07.25.2020 News Town Justice Allen Smith, a lifelong public servant, dies at 77 Judge Allen Smith, a sitting Riverhead Town Justice and longtime public servant, was remembered this week as a tireless advocate for his community who gave back for decades through...
06.02.2020 COVID-19 DeWitt Warner, 96, was potato farmer and more DeWitt Warner was an impressive man in many ways: his devotion to his wife and church, his involvement in a potato chip factory, his passion for music, his love...
05.13.2020 News Former court officer in Riverhead who responded to ground zero after 9/11 dies at 64 William D’Ambrosia spent nearly all of his 34 years as a court officer in the big courthouse on Griffing Avenue in Riverhead. His work with dozens of judges defined...
05.07.2020 COVID-19 Richard Diem, 73, a longtime firefighter whose quest for knowledge never wavered Richard Diem approached each day with a sense of purpose, always eager to expand his knowledge on myriad topics or tackle a new hobby. He had never been a...
04.03.2020 COVID-19 Pastor Alvin Charles McElroy, 79, a pillar of Flanders community, dies of coronavirus When they met for early morning Bible study on Sundays, Bonnie Cannon would joke with Pastor Alvin Charles McElroy: Couldn’t he change the 8 a.m. class to a weeknight?...
08.13.2019 Obituaries Former Riverhead fire chief William Conklin remembered as hero After 63 years with the Riverhead Fire Department’s Reliable Hose company, William Conklin has answered his last alarm. Mr. Conklin died Saturday, Aug. 10, at the age of 87.
06.22.2019 Obituaries Michael Hubbard, 22, remembered for his determined spirit The milestones were small, but celebrated with the same enthusiasm of any parent viewing their child’s accomplishments.
04.29.2019 News Riverhead Raceway driver Silas Hiscock Sr. dies following crash Saturday A veteran INEX Legend driver died from his injuries following a crash that occurred Saturday at Riverhead Raceway, according to raceway officials.
