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06.01.2020 Business

ZBA grants variance for European Wax Center to open on Route 58

The Riverhead Zoning Board of Appeals unanimously granted a variance to Brixmor Development LLC to allow a hair removal salon to open at The Shops at Riverhead on Route...

05.31.2020 News

‘Enough with the senseless violence.’ As nation grapples with tragedy, protesters in Riverhead fight for change

The front of Eric Williams’ shirt featured an image of George Floyd, the Minneapolis man killed Monday in police custody. On the back was written: “I am George Floyd.”...

05.31.2020 News

Protests planned at Stotzky Park and downtown Riverhead Sunday, officials say

Two separate events have been organized in Riverhead for Sunday afternoon as part of the growing nationwide response to the killing of an unarmed black man, George Floyd, in...

05.31.2020 COVID-19

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It’s been more than 11 weeks since the first positively diagnosed case of the coronavirus was confirmed on the North Fork. Times Review Media Group continues to keep a...

05.31.2020 COVID-19

PMBC CEO says elective surgeries will continue

On May 16, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that hospitals in Suffolk County could begin performing elective surgeries again. These had been suspended in mid-March by executive order as hospitals...

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05.30.2020 Police

Man who exchanged gunfire with police in Jamesport charged with assault, reckless endangerment

Charges have now been filed against a Jamesport man who fired a shotgun out his Manor Lane home toward police who were responding to a domestic incident Wednesday night,...

05.30.2020 Government

As Town Board weighs special permit for proposed apartment building, concerns raised about vibrations

Vibration caused by construction, staging areas needed for construction and whether or not the building has historic value were three of the issues Riverhead Town’s planning department raised with...

05.30.2020 Police

Blotters: Police investigating several reports of someone rummaging through cars in Aquebogue

Someone removed $20 from an unlocked vehicle on Cove Street in Aquebogue last Wednesday morning. A similar complaint was made a short time later on Shade Tree Lane in...

05.29.2020 COVID-19

Allowing outdoor dining ahead of Phase 3 ‘under review,’ state officials say

Gov. Andrew Cuomo and budget director Robert Mujica said on Friday that officials are still examining the possibility of outdoor dining being allowed ahead of the current third phase of...

05.29.2020 Police

Cops: Driver under influence ejected from vehicle during crash on County Road 51

A Mastic man who was allegedly driving under the influence was ejected from his SUV and suffered serious injuries following a collision with a heavy truck on County Road...

05.29.2020 COVID-19

Governor’s executive order extends property tax deadline by three weeks

The deadline to pay the second half of property taxes has been extended to June 21. Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed an executive order last week pushing back the deadline...

05.29.2020 Government

Riverhead Planning Board requires hearing for firearm testing site

The Riverhead Planning Board will require Baits & Barrels to have a public hearing on its proposal to locate an 8-foot by 50-foot, portable self-contained firearm testing range at...

05.28.2020 Government

Town will survey residents for a second time about downtown projects

Riverhead Town is planning to send out a second survey of what types of attractions and development residents want to see in town. The survey is part of the...

05.28.2020 News

In a first for NY, law enforcement uses genetic genealogy to identify woman whose remains were found in Manorville, Gilgo Beach

When the beheaded remains of a woman were found in a wooded area near Halsey Manor Road and the Long Island Expressway in Manorville in November 2000, the investigative...