shooting threat at Riverhead High School
• Firefighters put out fire at Riverhead High School classroom
• Riverhead police officers save toddler using CPR
• Riverhead cops share how they saved a baby girl’s life
• Following brother’s tragic death, Laurel man wants us to confront the heroin epidemic
• In Memoriam: Riverhead residents we lost in 2015
• Update: Sound Avenue car crash victims identified
• Cops: Wading River gas station robbed at gunpoint during storm
• Local businessman pleads guilty to felony DWI, gets probation
• Pedestrian taken to hospital after being struck by own car; police search for driver
• Atlantis says Aquarium would close without tax break
• 2015 Educator of the Year: Robert Shilling
• Accused BB gun robber held on $2,500 bail in Riverhead
• Deliberations begin in Wading River ‘sex abuse video’ trial
• Police called to Town Hall following dispute over Atlantis tax abatements
• At least six inches of snow expected this weekend, NWS says
• Cops: 38-year-old man arrested in Jamesport home burglary
• Ambulance Corps concerned about potential Sonic traffic
• 2015 Sports Person of the Year: James Suarez