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Letter: Thank you, teachers
May 23, 2013
Breaking down the Riverhead school vote
May 22, 2013
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May 23, 2013
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May 13, 2013
Community
Times/Review Newsgroup unveils Northforker.com
May 23, 2013
Laurel woman's novel published posthumously
May 19, 2013
Photos: Hallockville's Fleece and Fiber Fair
May 19, 2013
Obituaries
Genevieve T. Saltinas
May 21, 2013
Maks memorial set
May 21, 2013
Christine Marie Vega
May 21, 2013
Real Estate
North Forkers preparing for boxwood blight
May 20, 2013
Real Estate Transfers
May 10, 2013
Real Estate Transfers
May 2, 2013
Opinion
Letter: Thank you, teachers
May 23, 2013
Riverhead School District
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Letter: Thank you, teachers
To the Editor: With graduation approaching, I cannot forget the dedication, inspiration and guidance of specific teachers and programs that tremendously benefited our son, Carlos. While I have often railed against the unsustainability of the benefits and retirement packages at the expense of the beleaguered taxpayer, as well as the general edge...
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Breaking down the Riverhead school vote
The Riverhead Central School District's budget proposal passed 1,520 to 1,252 on Tuesday. Though the voter turnout was about the same as last year's vote, the results were much closer than in 2012, when the budget passed by nearly 700 votes. Voters cast their ballots at four polling locations across the Riverhead...
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Voters’ Guide: Riverhead Central School District
The Riverhead School District budget vote will take place Tuesday, May 21, from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. at these local polling locations: Aquebogue Elementary School, Phillips Avenue Elementary School, Riley Avenue Elementary School and the high school for Roanoke Avenue Elementary School residents, due to construction. Residents vote at...
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Editorial: OK budgets, reject Riverhead propositions
The Riverhead and Shoreham-Wading River 2013-14 school budget proposals that go to voters next Tuesday contain year-to-year tax levy increases that, while above 2 percent, fall below the individualized state-mandated tax increase caps for each of the districts. Officials in these districts took different approaches to staying under their respective caps. In...
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Riverhead student honored for human rights work
A Riverhead High School senior was honored for his human rights efforts in Suffolk County Thursday night in Holtsville. Jesse Hopkins won the Human Rights Award for Making a Difference in Education from the Suffolk County Human Rights Commission, a government organization that works to eliminate bias and discrimination in the...
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Riverhead BOE responds to bus garage concerns
To the Editor: We write in response to critics of our approach to address longstanding structural deficiencies at the bus garage. We understand the anger that some feel about the proposal; and with those concerns in mind, we want to explain our reasoning. Without a doubt, the existing bus garage will need...
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Residents to receive calls asking them to vote no on bus garage
Residents in Flanders, Riverside and Northampton communities can expect a call soon asking them to vote against Riverhead School District's plan to relocate the district’s bus maintenance and storage facilities to an industrial area in Riverside. The Flanders, Riverside and Northampton Community Association established plans Monday to have its members call as many of the...
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Civil rights trial involving Riverhead schools begins
The family of a former Riverhead Middle School student is alleging district officials illegally searched their son in 2007, and is seeking $2 million in damages in a civil rights lawsuit set to go to jury trial in federal court this week, according to court documents. The suit, filed by the...
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VIDEO: 15 minutes with Riverhead school board candidates
Riverhead school board candidates introduced themselves to the community Wednesday at the Greater Calverton Civic Association’s meeting and answered questions. Challenger Christopher Dorr of Baiting Hollow will face incumbents Jeff Falisi of Calverton and Amelia Lantz of Riverhead. There are two seats carrying three-year terms up for grabs on the seven-member board. Residents...
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Consultant: Most of school bond project work is on schedule
The Riverhead School District’s $78.3 million bond project approved by voters in 2011 remains on schedule with the exception of the high school, planning consultants said at Tuesday night’s Board of Education meeting. Larry Salvesen, an architect with BBS Architecture of Patchogue, updated the school board on the renovation work and...
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Riverhead school board candidates meet tonight in Calverton
Riverhead school board candidates will introduce themselves to the community tonight at the Greater Calverton Civic Association's meeting. Challenger Christopher Dorr of Baiting Hollow will face incumbents Jeff Falisi of Calverton and Amelia Lantz of Riverhead. There are two seats carrying three-year terms up for grabs on the seven-member board. Superintendent Nancy Carney...
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Residents, civic leaders vow to defeat Riverside bus barn plans
Several residents criticized the Riverhead school board Tuesday night for failing to discuss with the public a plan to relocate the district’s bus maintenance and storage facilities to an industrial area in Riverside. Measures to push that plan along will be go to voters on the May 21 budget and school board ballot...
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Riverhead school board to discuss bond progress
Riverhead school board members and the public are expected to get an update on ongoing capital improvement projects within the district at tonight’s school board meeting. Representatives from both BBS Architects of Patchogue and Triton Construction of Garden City will update the school board on the $78.3 million bond project approved...
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Residents called to protest school bus plans for Riverside
Residents are set to speak out tonight against the Riverhead School District’s proposal to demolish and replace the bus barn at its main campus with a new garage and maintenance facility outside Phillips Avenue School in Riverside. First built in 1920 as a barn for horses, the current structure has fallen into despair,...
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10th annual Riverhead Idol to be held in June
Riverhead Idol will be back this year, a little later than usual, and it will be celebrating its 10th Anniversary, said Riverhead Councilman Jim Wooten, who annually serves as the master of ceremony for the singing contest. This year’s competition will be held at 2 p.m. June 9 at the Vail-Leavitt...
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School board challenger touts experiences in Nassau
Baiting Hollow parent Christopher Dorr, the challenger running against two incumbents for a seat on the Riverhead school board, says he knows all too well about the ins and outs of state-mandated student assessments. He’s a Nassau BOCES data coordinator who analyzes student tests, staff evaluations and handles state reporting for...
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Photos: ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ in Riverhead
The Riverhead High School Blue Masques present a performance of 'Fiddler on the Roof' beginning 7 p.m. Saturday in the Charles Cardona Auditorium at the high school. The musical is directed by Jessica Guadagnino and Dena Tishim, with choreography by Victoria Carroll. Tickets are $8 in advance and $10 at the...
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East End Women’s Network names ’13 ‘Woman of the Year’
The East End Women's Network has named Riverhead Board of Education president Ann Cotten-DeGrasse its 2013 "Woman of the Year." Ms. Cotten-DeGrasse, who lives in Jamesport, was elected to the Riverhead Board of Education in 2007. Previously, she taught business for 32 years in the Riverhead School District and also served...
