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08.28.2025 Education

SWR High School gym fire shifts athletics, phys ed activities

An Aug. 16 fire at Shoreham-Wading River High School that damaged the main gym ceiling and floor will require some athletics and physical education classes to relocate until repairs...

08.08.2025 News

Raging fire destroys a Calverton home on Middle Road

The Riverhead Fire Department and other area first responders battled a structure fire at 1535 Middle Road in Calverton in the early hours of Friday morning. When firefighters arrived,...

04.07.2025 News

Riverhead heroes honored for life-saving team effort

Riverhead Town honored a good Samaritan and several local first responders — including Councilman Kenneth Rothwell’s son — for swiftly aiding an individual who suffered a cardiac event while...

01.31.2025 News

Area fire departments report record call numbers in 2024

Several fire departments across the North Fork reported record call numbers in 2024 and saw an uptick in fire response and rescue incidents compared to past years. While the...

12.05.2024 Featured Story

Zoning exemption approved for communications tower

Despite some vocal disapproval from the audience, the Riverhead Town Board unanimously voted in favor of a zoning exemption to allow the Wading River Fire Department to build a...

11.20.2024 Featured Story

Wading River Fire Department seeks approval for communications tower

Facing ongoing communication challenges and a growing threat to the safety of first responders, the Wading River Fire Department is looking to build a communication tower at its headquarters...

06.04.2023 Featured Story

Wading River woman pleads guilty to impersonating an NYPD officer

A Wading River woman and ex-volunteer firefighter pleaded guilty on Thursday to falsely posing as an NYPD officer during her work with the Wading River Fire Department. Mary Ortega,...

01.26.2023 Police

DA: Wading River woman indicted for impersonating NYPD officer

A Wading River woman and ex-volunteer firefighter was arrested for allegedly posing as an NYPD officer while responding to a call, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office announced Wednesday....

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