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Sports
Girls Basketball: Read, Gehring return to Mercy, leave disappointed
December 12, 2013
Boys Basketball: Mercy wins game made memorable by its oddness
December 12, 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
Economic development awards: Who's getting money on the North Fork
December 11, 2013
Fire on the water? Town seeking grants to make it happen
December 9, 2013
Editorial: Shop locally this holiday season
December 6, 2013
Community
WRIV's polka king steps down after 31 years
December 12, 2013
Suffolk County Historical Society offering grants to local groups
December 11, 2013
BOCES students raise funds for Kent Animal Shelter
December 10, 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
Column: Local radio the way it oughta sound
December 12, 2013
Letter: Sharpshooters not the answer for deer
December 12, 2013
Letter: Why shop anywhere but local this year?
December 8, 2013
Southampton Town
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It’s that time of year again at the Big Duck
It's that time of year, again: Time to deck the Duck! The annual Big Duck Holiday Lighting Ceremony will take place tonight, Dec. 5, at 7 p.m. at the landmark Big Duck on Road in Flanders. Check back for photos from the event. The flipping of the switch, illuminating the Big Duck in...
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FRNCA seeks more feedback
How can a group of people organize to achieve a common goal? That’s a question facing the Flanders, Riverside, Northampton Community Association — one that was addressed at the group’s monthly meeting Tuesday night. Though it appears that the area will soon be represented on the Town Board for the first time...
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School tax rate to jump 7.7 percent on Southampton side
The Riverhead School District tax rate will jump by 7.7 percent next year for property owners in the Southampton Town portion of the district, which includes Flanders, Riverside, Northampton and Red Creek, despite the fact that the districtwide school tax levy increased by 3.8 percent, according to Southampton Town Tax...
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Southampton candidates debate over leaf pickup
Leaves. Should they be bagged or left loose on the curb for the town to pick up? That’s a debate the two candidates for Southampton Town highway superintendent got into at a recent meeting of the Flanders, Riverside and Northampton Community Association. Last year, Southampton Highway Superintendent Alex Gregor announced that residents...
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Southampton set to act as grant deadline looms
Questions over who would be responsible for cleaning and maintaining a footbridge proposed to span the Peconic River, as well as the size and design of a the project, are being put on hold — for now. Southampton Town officials are instead focusing on getting a state grant application filed before the deadline...
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Legislature shows full support for Peconic footbridge plan
The Suffolk County Legislature voiced its support Tuesday of Southampton Town's application for state funding to build a pedestrian footbridge that would span the Peconic River and connect Riverside to downtown Riverhead. The resolution, which was approved 16-0, allows the recently acquired county parkland in Riverside to be used as the...
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State’s mobile center offering additional help for Flanders-area Sandy victims
State department representatives will be available in Flanders on Monday to assist residents and business owners affected by Hurricane Sandy, Southampton Town officials said. The New York State Department of Financial Services Mobile Command Center will be open between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. at the David Crohan Community Center. Representatives...
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Plan for Riverside won’t work without sewers, locals say
A high water table and high number of vacant buildings are among the reasons some Riverside business and property owners give for why it’s been so hard to develop that area of Southampton Town commercially. Those comments come a week after Suffolk County Legislator Jay Schneiderman (I-Montauk) unveiled a vision for...
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Suffolk County lawmaker unveils vision for a ‘new’ Riverside
County Legislator Jay Schneiderman has a dream. In the dream, the hamlet of Riverside has a small restaurant and grocery store near the traffic circle and a small three-story business district across from McDonald’s with stores on the ground floor and apartments or offices on the upper floors. The South Fork lawmaker...
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Cops probe report of home aide stealing from Riverside woman
A woman reported to police Friday that her friend's live-in caretaker had stolen about $2,000 from the friend's bank account over time, Southampton Town police said. The alleged victim, who lives on Riverleigh Avenue in Riverside, is disabled with Alzhiemer's Disease and is not capable of taking care of herself, according...
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FRNCA group extends deadline for potential board officers
Would-be civic leaders have a bit more time to think about whether or not to help lead the Flanders, Riverside and Northampton Community Association (FRNCA) through 2013. Incumbent president Brad Bender has made it clear he is stepping down from that position in order to take another run at a Southampton...
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Volunteers needed to help build Flanders playground
Volunteers will be needed on April 13 to build a new community playground at Southampton Town's Iron Point Park in Flanders. In 2012, the town won a $15,000 "Let's Play" grant from Kaboom, a non-profit organization that helps build playgrounds in order to keep kids active. The grant was a matching...
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Former Southampton Supervisor to make another run
Former Southampton Town Supervisor Linda Kabot announced her intention to formally screen for the Republican nomination in this year's election for the job she once held. Ms. Kabot sent a formal letter of interest to committee members after meeting with the Republican Chairman and Vice Chairman this week. Screenings are expected...
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Civic president to step down for Southampton Town Council run
The head of the Flanders, Riverside and Northampton Community Association is stepping down. Brad Bender, who has served as the civic group’s president for four of the past five years, said at Monday’s meeting he is stepping down to run for a Southampton Town Council seat in the fall. The group’s elections...
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Plan targets blight in Flanders, Riverside & Northampton
The communities of Flanders, Riverside and Northampton have been complaining for years about illegal dumping. Now, Southampton Town has come up with a plan to help clean up these areas and other parts of the town. The Town Board last Tuesday approved the creation of a townwide blight mitigation fund and approved...
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FEMA meeting Thursday to help Flanders-area Sandy victims
Officials from Southampton Town and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) have scheduled a meeting for Thursday to hear from residents in the Flanders area who suffered serious damage to their homes during superstorm Sandy. The meeting will be held on Nov. 29 at 6 p.m. at the David Crohan Community...
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Snow falls as nor’easter strikes Riverhead
Effects from an offshore nor'easter have begun to intensify Wednesday evening, making driving conditions dangerous and even bringing the first reported snowfall of the winter. Current forecasts show the storm may dust the area with up to an inch of snow, with more snow for the western areas of town, said Brian...
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Southampton evacuation warnings issued … again
Southampton Town has advised residents in low-lying or coastal areas to evacuate due to a nor'easter set to strike the East End Wednesday evening with high winds and additional flooding. Volunteers with the Riverhead Fire Department are going door-to-door to issue the warning to Flanders residents, said RFD press officer Bill...
