10.30.2024 Featured Story Riverhead bridge renamed for fallen NYPD detective On Tuesday, hundreds of law enforcement officers and elected officials gathered on the Long Island Expressway between Exits 70 and 71 to rename the Halsey Manor Road overpass the...
02.12.2024 Community Remembering a fallen hero: NYPD detective Brian Simonsen It was so uncommon to see NYPD detective and Riverhead native Brian Simonsen’s face without its signature grin that he got the nickname “Smiles” — and his widow says...
10.03.2022 Featured Story Det. Brian ‘Smiles’ Simonsen Foundation honored for its charitable work in Riverhead and beyond The memory and legacy of Brian Simonsen lives on throughout his hometown of Riverhead — even in ways unbeknownst to his widow, Leanne. At St. John Paul II Regional...