02.05.2020 Education Riverhead Schools: More than 60 students caught vaping by new detectors It’s a scenario unfolding at high schools across America: A student heads to the bathroom with a vaping device hidden in a pocket. Unlike traditional cigarettes, the cloud of...
10.04.2019 Business New York’s vaping crackdown hits local businesses Allan Patel of Kings Park owns 12 small businesses on Long Island — and five of them are smoke shops. With a statewide ban on flavored electronic cigarettes and...
08.24.2019 Editorials Editorial: An uphill battle against vaping Vaping remains a relatively new phenomenon, perceived by some as a safer alternative to cigarettes. Health officials continue to face an uphill battle to combat those ideas, specifically among...
08.16.2019 Health Risks associated with vaping prompts statewide health advisory Health care providers across New York are being advised to remain alert for potential cases of pulmonary disease in people using vaping products.
04.20.2019 Riverhead School District Riverhead CAP students push to eliminate teen vaping A group of Riverhead students who have pledged to live substance-free are making strides against teen vaping — by involving local officials.
03.06.2019 Riverhead School District Workshop focuses on dangers of e-cigarette use among students Roughly 40 percent of Riverhead Middle School students believe vaping is not harmful to their health, according to data collected last year by the Riverhead Youth Coalition, a group...