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Town kills proposed moratorium on medical marijuana dispensaries
A proposed moratorium on medical marijuana dispensaries in Riverhead is all but dead now that four Town Board members announced Thursday they’re against the plan. Their decision came at the end of a...
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Playoff brackets released for soccer, field hockey
The Riverhead field hockey team made it back-to-back playoff appearances after finishing the regular season with an 8-6 record in Division II. The Blue Waves will open the postseason Saturday on the...
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Football: Bellport-Riverhead rivalry has added meaning for Reid
Even in what can be considered an off year for both high school football teams, the Bellport-Riverhead rivalry is intense. When Bellport red meets Riverhead blue, there is going to be intensity and...
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Field Hockey: Blue Waves drop playoff opener at Eastport
Not a bad opening act. Three years ago, a field hockey program at Eastport-South Manor began with a junior high team. The next two years the program expanded with a junior varsity, all leading into...
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5 ‘don’t miss’ events at Riverhead’s Edgar Allan Poe festival
Things are about to get spooky once again in downtown Riverhead for the second annual Edgar Allan Poe Festival. Plans for the festival are now in full swing, with volunteers, dancers and storytellers...
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Boys Cross Country: Riverhead senior takes second in division meet
The Section XI Division Championships are about serious competition on a serious cross-country course. When the best runners in Suffolk County gathered on Tuesday for the big meet at Sunken Meadow...
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Football: On eve of playoffs, Riverhead steamrolls past Smithtown East
Riverhead quarterback Tristan Falisi dropped back from under center and tossed the ball to his right to Sharron Trent. Down the right sideline, Ryun Moore took off, his legs churning toward the end...
View ArticleFootball: Times set for upcoming playoff games
Top-seeded and undefeated Shoreham-Wading River will host No. 8 Bishop McGann-Mercy (4-4) in the first round of the Division IV playoffs at 1 p.m. Saturday. The game will be played at Miller Place High...
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New landlord: Riverhead’s Planned Parenthood must move
Riverhead’s Planned Parenthood will have to find a new location by next fall because its new landlord does not intend to renew the lease when it expires in September 2016. Although Planned Parenthood...
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Riverhead physician assistant to be released on bond
Riverhead physician assistant Michael Troyan is expected to be released on bond today after his father, Peter, agreed to put up his Riverhead home worth $1 million as equity. Mr. Troyan, who...
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Football: West Islip hangs on late to beat Riverhead in playoff opener
The memory of past playoff heartaches began to creep into the mind of West Islip coach Steve Mileti. Two years ago it was a four-point loss at home against Newfield, a game the Lions led late in the...
View ArticleNew Riverhead High School courses proposed for 2016-17
Riverhead High School may offer several new classes starting in the 2016-17 year, including robotics, digital filmmaking and additional AP courses. During the school board’s meeting Tuesday night, high...
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Photos: Riverhead honors service members on Veterans Day
The Riverhead Veterans Committee hosted a ceremony at the World War Memorial on Main Street in Riverhead Wednesday morning. Veterans, Boy and Girl Scouts, and local dignitaries were in attendance for...
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Years later, town still seeking solution to Manorville ambulance needs
More than three years after concerned residents asked officials to change to the districts of the Manorville and Riverhead ambulance companies, they are still waiting for a solution. The Riverhead...
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Timothy Hill Children’s Ranch celebrates 35th anniversary
“We’re trying to do what we can, our little part, one kid at a time.” That’s the attitude Jerry Hill, founder of the Timothy Hill Children’s Ranch, reiterated during an open house Saturday...
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Suffolk Theater wins design award from architectural organization
Two-and-a-half years after it reopened its doors in downtown Riverhead, the Suffolk Theater was honored by the Peconic chapter of the American Institute of Architects for its design. The theater and...
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Loose leaf pickup beginning Nov. 30
Sick of all those leaves cluttering up your property? Worry not: relief is around the corner. Starting on Nov. 30, the Riverhead Highway Department will begin picking up piles of loose leaves from...
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Downtown Riverhead’s 3-hour parking limit may expand
The three-hour parking limit on about 60 spaces in the riverfront parking lot between Pera Bell Food Bar and Dark Horse Restaurant would no longer be in effect from just 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. under a...
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Gala Fresh Farms planned for vacant King Kullen store in Riverhead
The former King Kullen store on Route 58 could be re-occupied by Christmas, according to the operator of the store that will be taking its place. Luis Correa of Aurora Group has signed a 30-year lease...
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Ringing the victory bell for a beloved volunteer football coach
On Saturday morning, family and friends will say goodbye to longtime volunteer Riverhead football coach Paul DeCabia during a funeral mass at St. John the Evangelist R.C. Church in Riverhead. Soon...
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