01.01.2015 Roundups No. 1 Story of the Year: Community mourns beloved football player No story had an impact on our community this year like the death of Tom Cutinella.
12.31.2014 Roundups No. 2 Story of the Year: Riverhead’s budget saga The budget process for Riverhead Town’s 2015 spending plan started off the same way it has for the past several years: with a so-called “structural deficit.”
12.30.2014 Roundups No. 3 Story of the Year: Fatalities on area roadways Several people were killed while traveling on area roadways this year, prompting officials to repair potholes and a family to install a billboard on Flanders Road urging drivers to...
12.29.2014 Roundups No. 4 Story of the Year: Skydiver killed, instructor critically injured A New York City corrections officer was killed a day before his birthday and another man was critically injured in a July 30 skydiving accident at Skydive Long Island...
12.28.2014 Roundups No. 5 Story of the Year: Tide starts to turn in Riverside In late 2013, the Southampton Town Board hired a private firm as master developer to take the lead in revitalizing the downtrodden hamlet of Riverside.
12.27.2014 Roundups No. 6 Story of the Year: Series of attacks near downtown A rash of more than a dozen assaults and robberies erupted near downtown Riverhead this year, beginning in January and lasting into the fall.
12.26.2014 Roundups No. 7 Story of the Year: Highest-paid L.I. school employee The state’s highest-paid public school employee outside New York City last fiscal year was longtime Riverhead School District administrator Joe Ogeka — a recently retired assistant superintendent who was...
12.25.2014 Roundups No. 8 Story of the Year: After 12 years, Bishop is bounced It was the year of the Republicans in Congressional midterms and other elections across the U.S.