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09.14.2023 Breaking News

Seven North Fork residents indicted on drug charges in broad probe of area illicit operations

Seven North Fork residents were among 30 people indicted Wednesday in a series of sweeping narcotics investigations that stretched from one end of Suffolk County to the other. The...

09.09.2023 News

Long Island Republicans demand that Gov. Hochul rescind state’s sanctuary status

Representative Nick LaLota and state Sen. Anthony Palumbo were among a half-dozen Nassau and Suffolk County Republicans who called on Gov. Kathy Hochul last Thursday to rescind New York’s...

07.14.2023 News

Rainy forecast postpones tonight’s Alive on 25

The second installment of this summer’s Alive on 25 pop up festival in Riverhead has been postponed due to a rainy forecast for the evening of July 14. The...

06.14.2023 Riverhead School District

Wave of arrests alarm Riverhead school officials and community

In the wake of the arrests of three Riverhead students on weapons possession charges in less than a week, the school district superintendent announced Tuesday that “any student caught...

06.06.2023 Community

Suffolk County history comes alive in ambitious new exhibit

Imagine trying to chronicle the entire history of Suffolk County inside a 30 by 35-foot room. Over the weekend, the Suffolk County Historical Society Museum in Riverhead launched its...

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06.04.2023 Featured Story

Wading River woman pleads guilty to impersonating an NYPD officer

A Wading River woman and ex-volunteer firefighter pleaded guilty on Thursday to falsely posing as an NYPD officer during her work with the Wading River Fire Department. Mary Ortega,...

06.01.2023 Featured Story

Riverhead UPS store on Route 58 closes suddenly, and permanently

Riverhead area residents and small business owners were upset and caught by surprise by the seemingly sudden closure of a full-service UPS Store on Route 58 near the corner...

05.25.2023 Community

Secret to Riverhead’s renaissance: grant money

In recent years, Riverhead has been swinging for the fences when it comes to seeking grant money — securing more than $26 million in public funding since 2017, according...

05.22.2023 Government

Riverhead extends controversial migrant ‘state of emergency’

Riverhead Supervisor Yvette Aguiar has extended a controversial executive order declaring a state of emergency in an effort to prevent Mayor Eric Adams of New York City— which has...

05.22.2023 News

County leaders split on response to New York City’s migrant crisis

Republican legislators in Suffolk County said on Sunday that they intend to hire a lawyer to explore legal options to prevent migrants and asylum seekers being bussed daily to...

05.17.2023 Community

East End’s homeless population faces daunting challenges

The affordable housing crisis has affected all of Long Island, but it has hit the East End’s homeless population especially hard, according to interviews with area advocacy groups, charities...

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