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Guest Column: Forging lifetime bonds through Riverhead Rotary
Each year, Rotary International selects students to study and live in countries all over the globe. The Riverhead Rotary Club has participated in the program for more than 40 years and some of...
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PBMC team performs 67 surgeries during trip to El Salvador
Volunteers from Peconic Bay Medical Center struggled to say where they were bound as they reached passport control at the airport in San Salvador. “It starts with a … J? Ju … Ju … Jucuapa?” The group...
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Real Estate: Four North Fork homes netted over $3 million in 2016
Despite an overall drop across the East End in single-family home prices, properties in Riverhead, Southold and Shelter Island towns sold for more in 2016. At the same time, unit sales for last year...
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Column: Celebrating a 100th birthday, if only for a few hours
The call came in the early hours of Jan. 22. At home in Southold, Dorothy Ann Jester struggled to comprehend the news. A day meant for celebration had suddenly become a day of mourning. A parent’s...
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What happens to unidentified remains after case goes cold?
In February 2012, a Manorville man walking his dog in a wooded area near his house made a startling discovery: a human skull and other skeletal remains. Five years later, all forensic analysts have...
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Winter Track: In a surprise, 4 SWR girls bring team 14th title
Though based on times and distances, track and field isn’t an exact science. So, trying to predict team scoring can be a risky venture. Things don’t always pan out as projected. The Shoreham-Wading...
View ArticleVideo: East End residents demand Zeldin host town hall meeting
A group of East End residents are expected to march to Congressman Lee Zeldin’s office in Riverhead Tuesday in an effort to demand he host a town hall meeting. In an email to members of the media, the...
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Weather forecast: Near-record warmth Wednesday, snowstorm Thursday
Get ready for a wild week of weather. According to the National Weather Service, record or near-record warmth is coming to the East End Wednesday, with temperatures nearing 60 degrees. But that...
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Irwin Garsten, longtime Riverhead car dealer, dies at 86
Longtime Riverhead car dealer Irwin Garsten died Tuesday in Florida. He was 86. Mr. Garsten of Shoreham opened Garsten Motors in 1959, which became Apple Honda in 1996. He won Time Magazine’s Quality...
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Girls Basketball: Blue Waves give Spinella a winning send-off
Emotions are a funny thing. One never quite knows for sure how he will handle his feelings in an emotional moment. They are unpredictable. For much of the way, Dave Spinella controlled his emotions...
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Cops: Woman stole Timberland boots in Riverhead; reward offered
Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Riverhead Town police are seeking the public’s help to identify a woman who stole merchandise from Famous Footwear at Tanger Outlets in Riverhead, according to a...
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Partnership aims to build immigrant women’s self-esteem, leadership
Paola Zuniga-Tellez had already spent more than half her life in America by the time she moved from Brooklyn to the East End, resettling in Flanders with her husband, Jose. A native of Mexico, she had...
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Wrestling: Riverhead’s Matyka loses in county final
Mark Matyka has had quite a high school wrestling season. The Riverhead junior achieved a lot, just not what he really wanted. Matyka came close, though, reaching the 99-pound Division I final in the...
View ArticleRiverhead High School second-quarter honor roll
Congratulations to the following students. First Name Last Name Honor Roll(s) Grade Laura Allen High Honor Roll 9 Emily Amodei High Honor Roll 9 Patrick Andes High Honor Roll 9 Michael Andes High Honor...
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Winter Track: Injured Lee watches, SWR’s Hays triumphs in 1,500
Now this wasn’t exactly a sight the Shoreham-Wading River High School girls winter track team had envisioned at the Section XI indoor state qualifier on Monday night. Instead of running the 3,000...
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Riverhead native appears in skit on ‘The Tonight Show’
Two weeks ago, Wade Karlin received a phone call out of the blue from a representative of “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.” This past summer, the Riverhead native had given his résumé and...
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Boys Winter Track: Cunha breaks wall, qualifies for state meet
Track and field coaches often urge runners to “hit the wall,” push themselves to the limit. It’s a lot easier said than done. All one had to do was watch Eric Cunha will himself to the finish line and...
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Winter Track: Gevinski sixth in pole vault at state qualifier
Pole vaulters are a different breed — in more ways than one. For one thing, there aren’t many other sporting activities in which opponents actually cheer each other on. Pole vaulters share a sort of...
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‘Day without immigrants’ prompts march, local boycotts
Concepcion Choy of Riverhead is an immigrant from Guatemala who has lived in the United States for 12 years. (Credit: Kelly Zegers) A social media post early Thursday morning from Aldo’s Coffee in...
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Sports Desk: He’s one heck of a coach, and that’s no spin
One of the things about being around long enough is you get to see coaches come and go. You sure hate to see the good ones go, though, and Dave Spinella is one of the good ones. Not to make it sound...
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