05.09.2018 Police Update: MTA police ID man found on railroad platform UPDATE (11 a.m. May 11): MTA police on Friday identified the man who was found dead Tuesday night as 41-year-old Vincent O’Dowd, who was homeless. A cause of death...
12.19.2017 Police LIRR train strikes person on the tracks in downtown Riverhead A westbound Long Island Rail Road train struck a person on the tracks in downtown Riverhead Tuesday morning, according to the LIRR.
11.20.2017 News LIRR adds midday train to Manhattan, more summer service also planned The Long Island Rail Road has made schedule changes in response to requests from local officials and transportation advocates over the past year. One of those changes, which went...
11.14.2016 Police Update: Riverhead man recovering from injuries after train incident Update (Monday): A 26-year-old Riverhead man is recovering from injuries sustained on Saturday when he was clipped by a westbound Long Island Rail Road train just east of Mill Road,...
08.18.2016 Government Rails to Trails project in Wading River back on track Fifteen years ago, Denis Byrne’s friend Michael Cosel came to him with an idea: Why not turn the former Long Island Rail Road track path from Wading River to...
06.28.2016 Police Man on tracks in Riverhead struck by LIRR train An intoxicated man who fell asleep on the railroad tracks was struck by a westbound Long Island Rail Road train in downtown Riverhead Tuesday afternoon, the second train incident in...
06.21.2016 Police Update: Riverhead man struck by LIRR train in Riverhead A man lying on the railroad tracks had his leg severed when he was struck by a westbound Long Island Rail Road train in downtown Riverhead Tuesday night, according...
02.19.2016 Editorials Editorial: More trains needed to the end of the line When it was enacted in 2009, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority payroll tax, which is now levied on all businesses in the area that exceed $1.25 million in annual revenue,...
