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07.14.2020 Police

Update: Police identify motorcyclist in Sunday’s crash as Rocky Point woman

Update (July 14): Police have identified the woman who died in Sunday’s motorcycle accident as Regina Bonello, 45, of Rocky Point. A GoFundMe started in Ms. Bonello’s memory has...

07.14.2020 Government

IDA tax breaks sought for four-story apartment building planned at former Subway site

A proposed apartment building on 331 East Main Street is seeking tax abatements from the Riverhead Industrial Development Agency. The four-story building is being developed by G2D Group of...

07.13.2020 Education

Governor outlines criteria that will determine whether schools can reopen

State education officials have begun to outline what reopening schools may look like as New York emerges from the coronavirus pandemic. During a press briefing Monday morning, Gov. Andrew...

07.13.2020 Government

Proposal submitted for Wells Farm to be preserved

The children of the late Lyle Wells have offered to sell the development rights to their family farm on Phillips Lane in Aquebogue so it will be preserved as...

07.12.2020 COVID-19

COVID-19 Defense Fund donates $25K to ELIH with help from over 280 donors

The Operation COVID-19 Defense Fund can be called a success. Stony Brook Eastern Long Island Hospital would heartily agree. The Greenport hospital received donated proceeds from the fund July...

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07.12.2020 Education

School district: Riverhead Town owes us $4.5 million in late tax payments

Riverhead Town is late in turning over school tax payments to the Riverhead Board of Education, school officials said Tuesday. According to Deputy Superintendent Sam Schneider, the town’s delinquent...

07.11.2020 Business

Veteran magazine editor Sara Austin takes over at northforker

Sara Austin, a veteran editor of the New York City publishing industry, has joined Times Review Media Group as the editorial director of northforker. Ms. Austin, who lives in...

07.11.2020 Police

Blotter: Arrests made for petit larceny, disorderly conduct, DWI

A FedEx truck crashed into the railroad bridge on Raynor Avenue last Tuesday night, according to police. Additional information was not available. The truck was towed off and the...

07.10.2020 Government

In cost-cutting measure, Riverhead could convert sewage sludge to biosolids for use in food production

Riverhead’s sewer department is hoping to change the way it disposes treated sludge, which is currently trucked to a landfill in Pennsylvania. The town currently pays about $600,000 per...

07.10.2020 News

National Weather Service: Tropical storm warning in effect for Friday

A tropical storm warning has been extended to include all of Long Island Friday night with wind gusts potentially reaching up to 55 miles per hour, according to the...

07.10.2020 COVID-19

Report: COVID-19 could lead to $61B economic loss, cost Long Islanders 375K jobs

A new report released Thursday shows the devastating impacts COVID-19 has had on the Long Island economy. The report, prepared by Manhattan-based economic development consultant group HR & A...

07.09.2020 Education

Former Riverhead superintendent could earn full salary next year, documents show

Riverhead taxpayers could still be on the hook for nearly a quarter-million dollars in payments to former school superintendent Aurelia Henriquez, according to a separation agreement obtained by the...

07.09.2020 Police

Cops: Riverhead man punched woman who confronted him for not wearing mask on bus

A Riverhead man who refused to wear a protective mask while riding a Suffolk County transit bus allegedly punched a woman after they got into a verbal altercation, according...

07.09.2020 Government

Scientist Nancy Goroff wins Democratic primary, will challenge Lee Zeldin in November

Scientist Nancy Goroff has won the Democratic primary for the 1st Congressional District and will challenge incumbent Republican Lee Zeldin in November’s election, according to the Suffolk County Board...