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12.28.2023 Year in Review 2023

Year in Review 2023: Arson ruled out as cause of Tesla Center fire

In late November, the News-Review relayed the bad news of a fire at the Tesla Science Center at Wardenclyffe in Shoreham. At the time, the cause of the fire...

06.29.2023 News

Controversy continues to swirl around Polish Town fire rescue

A Riverhead Fire Department spokesman said on Thursday that he believes “both sides” in an increasingly acrimonious debate about whether two firefighters who were honored this month with the...

02.02.2023 News

Fundraiser underway for fire victims who were rescued by two RFD volunteers

Riverhead friends and neighbors are rallying around two elderly Polish Town residents who were rescued in dramatic fashion from a burning building last week. As of Wednesday afternoon, more...

11.18.2022 News

One year later, community remembers Rivera family members who died in Second Street blaze

The date of Nov. 16 will always bring difficult memories for Keith Polchies of Riverhead. He lived in the century old home on Riverhead’s Second Street for 16 years...

11.13.2022 News

Investigation underway into fire that destroyed Jamesport potato barn Saturday night

A potato barn along Main Road in Jamesport was destroyed by a quick-moving fire Saturday night. The fire at 1795 Main Road was first reported around 9 p.m., according...

08.18.2022 Police

Investigation underway into overnight fire in Baiting Hollow

An unoccupied, abandoned structure caught fire in Baiting Hollow early Thursday morning, according to Riverhead Town police. Police said the structure was set back in a heavily wooded area...

08.10.2022 News

One woman injured in explosion at Stony Brook Incubator in Calverton

One person was injured following an oven explosion at the Stony Brook Incubator in Calverton Wednesday morning, according to Riverhead Town police. The injured woman was treated for a...

07.16.2022 News

Jamesport home destroyed in late night fire, occupants safely escape

The occupants of a Jamesport home safely escaped a house fire late Friday night, according to Riverhead Town police. The home at 55 Bayside Ave. was fully engulfed when...

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