Deborah Wetzel, Author at Riverhead News Review

08.17.2024 Opinion

Guest Spot: Mowing over the litter just makes more

If you’re concerned about the state of our environment, you may be surprised to learn about an apparently new way to pollute our pristine North Fork. Drive along routes...

08.14.2024 News

Agri-resort developers look to partner with Sound Avenue neighbors

During a nearly two-hour, sometimes contentious meeting Friday evening, residents of the Willow Ponds on the Sound condominium complex grilled the developers of a proposed luxury agri-resort on Sound...

07.10.2024 Environment

Paper straw? Movement says skip it altogether

There’s a subtle but potentially significant change taking place in some restaurants along the North Fork. “Skip the Stuff” — meaning forgoing the single-use plastic utensils and straws included in most...

06.24.2024 Community

Sea turtle sculpture unveiled at Riverhead’s aquarium honoring NY Marine Rescue Center

Two years ago, while studying a model of a 2-foot-long sea turtle, artist Eli Fishman, who oversees exhibits at the Long Island Aquarium in Riverhead, and Bryan DeLuca, its...

05.22.2024 Community

Volunteers pick up litter and build beds in Rotary Day of Service

With every click of a garbage picker and swing of a hammer, a determined but small army of Rotary volunteers plucked trash in Riverhead and built beds in Southold...

05.20.2024 The Arts

New permanent sculpture shines in Grangebel Park

Due to cloud cover hiding the moon at times, it isn’t visible in the night sky. It will always shine in Grangebel Park in Riverhead though, thanks to an...

05.15.2024 Community

East End Guild keeps basket weaving craft alive

Some do it for the artistry, some for the challenge and others to keep their hands busy. But it was apparent at a recent meeting of the Basket Weavers...

04.24.2024 Education

Students repurpose litter to create work of art with Cindy Pease Roe

Litter picked up from local beaches and transferred to a local classroom has been transformed into art and a significant learning experience. Students at the Peconic Community School in...

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