The 50 most read News-Review stories of 2016
As the Riverhead News-Review recaps the past year, here’s a look at the most-read stories of 2016.
1. Family confirms body found in Shoreham is missing teen
2. Viral Splish Splash BMX video leads to police investigation
3. Man charged with sexual abuse after incident at Splish Splash
4. RHS graduate dies following last week’s car crash
5. Flanders man dies from injuries after being hit by driver high on drugs
6. Jamesport FD assistant chief pleads not guilty; released without bail
7. Riverhead’s marijuana dispensary is opening up shop Friday
8. Police identify Route 51 fatal car crash victims
9. Forget chiggers, folks; those are lone star tick larvae making you itch
1o. New owners have big plans for Riverhead Raceway
11. Morning’s mom: ‘Justice was served’ with guilty verdict
12. Vehicle slams into Riverhead Pizza Hut Saturday morning
13. Flanders family mourns tragic loss after crash
14. Riverhead cops come to the rescue of stranded Brooklyn teens
15. Wading River man arrested in Valero gas station robbery
16. Cops: Riverhead man charged for home burglary
17. Cops: Shirley woman escapes police custody
18. Babylon man identified as victim in fatal Flanders crash
19. Riverhead HS grad killed after car crash remembered as a ‘special life’
20. Police: Two arrested in killing of former councilman Tim Buckley
21. Coram man dies following injury involving bulldozer
22. Cops: Man who fired gun at hospital held on $35K bail
23. ‘Black Lives Matter’ demonstrators take to Riverhead streets
24. Cops: Bellport man charged with shooting gun outside TGI Fridays
25. After crash, a rescue, and now recovery for retired FDNY firefighter
26. SWR grad killed in single-car crash in Shoreham
27. Report: Clown harassed teen in Wading River last week
28. Cops: Man arrested in Calverton shooting, held on bail
29. Pizza Hut leaving Riverhead after 20 years and two crashes
30. Calverton roadwork sign ‘hacked’ to read ‘Vote Trump 2016’
31. Two bodies found near where police searched for missing men
32. Cops: Riverhead rapper shot outside North Patchogue club
33. South Jamesport man stops burglary, kept suspect at scene until police arrived
34. District investigating school shooting threat at Riverhead High School
35. $1M in anonymous donations to upgrade Thomas Cutinella Memorial Field
36. Three years after horrific crash, Riverhead man takes first steps
37. She’s making a splash with some flash at Riverhead Raceway
38. Cops: Employee stole $10K worth of merchandise from Walmart
39. Riverhead multiplex with 10-to-12 screens gets first approval
40. Cops: Pregnant woman, 4-year-old son get ejected in Roanoke Avenue crash
41. Cops: Riverhead man in ‘grave condition’ after gang stabbing
42. Byron Perez, Riverhead’s first Hispanic cop, is realizing his dream
43. Cops: After dispute with taxi driver, Flanders man fired gun
44. Firefighters put out fire at Riverhead High School classroom
45. ‘Not in the line of duty’ ruling reversed in Wading River soldier’s death
46. Riverhead man struck by LIRR train in Riverhead
47. Long Island Science Center finds new home in Rocky Point
48. Cops: Threatening letter mailed to elementary school
49. Troyan pleads guilty, prosecutors to recommend 9 years in prison
50. Skimming device found at Riverhead gas station
