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01.12.2020 Community

Airmen in 106th Rescue Wing receive care packages from St. David’s School students

Airmen in the 106th Rescue Wing will have some extra care items for their upcoming deployment overseas thanks to children at St. David’s School in Riverhead. The students recently...

02.15.2019 Riverhead School District

Elementary students create 500 Valentine’s Day cards for members of the 106th

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.

09.27.2018 Community

Primary care doctor served in Iraq before treating local patients

Mattituck Primary Care on Main Road held its grand opening ribbon-cutting ceremony last week, even though it actually opened in March.

06.11.2018 Community

Family of fallen airman follows through on posthumous surprise

As a surprise for when his son returned home from his final combat tour, John Raguso purchased a new outboard engine for his son’s EdgeWater boat.

05.15.2018 Community

Couple met at 106th Rescue Wing, gets free wedding from Peconic Landing

Happiness filled the room as a Jennifer Lenzi and Trenton Zanow entered Peconic Landing Monday afternoon, as staff held balloons and American flags to surprise the winners of the 2018...

04.05.2018 Columns

Column: Their sacrifices are so ‘that others may live’

“Aircraft five minutes out!” boomed a disembodied voice over a giant loudspeaker, breaking the reverend silence of over 1,000 gathered on the flight line at Gabreski Air National Guard...

03.29.2018 News

Never to be forgotten, Tech. Sgt. Dashan Briggs laid to rest

Fellow service members, friends, family and officials gathered at the Westhampton Beach Volunteer Fire Department to remember Tech. Sgt. Dashan Briggs, a Riverhead native who died in a helicopter...

03.27.2018 News

Video: Dignified arrival for Tech. Sgt. Briggs, fallen service members

Tech. Sgt. Dashan Briggs, the Riverhead native who was killed in Iraq last week, is arriving home at Francis S. Gabreski Airport Tuesday afternoon for a dignified arrival and...

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