GARRET MEADE FILE PHOTO | Riverhead senior Jalyn Brown was honored as one of the top 50 players in the state.

Riverhead senior Jalyn Brown was selected to a list of the top 50 players in New York from the 2011-12 season by the Basketball Coaches Association of New York.

Brown was one of six players from Section XI selected to the list, which includes athletes from New York City, Catholic, private and public schools.

A first-team All-Long Island guard, Brown helped lead the 23-2 Blue Waves to their first Long Island Championship and trip to the state semifinals. Brown averaged 16.2 points per game and 4.4 assists during the regular season.

She recorded her 1,000th career point in the Blue Waves’ first playoff win against Patchogue-Medford. She is one of four players in school history to surpass 1,000 career points. Teammate Shanice Allen became the fourth in the Blue Waves’ county championship win over Hauppauge.

Brown will continue her hoops career next year at LIU Post.

Other Section XI players honored were: Colleen Ames (Lindenhurt), Megan Doherty (Sachem East), Emma Klis (John Glenn), Val Oyakhilome (Lindenhurst) and Alison McKenna (John Glenn).

TIM GANNON PHOTO | A red Chevy Camaro went airborne over Dennis Court in Riverhead Wednesday and crashed into a bush on the side of a house, police said.

A red Chevy Camaro went airborne over Dennis Court in Riverhead Wednesday and crashed into a bush on the side of a house on Nadel Drive, sending both the car’s occupants to the hospital, according to Riverhead Town Police.

Police said the driver will face charges, but the charges weren’t specified.

At about 5 p.m., the Camaro was heading south on Nadel Drive at a high rate of speed, according to police and neighbors, and hit the curb just before the intersection of Nadel and Dennis Court. This sent the car airborne to the point that it completely flew over Dennis Court and hit the bush on the side of the house without leaving any skid marks on the lawn.

There were skid marks on the Nadel Drive north of the curb that the car hit.

The occupant of the car who was in the front passenger seat hit the windshield, police said. Neither had life threatening injures, although both were taken to nearby Peconic Bay Medical Center, officials said.

Witnesses said the driver attempted to flee, but was caught by police.

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TIM GANNON PHOTO | The car hit this curb before becoming airborne and landing at the house.

PAUL SQUIRE FILE PHOTO | The latest movie from Academy Award-winning directors the Coen Brothers, "Inside Llewyn Davis,” was recently filmed in Riverhead.

The Riverhead Town Board will hold a public hearing tonight at Town Hall to discuss regulating filming on town property.

Also on the agenda are public hearings to discuss criminal background checks of taxi cab drivers, as well as dog park permits and dogs on town beaches.

News-Review reporter Tim Gannon is reporting live from the meeting, which is scheduled to start at 7 p.m. Click on the blog below to follow along:

KATHARINE SCHROEDER PHOTO | 'The King and I' opens at North Fork Community Theatre Thursday.

North Fork Community Theatre will present “The King and I,” Rodgers and Hammerstein’s fifth musical collaboration, which premiered on Broadway March 29, 1951.

The NFCT production opens Thursday, directed by Laura Jones and produced by Marion Stark, with musical direction by Nancy Deegan. “The King and I” is based on Margaret Landon’s 1944 novel “Anna and the King of Siam.” The novel derives from the memoirs of Anna Leonowens, who became governess to the children of King Mongkut of Siam in the early 1860s, as part of the king’s drive to modernize his country. Anna’s relationship with the king is marked by conflict as well as love that neither is able to express.

“The King and I,” which features Lauren Sisson, Rusty Kransky, Dee Martin, Jessica Raven, James Stevens and a host of children, will run Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2:30 p.m. through June 3. Free pre-performance receptions will be held Thursdays only at 7 p.m. All tickets are $20, and are available at 298-NFCT or nfct.com.

MEET THE CAST

Rusty Kransky (The King) — Rusty made his North Fork Community Theatre debut playing the title role in 1999's Sweeny Todd. Says Rusty, "It's good to b the King!"

Lauren Sisson (Anna) | Lauren comes back to the NFCT stage for the first time in 25 years to play a "dream role," complete with hoop skirts. She lives in Mattituck.

Jessica Raven (Tuptim) | This is Jessica's ninth production with the NFCT. She works a full-time day job at North Fork Radiation Oncology.

James Stevens (Lun Tha) | From his first youth show in 1997 to 'Oklahoma' last year, James is always glad to be at the NFCT.

Dee Martin (Lady Thiang) | Dee has been with the NFCT for a number of year, most recently in the musical 'Gypsy.' During the day she is a teacher at Pulaski Street School in Riverhead.

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Senator Ken LaValle

The state Senate passed legislation Wednesday aimed to decrease hazing, underage drinking and drug use at colleges and universities.

Senator Ken LaValle (R-Port Jefferson), the bill’s sponsor, said in a press release that colleges would be required to adopt rules prohibiting those activities and to establish penalties that strengthen existing laws. In addition, colleges would be required to educate its campus communities and inform its incoming students and residence hall staff about the dangers of three issues.

Last month, SUNY Binghamton halted all pledging activity on its campus after receiving several hazing complaints, officials said, and in November, a member of the Florida A&M’s marching band was beaten to death as part of a hazing ritual.

“Hazing can create physical as well as emotional scars that may last a lifetime,” Mr. LaValle said. “There is nothing good-natured about hazing and it cannot be tolerated on our college and university campuses.”

The bill will be sent to the state Assembly for approval.

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PAUL SQUIRE PHOTO | Timothy Hill Children's Ranch executive director Thaddaeus “Thud” Hill spoke at Tuesday night's Riverhead school board hearing in March.

The proposed Timothy Hill Community Charter School was not selected for further evaluation in the State Education Department’s first round of charter school applications. But the school’s application will be resubmitted by June 25, in time for the department’s second round, said Thaddaeus “Thud” Hill, executive director of the nonprofit Timothy Hill Children’s Ranch on Middle Road in Riverhead.

The state is expected to announce which schools it will review from the second application round sometime in late summer or early fall, which will still give the Timothy Hill proposal a chance to meet its original goal of opening for the 2013-14 school year, Mr. Hill said.

In the meantime, Timothy Hill has withdrawn its original application in order to make some changes that were recommended by department of education staff, Mr. Hill said.

Timothy Hill is planning an all-boys grade 7-12 school in a Riverhead area location that’s yet to be determined, Mr. Hill said.

Initially, he said, they would probably seek to rent space, rather than build. Enrollment is expected to start at 55 students and increase to 210 by the school’s fifth year.

Timothy Hill Children’s Ranch was started 30 years ago on a 70-acre ranch. It is licensed by the state and houses boys who are troubled, abused or neglected or come from troubled families. The ranch was the brainchild of Timothy Hill, Thud’s brother, who died in a bicycle accident in 1972 at the age of 13, before he could see his dream fulfilled.

Charter schools are considered public schools, but receive their funding from the home district of each student they enroll, based on the per-pupil costs of the home district, as determined by the SED.

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TIM GANNON PHOTO | One of two new Riverhead school board members, Sue Koukounas, poses for photos Tuesday night with superintendent Nancy Carney.

Voters approved school budget proposals in both local districts Tuesday.

In Riverhead, 61 percent of the 2,790 people who cast a ballot voted in favor of the proposed 2012-13 school budget.

Sue Koukounas edged out Tom Carson for the top number of votes for school board, though it was an uncontested race for two open seats.

The Shoreham-Wading River budget was approved by a vote of 1,316 to 658. That was good for a 67 percent approval in a district that saw budget proposals defeated twice in the past five years.

In that district’s contested race for two school board seats, Robert Rose and Michael Fucito bested Anthony DeLouise.

Mr. Rose was the top vote-getter.

A machine malfunction in Shoreham-Wading River prevented the Proposition 2 results from being immediately available. Proposition 2, if approved, would allow the district to use excess funds from a 2009 Health and Safety Proposition to make repairs and improvements to district buildings.

Voter turnout in both districts was low when compared with figures over the past decade.

The Riverhead News-Review reported live from both school districts. Click play on the blog below to scroll through our live coverage Tuesday night.

RIVERHEAD SCHOOL DISTRICT

Budget — PASSED

1,703 — YES

1,061 — NO

School board — two open seats

Susan Koukounas: 1,842

Tom Carson: 1,678

SHOREHAM-WADING RIVER

Budget — PASSED

YES — 1,316

NO — 658

School board race results:

Robert Rose: 1,194

Michael Fucito: 1,030

Anthony Delouise: 807

Prop 2: no decision due to possible machine malfunction

Prop 3 — APPROVED

YES: 1,329

NO: 559

Proposition 3 gives the board the authority to appoint a Shoreham-Wading River High School senior as a non-voting member of the school board.

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NEWS-REVIEW FILE PHOTO | Home Depot in the days before it opened in Riverhead.

10 years ago

Home Depot era begins in Riverhead

Six years after it was first proposed, Home Depot opened its Riverhead store May 16, 2002, Tim Gannon reported in that day’s Riverhead News-Review.

The store opened while legal battles over the Riverhead Centre shopping center continued to play out in court, we wrote.

The 395,000 square-foot project had originally included plans for a movie theater, but that was later swapped out for the additional retail at the site today.

Tears of joy: First league title, Mack sets 200 record

It was a moment, an embrace, that will never be forgotten.

Shana Mack, the heart and soul of the Riverhead girls track and field team, had just won the 200 meters in a school record time of 25.5 seconds May 14, 2002, wrote sports writer Chuck Adams in that week’s issue of the Riverhead News-Review.

The Waves also clinched their first ever league title that day with a 125-25 home win over Centereach.

“I was so happy for everybody,” Mack, a senior, said afterward. “But I was also a little upset because this was our last home meet. This is the best team we ever had.”

Postscript: The current girls 200 meter mark at Riverhead is 25.09 seconds, set in 2007 by Angela Smith, who also holds the school’s 100 meter record and a share of two relay standards.

15 years ago

West Main Street motel reborn

As town officials prepare to crack down on illegal rentals and “welfare motels” allegedly being used as permanent residences, one Riverhead motel owner says she’s turned her motel around in just one year, we wrote in the May 15, 1997 issue of the Riverhead News-Review.

Diann Scott purchased the Swiss Motel on West Main Street in May 1996 with the hopes of turning it into a family-friendly tourist destination, we wrote.

“I won’t say what used to be here,” she told us. “Let’s just say we now charge nightly rates, not hourly rates.”

Postscript: Ms. Scott no longer owns the Swiss Motel.

Shoreham-Wading River’s no-hit wonders

Perhaps the nickname of the Shoreham-Wading River baseball and softball teams should be changed to the no-hitters, we wrote in the May 15, 1997 issue of the Riverhead News-Review.

That’s because softball pitcher Kim Hespos and baseball pitcher Chip Pidgeon had combined to throw two no-hitters a piece over a one-week stretch. As of May 15 of that year, the duo had combined to throw seven on the season, with Hespos having thrown five of them.

Postscript: Pidgeon would go on to play two seasons in the Mets farm system. Hespos played college ball at Susquehanna University.

50 years ago

Governor to visit Riverhead

Nelson Rockefeller visited Riverhead for the first time as governor on May 18, 1962, we wrote in that week’s News-Review.

The highlight of the 2 1/2 hour visit was a speech by Governor Rockefeller at a luncheon hosted by the Riverhead Chamber of Commerce at the Perkins Inn. About 400 people attended the luncheon.

Postscript: At the time of his first visit, Mr. Rockefeller, who later served as vice president to Gerald Ford, had already been in office as governor for more than three years.

75 years ago

Way too many people flocking to beautiful downtown Riverhead

The following letter was written by Riverhead police chief Thomas J. Walker and published in the May 14, 1937 issue of the Riverhead News: “As a courtesy to the many shoppers who are coming to Riverhead these days, let me urge the merchants, and Riverhead people generally, to carefully observe the two-hour parking rule and park their cars in the unrestricted areas. It will be helpful all around.”

100 years ago

Big rat attacks baby

John, the 3 1/2-year old son of Mr. and Mrs. John Flynn, was severely bitten on one thumb by an immense rat on May 8, 1912, we wrote in the following week’s issue of The Riverhead News.

Mrs. Flynn found her baby’s night clothes covered with blood moments after hearing him scream loudly, we wrote. It was later found that his thumb had been bitten in three places.

The boy’s father then spent the next half-hour attempting to find the rat, a rifle in his hands, we wrote.

“I’ll get you yet,” declared Mr. Flynn. “If I have to burn the house down.”

Instead, he put poison in a bowl of cornmeal and left it out overnight, we reported. The next morning he found the rat dead alongside the bowl.

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Born on July 14, 1986, in Riverhead, New York, to Jeffrey J. and Anna T. (nee Clancy) Hunter, she was a graduate of the Southold High School and had been a medical assistant.

Predeceased by her father Jeffrey J. Hunter, Sr. on December 14, 2009;  her brother Jeffrey J. Hunter Jr. on April 2, 2010, and her grandparents John Hunter and Eileen Hunter and George and Nancy Clancy; she leaves her mother Nancy and sister Jillian Hunter.

The family received friends on May 8 at the DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Homes in Mattituck, where vigil prayers were conducted that afternoon. The Liturgy of Christian Burial was celebrated at Our Lady of Ostrabrama R.C. Church by Father Marian Bicz. Interment was at Sacred Heart R.C. Cemetery.

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He was predeceased by his wife, Irene and sisters Mary Razzano, Anna Fink and Alice Moore.

He is survived by his three children: Sandy (Norman) Tyte, Michael (Karen) Fedun and Patrick (Deirdre) Fedun, as well as nine grandchildren and six great-grandchildren; and a brother, William Fedun and sister, Helen Joseph.

Edward was a potato farmer in Calverton for 30 years. He then moved to Jamesport in 1972 and owned his own landscaping business, Ed Fedun & Sons, Inc. He loved bowling and playing poker with friends but his passion was golf.

The family received friends May 12 at a funeral Mass at St. John the Evangelist Parish in Riverhead.

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