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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
Education
Common Core math homework causes frustration in Riverhead
December 10, 2013
Early dismissal at SWR; Riverhead after school activities cancelled
December 10, 2013
School board considering direct deposit mandate
December 10, 2013
Business
Fire on the water? Town seeking grants to make it happen
December 9, 2013
Editorial: Shop locally this holiday season
December 6, 2013
7-Eleven could be coming to Flanders
December 6, 2013
Community
BOCES students raise funds for Kent Animal Shelter
December 10, 2013
Town to dedicate gazebo to former finance administrator
December 10, 2013
Lions donate $4K to Brendan House, pledge $2K more each year
December 9, 2013
Obituaries
William DeWitt Titterton
December 10, 2013
Janet Pelosi
December 10, 2013
Arthur T. Schoedel
December 10, 2013
Real Estate
Real Estate Transfers
December 10, 2013
Real Estate: Preparing your yard for the deep freeze
December 1, 2013
Real Estate Transfers
November 24, 2013
Opinion
Letter: Why shop anywhere but local this year?
December 8, 2013
Column: Riverhead’s rich tradition of silly news
December 8, 2013
Editorial: Shop locally this holiday season
December 6, 2013
Long Island Aquarium
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Former LI Aquarium official to head Stony Brook’s marine research center
Long Island Aquarium’s former senior aquarist Christopher Paparo has been hired as the director of Stony Brook University’s new Marine Sciences Center in Southampton. Mr. Paparo spent more than 14 years at the Riverhead aquarium, starting there when it was in the building stages, eventually taking on the position of senior...
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It’s always shark week at Long Island Aquarium
As the seven-foot-long sand tiger shark glides through the water, it brushes against the glass of Long Island Aquarium’s huge 120,000-gallon tank. For most visitors, that encounter is close enough. But some would like to get closer, much closer, and the aquarium is only too happy to oblige. The aquarium’s shark diving...
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River otter pups born overnight at L.I. Aquarium
The Long Island Aquarium in Riverhead closes during most overnight hours — but nature doesn't stop. That was apparent Saturday morning, when staffers discovered four newborn North American river otters in the Otter Falls exhibit, which opened in 2008. The pups were born to the aquarium's river otter couple, Peanut Butter, the...
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Victim: Security a must in downtown area
North Babylon resident Nick Galioto and his girlfriend drove to the Long Island Aquarium in Riverhead Saturday to spend the day interacting with penguins as part of a Christmas gift from his mother. But what happened after the young couple left the aquarium still has them both "shaken." "You see it in...
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Sea turtle lecture series under way in Riverhead
Program these digits into your phone: 631-369-9829. That’s the number of the Riverhead Foundation for Marine Research and Preservation, and you never know when you’re going to need it. That’s what James Sullivan of the New York State Marine Mammal and Sea Turtle program told a small group of attendees last week...
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He’s the two-time defending Ridley champ
Rick Trojanowski wasn't always a runner. It wasn't until the Calverton resident had his two children and decided that cycling races were taking up too much of his time that he started to run. He could get up in the morning and put a few miles in before work and it...
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VIDEO: What does the Run for the Ridley 5K benefit?
Riverhead Foundation executive director Robert DiGiovanni explains how the Run for the Ridley 5K, which celebrated its 15th anniversary Saturday, benefits his organization. More than 400 runners participated in the race this year. ...
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Photos and top finishers from the Run for the Ridley
Below is a list of the top 10 Finishers in Saturday's Run for the Ridley 5K in downtown Riverhead. 1. Rick Trojanowski, 38, M, Calverton, 16:38 2. Michael Wenke, 18, M, Woodbridge, 17:14 3. Travis Wooten, 16, M, Riverhead, 17:28 4. Patrick McCabe, 23, M, Garden City, 18:22 5. Tara Farrell, 33, F, East Quogue,...
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Meet the Run for the Ridley’s top female finisher
Tara Farrell is no stranger to the Long Island Aquarium. The mother of two young sons ages 2 and 3, the East Quogue resident goes to see the sharks, seals, dolphins and sea turtles quite often. So it held a more special place in her heart to finish top among female runners...
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L.I. Aquarium offers free admission for Riverhead residents
Throughout November, the Long Island Aquarium and Exhibition Center is offering free admission on Fridays for all Riverhead Town residents. Thanksgiving Day will also be free for town residents There are five Fridays in November. “We want to acknowledge and express gratitude to our hometown,” said aquarium owner Joe Petrocelli. “Offering free admission...
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Three days, three alligators found on Long Island
Riverhead Town animal control officer Jessica Eibs-Stankaitis got the call Monday from police about a wild animal lurking in a pond at a Wading River golf course. But when she arrived at the scene, Ms. Eibs-Stankaitis was surprised by what she was going have to catch. "I was a little shocked to...
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Three Long Island Aquarium otters move to Utah
Three of the North American River Otters born to parents PB&J at the Long Island Aquarium in Riverhead are leaving their birth home today. Cinnamon, Pepper, and Cocoa will be transferred to The Living Planet Aquarium in Utah where they will be part of a larger exhibit. “We will definitely miss their...
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Slide Show: Butterflies at the Long Island Exhibition Center
For those who have never seen an emerald swallowtail or blue morpho butterfly in person, the brand new Long Island Exhibition Center provides an opportunity to get up close with these exotic creatures. The exhibition space, located in downtown Riverhead next to the Long Island Aquarium, opens Friday...
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Slide Show: Take a virtual tour of the Hyatt Place East End
Riverhead's brand new Hyatt Place East End is all set for its grand opening tonight. The new hotel is part of 97,498-square-foot, $24 million expansion to the adjacent Long Island Aquarium and Exhibition Center (formerly Atlantis Marine World.) Each of the East Main Street hotel's 100 rooms and...
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Name change for Atlantis Marine World
With the opening of the Hyatt Place East End on East Main Street will come another change to downtown Riverhead — a new name for Atlantis Marine World aquarium. The renaming of Atlantis, soon to be known as Long Island Aquarium and Exhibition Center, will coincide with the grand opening of...
