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After 60 years, Ninow’s Music Store is closing its doors
Ninow’s owner Ralph Vail sits amongst boxed up music books in his downtown Riverhead store Tuesday. (Credit: Cyndi Murray) Ninow’s Music Store in Riverhead was mostly empty Tuesday. Sheaves of sheet...
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Riverhead News: Officers elected for Ladies Auxiliary of Riverhead F.D.
Colleen and Jim Marron are getting ready for the competition in Albany on May 2 with the L.I. Sound Chorus, a chapter of the Sweet Adelines International. The group held a retreat in January at St....
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Has the Riverhead IDA ever denied an application?
Peconic Bay Medical Center representatives meeting with Riverhead IDA officials in March. (Credit: Tim Gannon) If you’ve followed the Riverhead Industrial Development Agency over the years, you may...
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Boys Track and Field: Robinson taking fast track to Merrimack
Riverhead sprinter Jacob Robinson, seated next to family friend Patrick Harris, signed to accept a scholarship from Merrimack College (Mass.). Standing, from left, are Riverhead assistant coach Will...
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Baseball: Riverhead rallies back twice to beat West Islip
Riverhead second baseman Cody Dilworth delivered the game-winning hit Friday for Riverhead against West Islip. (Credit: Bill Landon) BLUE WAVES 5, LIONS 4 The cold, snowy start to the spring season...
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What do people love so much about Moustache Brewing?
Frank Wells and Candi Bregartner, Coram: ‘We love delicious beer … and Matt and Lauri’ On the warmest day of 2015 so far, Polonaise Park was packed as Moustache Brewing Co. celebrated its first...
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Riverhead resident calls curbside hole a safety hazard
The large hole at the corner of Court Street and Osborn Avenue. (Credit: Barbaraellen Koch) If you have been down Osborn Avenue and Court Street in recent months you may have noticed a large pothole....
View ArticleSoftball: Riverhead’s win streak comes to an end
As the dark clouds crept closer and light rain began to fall, the brand new scoreboard adjacent the left field line at Riverhead’s softball field turned off. By that point, in the fourth inning, the...
View ArticleBoys Lacrosse: Blue Waves see both halves of a half-full cup
THUNDERBIRDS 13, BLUE WAVES 6 For a little more than half the game, the Riverhead High School boys lacrosse team learned how far it has come this season. For the rest of the game, the Blue Waves were...
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Baseball: League-leading Hills West rallies late to defeat Riverhead
Riverhead pitcher John Wendt threw six innings against Half Hollow Hills West Tuesday, giving up five runs. (Credit: Robert O’Rourk) COLTS 8, BLUE WAVES 6 As the ball skipped over the glove of Half...
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Perfect game believed to be first-ever at Polish Hall
Pete Victoria has been bowling at Riverhead’s Polish Hall for the past decade. It is believed that on Monday night he bowled the first-ever perfect 300 game at the historic basement lanes. (Credit:...
View ArticleFeatured Letter: Why vote against community center?
To the editor: I would like to begin by saying that I love Riverhead. I’ve been a resident for 45 years and witnessed the town go through many ups and downs. When I was in junior high school, I...
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Riverhead News: Meet the Breed program wows students at library
Congratulations to Sharon (Bilunas) and Mark Wilinski on the March 6 birth of their son Austin Ryan, weighing 7 pounds 5 ounces. Big brother Adam is very excited to have a baby brother. Grandparents...
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Where should new breweries be located in Riverhead?
A brewery might not be possible in the former Second Street firehouse based on a proposal that microbreweries would need to be 1,000 feet from residential homes. (Credit: Barbaraellen Koch file)...
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New home builds in Riverhead are up, unemployment is down
Carpenter Ruben Gonzales (left) of Hampton Bays works with carpenter assistant Henry Farec of Southampton on a house under construction on Sound Shore Road in Northville Monday afternoon. The house is...
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Girls Lacrosse: Riverhead falls 14-7 to Half Hollow Hills
Riverhead junior Courtney Troyan fires a shot toward the cage Thursday. (Credit: Robert O’Rourk) THUNDERCOLTS 14, BLUE WAVES 7 The Half Hollow Hills girls lacrosse team is made up of players from both...
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Why politicians voted against holding more meetings in Riverhead
The red districts voted against holding more meetings further east, while the green areas voted for it. (Credit: Paul Squire, Suffolk County district map) The Suffolk County legislators’ reasons for...
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Riverhead biz owners have questions for immigration attorney
Attorney Christopher Worth, of The Law Office of Christopher Worth in Riverhead, addressed the Chamber of Commerce Thursday. (Credit: Cyndi Murray) Though President Obama’s executive actions on...
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Assisted living group giving it another try in Riverhead
The Concordia project had originally been planned for this Mill Road property. (Credit: Barbaraellen Koch, file) The people behind Concordia Senior Communities have not given up on developing an...
View ArticleVideo: Crossfit takes center stage at The Suffolk Theater
Ever try a push-up while upside down and vertical? If not, welcome to the world of crossfit. Some of the top crossfit athletes from across Suffolk County descended on the Suffolk Theater Thursday for...
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