01.01.2012 Education 2011 Top Story No. 1: Voters approve $78.3 million for school upgrades Riverhead taxpayers served up a big fat no to a school district capital improvement plan in 2010, but a year and a half later voters approved a reduced plan...
12.31.2011 News 2011 Top Story No. 2: Community rallies around young burn victim Tragedy struck here Memorial Day weekend when a 14-year-old boy suffered severe burns and a brain injury in a freak gel candle accident while prepping his aunt’s backyard for...
12.30.2011 News 2011 Top Story No. 3: Irene spares Riverhead her worst, days after quake Some North Forkers thought they were going crazy when they felt, for many the first time in their lives, tremors from an earthquake centered in Virginia Aug. 23. The...
12.29.2011 News 2011 Top Story No. 4: Jim Bissett found dead in Mattituck Jim Bissett’s unexpected death in December was obviously a blow to his family and friends. But it was also a huge loss to downtown Riverhead. Mr. Bissett’s departure has...
12.28.2011 News 2011 Top Story No. 5: The changing face of downtown Riverhead The News-Review will be counting down its top 10 biggest stories of the year. Coming in at number 5 is the changing face of downtown. Does it seem like...
12.27.2011 News 2011 Top Story No. 6: Town takes heat after motel raid Riverhead Town obtained a search warrant and conducted an Aug. 12 raid on the Wading River Motel, which the County Department of Social Services had been using as an...
12.26.2011 News 2011 Top Story No. 7: Riverhead swept up in ‘Tebowmania’ At its heart, it was really was just kids goofing off in the halls. But when news broke Dec. 15 that a group of Riverhead High School students was...
12.25.2011 News 2011 Top Story No. 8: Horton Avenue flood victims get federal funds The News-Review will be counting down its top 10 biggest stories of the year. Coming in at number 8 is Horton Avenue residents get $3.6 million grant. The story...
