05.17.2018 Health Remembering lives lost to opioids at candlelight vigil At a candlelight vigil at Good Ground Park in Hampton Bays Saturday, those affected by the opioid epidemic gathered to share stories of the loved ones they’ve lost, their...
02.08.2018 Police Cops: Greenport men caught with heroin, cocaine during traffic stop A traffic stop in Riverhead led to the arrest of two men who were found to be in possession of cocaine, heroin, marijuana and drug paraphernalia, according to New...
11.24.2017 Health Sadness and horror at Southampton Town opioid forum A recorded voiceover filled the packed auditorium at Hampton Bays High School last Wednesday night. “Hi, I’m Tom Ventura,” it began, and the speaker continued to detail his life...
10.28.2017 Health Feds create special opioid task force for Long Island A federal task force has been created to tackle the opioid crisis in New York State, home to some of the nation’s highest overdose rates, and it will be...
08.14.2017 Police Police: Riverside man allegedly sold heroin linked to overdoses A Riverside man accused of selling heroin that is believed to be linked with several overdoses within Southampton Town and Suffolk County was arrested on several charges Wednesday following...
02.10.2017 Police Officials: Man who sold heroin held responsible for former wrestler’s death A Ridge man who pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor drug charge in Riverhead last year was indicted by a federal Grand Jury Wednesday on charges that he sold heroin...
01.19.2017 Health Fentanyl passes heroin as Suffolk County’s deadliest drug To get a sense of just how potent the synthetic opioid fentanyl is, DEA special agent Erin Mulvey explained that one dose is the size of a grain of...
07.21.2016 Police Neighbors speak out following drug busts; DA promises more arrests At the start of Tuesday’s press conference in Riverhead announcing the results of a major East End drug investigation, Suffolk County District Attorney Thomas Spota stressed that the arrests...