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Sports
Girls Basketball: Youth movement in Riverhead
December 4, 2013
Blue Waves placed ball, and trust, in Moore’s hands
December 3, 2013
Education
Riverhead NJROTC earns top awards, schedules public events
December 7, 2013
Culinary school hosts Chopped-like competition in Riverhead
December 6, 2013
Column: Parents are the key in Common Core fight
December 5, 2013
Business
Fire on the water? Town seeking grants to make it happen
December 9, 2013
Editorial: Shop locally this holiday season
December 6, 2013
7-Eleven could be coming to Flanders
December 6, 2013
Community
Lions donate $4K to Brendan House, pledge $2K more each year
December 9, 2013
Check out this ice sculptor's finished product in Jamesport
December 8, 2013
Mural man unveils his latest work, a three-part painting
December 8, 2013
Obituaries
Stephanie P. Biviano
December 9, 2013
Rita T McMahon
December 6, 2013
Vincent J. Bonta
December 3, 2013
Real Estate
Real Estate: Preparing your yard for the deep freeze
December 1, 2013
Real Estate Transfers
November 24, 2013
Real Estate: Invasive vine may have met its match
November 24, 2013
Opinion
Letter: Why shop anywhere but local this year?
December 8, 2013
Column: Riverhead’s rich tradition of silly news
December 8, 2013
Editorial: Shop locally this holiday season
December 6, 2013
Education
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Retired Riverhead school admin Joe Ogeka paid through June 2014
Recently retired Riverhead School District administrator Joe Ogeka will be paid his full salary throughout the coming school year as he assists the district with “transition and restructuring,” according to an agreement between Mr. Ogeka and the district. The agreement was unanimously approved by the school board and signed by board...
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Kitchens, cafeterias could be add-ons to SWR bond plan
Kitchens and cafeterias are being considered as part of an overall infrastructure improvement and grade-realignment plan being considered by Shoreham-Wading River School District board members and administrators. Currently, only the district’s high school has a kitchen and cafeteria. Roger Smith of BBS Architects in Patchogue gave a presentation during the school board’s...
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SWR school board to continue reorganization discussion
The Shoreham-Wading River school board is expected to continue its discussion tonight of a plan to reorganize the district’s elementary schools. The proposal would divide students, with all kindergarteners going to Briarcliff school, grades 1-3 attending school at Miller Avenue and grades 4 and 5 moving to the Wading River school. The proposal...
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SWR student to donate $10K grant to orphanage in Kenya
A Shoreham-Wading River High School student won a $10,000 grant last month and plans to donate the money to help an orphanage in Kenya. Julie Lindell, 17, volunteers in the school’s Global Awareness Club and is involved with Hope Children’s Fund, a nonprofit organization that operates an orphanage in Meru, Kenya. Amway,...
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Column: Numbers-driven Common Core initiative ignores life’s realities
Here’s a not-so-bold prediction on an uncertain future. State officials are going to have to backtrack mightily on the Common Core State Standards now being used in public schools to, supposedly, better prepare all American children for college and “21st-century employment.” It’s going to be quite a drastic reversal and, for...
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State officials call for patience on new Common Core standards
As many parents struggle to understand how the majority of children — locally and across the state — could have performed so poorly on the 2012-13 school year’s math and English Language Arts assessments, local educators and administrators are trying to calm their concerns. School administrators and school board members across...
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Ancient language being spoken in Riverhead
Some say there’s a phenomenon happening in Riverhead, but to catch on, you’ll have to listen closely. An ancient Mexican language called Mixteco — which originated, and is still spoken, in the mountainous regions of Guerrero, Oaxaca and Puebla — can be heard in area parks, stores and schools. Mixteco is tonal...
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Cornell researcher headed to Chile as a Fulbright Scholar
Mark Bridgen’s passion for plants first grew in Pittsburgh, where he’s originally from. Now it will expand into Chile for an entire semester. The Cornell horticulture professor and current director of Cornell’s Long Island Horticultural Research and Extension Center in Riverhead was named a 2013 Fulbright Scholar in March, giving him...
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Flanagan plans public hearings to discuss state education reform
State Senator John Flanagan announced Thursday he will host a series of public hearings throughout the state to review the effectiveness of recent state education reforms. Mr. Flanagan (R-East Northport), who chairs the senate’s Standing Committee on Education, said the first hearing will take place on Long Island in September. His...
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Softball field at Mercy to be completed by September
Contractors are in the final stages of building a new softball field at McGann-Mercy High School, funded entirely by parent and alumni donations, said Bob Terry of Terry Contracting, a member of Mercy’s Class of 1977. His company began working on the field about a month ago and plans to have...
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New leadership elected to Riverhead teachers union
Riverhead High School social studies teacher Lisa Goulding is very familiar with the Riverhead Central Faculty Association’s downtown office on Roanoke Avenue. She’s become even cozier there since settling into her new desk for the first time last Monday. After serving for six years as vice president of the district’s teachers...
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Mercy students gearing up for the 27th Bike for Life
A priest, two teachers and a group of students pedal bikes down the road … No, this isn’t the start of an potentially offensive joke. Instead, this is exactly the sight to be seen across the North Fork this weekend on Main Road or Sound Avenue. The 27th annual McGann-Mercy Bike...
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Shoreham-Wading River mulling significant changes to district
Briarcliff Elementary School as a kindergarten-only building. Online courses in the middle and high schools. Sorting students through the district's elementary schools by grade, not location. It may be the early planning stages, but these were some of the ideas the Shoreham-Wading River school board floated to the public at an...
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Riverhead Schools to create bus barn committee
Riverhead School District Superintendent Nancy Carney said Tuesday the district is planning to form a committee tasked with finding a solution to deal with the district’s crumbling bus barn. Ms. Carney said during the school board’s regular meeting that residents will be invited to join the committee and further details about...
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Riverhead school board to discuss capital improvement projects
Riverhead School District Superintendent Nancy Carney is expected to discuss ongoing capital improvement projects within the district at tonight’s school board meeting. During the board's May 7 meeting, the district's planning consultants said the $78.3 million bond project approved by voters in 2011 remains on schedule with the exception of work...
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Track overhaul work set to start at SWR
The Shoreham-Wading River school board voted to resurface the high school track using red material at its meeting Tuesday night, paving the way for construction workers to make the repairs. The nearly $300,000 in subsurface repairs and resurfacing efforts on the track are scheduled to begin Thursday, district officials said. Work will likely...
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Riverhead welcomes new board member, union president
Baiting Hollow resident Christopher Dorr was sworn-in Tuesday night to serve his first three-year term on the Riverhead school board. Mr. Dorr and Amelia Lantz were successful in the May 21 election and both were sworn-in during Tuesday's reorganizational meeting. The school board also voted 6-0 to re-elect Ann Cotten-DeGrasse as its...
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Riverhead board to vote on assistant supe’s tenure
The Riverhead school board is expected to vote on granting tenure to the district's assistant superintendent of finance and operations, Sam Schneider, at tonight's annual reorganizational meeting. The move comes a few weeks after the school board accepted the retirement request of another assistant superintendent, Joe Ogeka. Mr. Ogeka is one of 31 district employees that...
