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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
Riverhead NJROTC earns top awards, schedules public events
December 7, 2013
Culinary school hosts Chopped-like competition in Riverhead
December 6, 2013
Column: Parents are the key in Common Core fight
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
Route 58
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Construction down for third year in Riverhead Town
New home construction in Riverhead Town was down again in 2012 for a third consecutive year, and was less than half the number recorded in 2007, according to town building department statistics. New commercial building stats also declined in 2012, but construction of new condo units increased, the stats show. "The hope...
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Eagle Auto Mall appealing court decision
Eagle Auto Mall on Route 58 is appealing a federal judge's ruling rejecting claims it made in a lawsuit against Chrysler, where Eagle and two upstate dealerships argued that the deals Chrysler was offering them were not the customary ones offered to other dealers seeking Chrysler franchises. Eagle Auto Mall was...
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Cops release CVS robbery suspects’ photos
Police have released photos taken from surveillance footage during the Jan. 14 armed robbery of a Riverhead CVS. And they're asking for the public's help in locating the two masked suspects. The two men entered the 24-hour CVS on Route 58 about 3:30 a.m., with one of the suspects displaying a handgun and forcing...
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With new laws on the way, locals scramble for guns, ammunition
As state lawmakers put the finishing touches on stricter gun laws in the wake of last month’s Connecticut school shooting, county residents were working to get their hands on a dwindling stock of guns and ammunition. The county sheriff’s office, which processes licensing applications within the county, has seen a “significant”...
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Early morning robbery at Riverhead CVS
Two men armed with a handgun stormed a 24-hour CVS store in Riverhead early Monday and demanded cash from employees before fleeing the scene, Riverhead Town police said. The suspects, wearing masks, gloves and hooded sweatshirts, entered the Route 58 store just after 3:30 a.m. and forced an employee to open...
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Crime Stoppers: Do you know this woman?
Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and detectives from the Riverhead Police Department are seeking the public’s help to identify a woman who they say stole six North Face Denali jackets from the Sports Authority store on Route 58 in Riverhead. The woman set off the stores alarm after she pushed a shopping...
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Youths arrested for well prank; victim files claim
Three Riverhead juveniles have been charged with assault and reckless endangerment for their roles in tricking a developmentally disabled Riverhead High School student into falling into an open septic well behind a Route 58 store last month, town police said. The victim — described in a police report as a 19-year-old...
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Pulling together to offer free Thanksgiving meals
Suffolk County Community College's Culinary School in downtown Riverhead partnered again this year with the Dominican Sisters to cook and prepare about 140 dinners for long-term patients and home-bound seniors of the Dominican Sisters of Hampton Bays. The money for the feast was raised by staff and local businesses on the...
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Riverhead firefighters rescue teenager from septic well
A Riverhead High School student was rescued after he fell into an open septic well Friday morning, police and fire officials said. The student became trapped in a well behind the Toys R Us on Route 58 about 9:30 a.m., police said. He was waist-deep in the water when authorities arrived on...
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Brothers chase down WalMart purse snatcher
It's Lewin brothers to the rescue! When a Riverhead man snatched a woman's pocketbook in the parking lot of WalMart a little after 10 a.m. Thursday, Brian and Keith Lewin were loading a truck at their nearby family business, Lewin Medical Supply. "I heard the lady yelling 'police!, police!" Brian told the...
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Woman hospitalized after ‘domino’ crash on Route 58
A three-car chain reaction crash caused by dangerous weather conditions on Route 58 sent a woman to an area hospital Wednesday afternoon, Riverhead police said. The crash occurred about 3:10 p.m., when one vehicle crashed into the back of another vehicle, which then crashed into a car on Route 58 "like...
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Joe’s Crab Shack has eye on Riverhead
The former Boulder Creek restaurant in Riverhead Centre will be filled by Joe's Crab Shack, which has now filed a site plan application with Riverhead Town. Boulder Creek closed its Riverhead Centre location in October 2011 and all of its appliances, decor and utensils were auctioned off in a liquidation sale. The...
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Peconic Bay eyes lot behind Friendly’s for hospital parking
Property behind the Friendly's and KFC restaurants on Route 58 could soon be used for a 178-spot parking lot for Peconic Bay Medical Center, under a proposed, rent-free lease Town Board members informally agreed to on Thursday. The undeveloped land is part of 1.9 acres owned by Augie Groeber of Aquebogue...
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Test drive cars at Riverhead Raceway today
Port Jefferson native Michael Lucki wants to change the way East End customers shop for cars. Instead of going to dealerships, consumers now use the Internet to find the majority of information about cars they are interested in, he said. But there’s one crucial thing missing. “You can’t physically test drive vehicles online,”...
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Riverhead card store burglary nets almost $15K in cash, cigarettes
An unknown person took more than $10,000 worth of cigarettes and $4,600 cash from a Riverhead card store in the Wal-Mart shopping center early Tuesday. Riverhead police received a report of an alarm at Bapa Cards and Gifts on Route 58 about 1 a.m. Tuesday, police said. An unknown person had smashed...
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Woman taken to hospital following Route 58 crash
An unidentified woman was transported to Peconic Bay Medical Center after she was involved in a two-car crash in front of the Target store on Route 58 in Riverhead Wednesday morning, according to police on the scene. The crash occurred shortly before 9 a.m. The woman was in a tan Honda Accord...
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Payless Shoe Store worker attacked by irate customer in Riverhead
A Riverhead shoe store employee was hit in the head by a woman wielding a large set of car keys Saturday morning after the customer became enraged that she would receive store credit instead of cash for a return. The female employee, who was working alone at the Route 58 Payless...
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Two-story restaurant being pitched for Route 58 in Riverhead
There's only 3/10th of an acre between the Route 58 Taco Bell and Harrison Avenue, according to Riverhead Town records, but a Westhampton developer is seeking to squeeze a two-story, 24-seat fast food restaurant on that land. The application on file at the town planning department is from Guddha LLC of...
