A Flanders home under construction on Royal Avenue was damaged in a fire Monday night, according to the Flanders Fire Department. READ
Recent news that the remains of Louise Pietrewicz were found in grave six feet beneath the basement in the house that once belonged to her married boyfriend, William Boken, rocked this small town — and beyond. Finally, it was the answer to a 51-year-old mystery.
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo warned the U.S. Secretary of Commerce in October that if changes weren’t made to fluke quotas to be fair to New York’s economy and commercial fishing families, the state would take legal action. READ
Snow is falling quickly on the East End Monday morning, making the commute a difficult one. READ
The bodies of three members of the 106th Rescue Wing, including Tech. Sgt. Dashan Briggs, a Riverhead native, arrived back home on the East End in a service at the base at Francis S. Gabreski Airport in Westhampton Beach Tuesday afternoon. READ
Federal and state officials have settled with a Long Island pediatrics practice, which has a location in Wading River, and its physicians to the tune of $750,000 over allegations that it filed false Medicaid claims. READ
New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is suing a Middle Island man who allegedly conducted prohibited activities in a protected area of the Long Island Central Pine Barrens. (more…)
Update (March 22, 7:30 a.m.): The Riverhead School District decided to cancel classes Thursday, instead of having a two-hour delay as initially decided.
Bishop McGann – Mercy Diocesan High School, St. Isidore and St. David’s schools will also be closed.
