Instead of exchanging Valentine’s Day cards and candy to one another, students at Roanoke Avenue Elementary School decided to spread some cheer to veterans this year. READ
Featured Story
The buzz was back in Riverhead.
From the season’s earliest moments, the Blue Waves played with an energy that gave fans reason to rise out of their seats. READ
The suspect in a Queens robbery Tuesday night used an imitation handgun in the confrontation with police that led to the death of a veteran NYPD detective from Calverton. READ
Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Riverhead Town police are seeking the public’s help to identify and locate two men who allegedly stole merchandise from a Riverhead store in January. READ
As technology evolves, so does the way distressed boaters seek help.
In lieu of traditional VHF radios, boaters frequently turn to dialing 911 when an emergency arises, especially when close to shore where a cell signal is still strong. That has, at times, led to poor communication between different departments coordinating a rescue and delayed notification to the U.S. Coast Guard, according to Joe Frohnhoefer III, CEO of Sea Tow, based in Southold. READ
Riverhead Town Supervisor Laura Jens-Smith kicked off a listening tour Monday evening at the Senior Center in Aquebogue. READ
Long Island residents can now take advantage of an expanded free virtual tax preparation service that may help them keep more money in their pockets this tax season. READ
Around his hometown of Riverhead, New York City Police Detective Brian Simonsen was known by the nickname “Smiles.”
Friends and former classmates from Riverhead High School said Det. Simonsen, who was killed in the line of duty while responding to a reported armed robbery in Queens Tuesday evening, brought happiness into any situation he encountered. READ
