12.07.2012 Columns Column: Riverhead must do better by its dogs Animal lovers. Animal activists. Cat ladies. Dog zealots. Nut-jobs. Call them what you want, but the people who have been condemning the town’s animal shelter are not going anywhere....
10.04.2012 News Three days, three alligators found on Long Island Riverhead Town animal control officer Jessica Eibs-Stankaitis got the call Monday from police about a wild animal lurking in a pond at a Wading River golf course. But when...
09.28.2012 News NASCAR-donated trees planted at Riverhead Animal Shelter What do dogs and race cars have in common? Trees. At least, on Friday, they did. That’s when Jim and Barbara Cromarty, the longtime owners of Riverhead Raceway, were...
09.25.2012 News NY Bully Crew comes to Riverhead to save shelter dogs Preston, a 6-year-old pit bull who’s lived in a cage in the Riverhead Animal Shelter since June of 2010, is on his way to a new life, courtesy of...
08.24.2012 Columns Guest Spot: Joy and heartbreak, without any regret In the fall of 2010, I read an article in the Riverhead News-Review about the Town Board reconsidering the town’s animal shelter euthanasia policy. In the article, Supervisor Sean...
08.23.2012 Letters Letters: Iron Pier handicap ramp needs to be repaired JAMESPORT It’s about respect The Iron Pier handicap ramp to the beach is covered with sand up to the handrails and has been this way all season. After a...
09.27.2011 News Riverhead woman on a quest to raise cash for new dog shelter Denise Lucas is on a one-woman campaign to bring a new animal shelter to Riverhead Town. A longtime Riverhead resident and life-long dog lover, Ms. Lucas has already raised...
04.25.2011 News Activists call on DA Spota to probe dog shelter operation A cadre of animal lovers and civic activists is turning up the heat on Riverhead Town officials who have been dealing with mounting pressure to expel head animal control...