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Auto Racing: Hall of Fame 100 is smooth as Silk
May 21, 2012
Meet the Drivers: #17/#71 Kyle Ellwood
May 19, 2012
Opinion
Column: Dreaming of a cabin in the woods
May 19, 2012
Letters: Keep local control at EPCAL
May 17, 2012
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Meet the Drivers: #17/#71 Kyle Ellwood
Meet the Drivers is a new feature from the Riverhead-News Review, where we’ll highlight one driver from Riverhead Raceway each week. The racing season kicked off May 5. Name: Kyle Ellwood Age: 17 Division: Legends and Modified Top 3 Sponsors: Riverhead Building Supply, Speed World FX and Buckleys Irish Pub. For most 17-year-olds, driving a...
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Column: Dreaming of a cabin in the woods
One of the big challenges we of a certain age face as we approach our retirement years is to keep looking forward, as opposed to behind. There is a tendency, at least in this camp, to dwell on the past and the small annoyances that accompany old age — like aches...
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Baseball: O’Reilly’s walk-off blast in 8th sends SWR to semis
WILDCATS 9, EAGLES 7 (8 innings) For six innings Friday afternoon, Shoreham-Wading River senior Mike O'Reilly struggled on the mound in a way unlike any game in his varsity career. A lingering ankle injury made it difficult for him to plant his right leg as he released the ball. He couldn't locate...
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Torah rescued from Nazis on permanent loan to North Fork synagogue
A piece of Holocaust history resides in Cutchogue, but it’s far more than just a piece of the past. A mid-19th-century Torah from Tabor, in what is now the Czech Republic, is on “permanent loan” to North Fork Reform Synagogue in Cutchogue — and the honor of caring for the priceless...
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Photos: Kindergartners put on a show — in more than one language
The dual language kindergarten classes and their teachers, Erica Peralta and Kimberly Benkert, performed the musical "La Gallinita Roja" ("The Little Red Hen") for families and friends Friday morning at Phillips Avenue Elementary School. The play was the result of the students' work during readers and language acquisition workshops. Children were...
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Looking for something to do this weekend? Check out Main Road Red’s picks
Still not sure what to do this weekend? Main Road Red is here to help you figure out your weekend plans. ‘The King & I’ starts this weekend at North Fork Community Theatre and Times Review’s own Lauren Sisson has one of the starring roles. Check here for time and ticket...
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Grand jury indicts Riverhead teacher on gun charges
A fourth-grade Riverhead teacher was arraigned on an 11-count grand jury indictment in Suffolk County Criminal Court in Riverside Friday, including charges of criminal possession of a weapon and driving while intoxicated. The indictment stems from an April 21 arrest in Southampton Village in which teacher Joe Johnson, 38, of Southampton,...
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July hearing set for Calverton YMCA proposal
Is there public opposition to Peconic YMCA's latest proposed location for a facility in Riverhead Town? July 17 might be the day Y officials find out. The Riverhead Town Board has scheduled a public hearing for 7:05 p.m. on that date, in Town Hall. The public is being given a chance to weigh...
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Riverhead Blotter: Woman stuffed her bra with crack cocaine
A Center Moriches woman wanted for a parole violation now faces a drug charge after police arrested her and discovered crack cocaine tucked inside her bra, Riverhead police said. Tiffany Norris, 29, was stopped by a patrol officer after she was spotted on Lewis Street with an open container of alcohol,...
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Editorial: Tax cap results feel good — but what happens next?
With the lowest voter turnout in recent history in both the Riverhead and Shoreham-Wading River school districts, the only logical conclusion is — as was pointed out in last week’s editorial — that the state’s tax levy cap has made voting on school budgets an even less relevant exercise than...
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Softball: Hawks fans 11 in SWR’s regular season finale
WILDCATS 4, KNIGHTS 0 In the early part of her career, Chelsea Hawks didn't fully appreciate the value of ice. Now as a junior for Shoreham-Wading River and in her third year as the starting pitcher for the Wildcats, Hawks knows every bit helps to stay strong over a long season. "I...
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Sports Briefs: Zilnicki named Athlete of the Year
COLLEGE SOFTBALL: Zilnicki named athlete of year Jackie Zilnicki of Riverhead was named the 2012 Female Athlete of the Year at the Western Connecticut State University senior awards banquet last week. Zilnicki was named to the Little East Conference all-conference softball first team after leading the Colonials to a 30-15...
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The cost of water likely to rise for Riverhead residents
Some Riverhead Water District customers may be paying more for water for the first time since 1988. Although, technically, the town is not planning to increase rates; water district officials are proposing to offer less water for the same rate. H2M, a consulting firm, was recently hired by the district to do...
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LIPA working on system upgrades for 1,500 Riverhead customers
The Long Island Power Authority said Thursday it has begun to upgrade its electric delivery system in Riverhead, a move that is expected to improve service more than 1,500 customers. The majority of the improvements will take place along Pulaski Street, Osborn Avenue, Roanoke Avenue, and Main Street, LIPA said. “As part...
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Riverhead fire marshals probe gas smell that forced bank headquarters evacuation
Suffolk County National Bank's Second Street headquarters was evacuated for over an hour Thursday after employees noticed a smell of gas in the building about 12:40 p.m. Riverhead firefighters responded to the scene to look for the cause of gas. Firefighters used the department's 102-foot ladder truck to search the roof of...
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Southampton Blotter: Flanders sex offender attacked woman at knifepoint
A registered sex offender from Flanders was arrested after he attempted to force a woman into the woods at knifepoint Sunday night on Flanders Road in Riverside, police said. Benjamin Griffin, 57, of Cypress Avenue in Flanders was later located in the woods and arrested, police said. He was charged with...
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Prosecutor: Riverside man raped, strangled murder victim with his belt
A 21-year-old Riverside man arrested Wednesday for killing Mirian Yohana Garcia Mancilla of Aquebogue allegedly strangled the woman as he raped her, prosecutors charged in Town Justice Court Thursday. "During the rape, he strangled her with his belt," assistant district attorney Glenn Kurtzrock said of the suspect, Alfonso Alvarado-Ajcuc. Ms. Garcia's body...
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RECAP: Riverhead Town Board work session
Riverhead News-Review reporter Tim Gannon is reporting live from today's Riverhead Town Board work session, which is scheduled to start at 10 a.m. Click on the blog below to follow along: ...
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