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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
Minus two starters, Blue Waves can’t match Carey
November 29, 2013
Education
Culinary school hosts Chopped-like competition in Riverhead
December 6, 2013
Column: Parents are the key in Common Core fight
December 5, 2013
Letter: A school district preserving history
December 5, 2013
Business
Editorial: Shop locally this holiday season
December 6, 2013
7-Eleven could be coming to Flanders
December 6, 2013
The Riverhead Chamber's 2013 People of the Year
December 5, 2013
Community
Culinary school hosts Chopped-like competition in Riverhead
December 6, 2013
Photos: Big Duck in Flanders shines bright for holidays
December 6, 2013
Riverhead gives warm welcome home to Afghan war veteran
December 4, 2013
Obituaries
Rita T McMahon
December 6, 2013
Vincent J. Bonta
December 3, 2013
Eleanor Waldheim
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
Editorial: Shop locally this holiday season
December 6, 2013
Column: Parents are the key in Common Core fight
December 5, 2013
Letter: A school district preserving history
December 5, 2013
Multimedia
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Photos: A day to celebrate and honor Flanders Fire Department
Flanders Fire Department commemorated its 65th anniversary with a parade and party Saturday afternoon. Dozens of fire departments from as far away as New Jersey joined in the celebratory parade, which made its way up Flanders Road from Longneck Boulevard to the Big Duck Ranch. Two longtime members of the Flanders...
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More photos from the Maritime Festival
East End Seaport Museum and the Village of Greenport hosted the 24th annual Maritime Festival this weekend. The festival featured ship tours, artisan craft vendors, live music, pirate shows, boat races, children’s storytelling, contests, demonstrations and exhibits. Lighthouse tours to ‘Bug’ Light will take place at 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. New...
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Bikers ride for longtime Riverhead firefighter
Saturday's "Fighting 4 TJ" Poker Biker Run at the Elks Club in Riverhead was originally supposed to be a fundraiser to help Flanders resident and former Riverhead Fire Department volunteer Tom Jasinski offset the costs associated with his battle against stage 4 metastatic lung cancer. Instead it became a memorial for...
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Photos: PBMC Black & White Gala
Peconic Bay Medical Center officials joined employees and community members for a night of dinner and dancing to benefit the hospital Friday. Hospital CEO Andrew Mitchell, PBMC Health board of directors president Sherry Patterson and Marguerite Strauss, the first member of the hospital's foundation, spoke at the event. The night featured a...
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VIDEO: Relive the Hurricane of ’38
The Hurricane of 1938, which made landfall 75 years ago today, was responsible fore approximately 700 deaths in the United States. The 500-mile wide storm was nicknamed the 'Long Island Express' and 'Yankee Clipper.' Special Report: Remembering the 'L.I. Express hurricane of 1938' See a video below of what it was like...
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Photos: ‘Next Stop: Broadway’
Riverhead Faculty and Community Theatre will present its musical revue 'Next Stop: Broadway,' from Sept. 20-22 at Vail-Leavitt Music Hall. RFCT's second youth musical, has a cast of 60 actors, ages 8 to 16, and chronicles the train ride of a starlet and another passenger heading to Manhattan with dreams of...
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Photos: ‘Human bowling ball’ skydive event
Sound Beach resident Pawel Bistram really is Superman. Wearing a shirt featuring the superhero's iconic logo, he soared through the air Sunday afternoon in Calverton after jumping out of an airplane. He then turned himself into a “human bowling ball” and struck a bunch of novelty-sized inflatable pins, knocking them all...
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Photos from day one of the Hallockville Fall Festival
The sun was shining and there was just a hint of autumn in the air for day one of the Hallockville Museum Farm's 33rd annual Fall Festival and Craft Show Saturday. A steady stream of visitors arrived at the museum complex to view displays and demonstrations, enjoy homemade treats and picnic...
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Photos: Residents spot waterspout over Peconic Bay
North Fork residents said what appeared to be a waterspout formed over Peconic Bay waters Friday afternoon. And many took photos to prove it. A spout is a whirling column of wind and mist that resembles a tornado, according to a National Weather Service description. Joey Picca of the National Weather Service said...
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Tour PBMC Health’s new Manorville campus
PBMC Health’s Manorville ambulatory campus is officially open to patients. The opening was marked by a ribbon cutting ceremony led by hospital officials on Thursday. Manorville area residents have long lacked access to nearby medical care, having had to travel to Riverhead or Stony Brook in the case of an emergency, PBMC...
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Photos: Scenes from the first day at Riley Avenue Elementary
Longtime Riley Avenue Elementary School principal David Enos walked up and down the school's new sidewalks with security guard Tom Crabb, directing parents and children to the school's newly built drop-off area Monday morning. Under a bright blue and nearly cloudless sky, Mr. Enos waved and yelled "Happy New Year!" to...
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Photos: What a day for snapper fishing
The docks along the Peconic Riverfront were filled with fishing enthusiasts today for the Town of Riverhead Recreation Department’s 16th annual Snapper Tournament. Recreation program coordinator Jim Janecek said about 130 people registered for the event, which focuses on getting children and adults interested in fishing and raising money for the...
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Photos: Take a tour inside Plum Island
Reporters were given a rare behind-the-scenes tour of Plum Island Aug. 28. Check out some of the photos from the island below and read about the 'mayor' of the island here. ...
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Riverhead elementary schools receive a face-lift
Students returning to Riverhead elementary schools this fall will notice some major upgrades. Work began this summer on various projects after voters approved a $78.3 million proposition in 2011 for infrastructure upgrades and improvements at Riverhead schools. The upgrades feature new upgrades at all district schools. The slideshow below shows some the...
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Labor Day weekend across the North Fork
Photographer Katharine Schroeder spent the past few days documenting the many ways North Fork residents and visitors spend Labor Day weekend. From Greenport to Riverhead, from the beach to the farmstand, here's what we found folks doing on the unofficial final weekend of the summer. ...
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Have a great photo? Share it with us
Summertime can be an especially beautiful time to take pictures when traveling across the North Fork. In our northforker.com photo gallery page, you can find a wide array of photos, many of them submitted from readers. Do you have a great photo you would love to share?...
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Video: Behind the scenes look at SWR construction
Shoreham-Wading River High School and other schools in the district received some uplifting news this summer. At the high school, the track was resurfaced, a project that came from a $1.6 million track and tech proposition. Voters approved the proposition, which was to upgrade the district's aging computer system, in October. Watch below...
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VIDEO: Primary candidates square off downtown
The first of two town political debates sponsored by local media took place at the historic Suffolk Theater Monday night. Monday’s first debate featured Democratic supervisor candidates Ann Cotten-DeGrasse and Angela DeVito, followed by Republican town council candidates Anthony Coates, John Dunleavy and Jodi Giglio. The debates were moderated by News-Review executive...
