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05.24.2022 News

When she was needed, Senior Airman Tapia-Puma came to the rescue for the 106th Rescue Wing

Last Thursday, Senior Airman Jocelyn Tapia-Puma was ending her typical workday at the New York Air National Guard base in Westhampton as an aviator resource manager when her commander...

12.01.2020 News

An ordinary drive to work became an extraordinary moment for local Marine

Sgt. Marcus Santana celebrated his 27th birthday Sunday, an occasion that brought him an unexpected, yet uplifting gift. Five days earlier, Sgt. Santana was driving to his office on...

05.18.2020 News

One day, two rescues for veteran Riverhead police officer

It was quite the day at work Sunday for Riverhead police officer Michael Lombardo. The veteran officer was involved in a pair of separate rescues, one involving a man...

08.04.2019 Community

Sharing his story of a daring rescue at sea 64 years later

Sherman Anderson was just 21 years old when he saved the life of a burly man 14 years his senior whose barge was taking on water near the Plum...

12.26.2018 Police

Police guide lost hikers in Pine Barrens back to safety on Christmas

Southampton Town police helped navigate two hikers back to safety after they became lost in the Pine Barrens on Christmas Day.

09.19.2018 Police

Officers pull man out of water, revive him with CPR

Two police officers pulled a man from the Peconic River to safety Wednesday afternoon after the 44-year-old was found floating face down and unresponsive, according to Riverhead Town police.

12.18.2017 Shoreham-Wading River School District

SWR senior, friends honored for saving boy from water after he is injured

It started as a regular workday for Jillian Dinowitz and Ryan Magill, her childhood friend and fellow sailing instructor.

01.07.2016 Police

2015 People of the Year: Steve Beal, Kevin Burgess, Anthony Chiaramonte and J.R. Renten

For hours upon hours every year, local volunteer firefighters train for worst-case scenarios. They prepare for smoke-filled houses and out of control fires. They drill again and again how...

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