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Planned Parenthood in Riverhead holds ribbon-cutting ceremony
Planned Parenthood Hudson Peconic Riverhead Health Center held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Friday morning to celebrate the opening of its new location on East Main Street. PPHP opened two months ago,...
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Football: Centereach RB runs through Waves
As difficult as Saturday’s high school football game was for Riverhead, it was considerably harder for Alec Kiernan. And Kiernan played for Centereach, which breezed to victory. Despite playing with a...
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Field Hockey: Graziano brings Riverhead OT victory
A win is a win, as they say, but there is something about the thrill of a sudden-victory overtime triumph that may make it feel extra special for a high school field hockey team. Perhaps it’s the...
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Coffin Races set for Griffing Avenue; Farmers Market bites the dust
The annual Halloween Parade and the new “coffin races” will be among the highlights of the Riverhead Business Improvement District’s Halloween Festival this year. The BID management association has...
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Standing together as witnesses for undocumented immigrants
A handful of times this past summer, Carolyn Peabody traveled into New York City to attend the court appearances for a family friend’s son, who had been detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs...
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Football: Blue Waves go from beating victims to victors
No one likes to lose or get beaten badly, but it’s not the worst thing in the world. That was the message Riverhead High School football coach Leif Shay delivered to his players following their...
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Who’s ready for some roller derby at Stotzky Park?
If you drove past Stotzky Park last Thursday night, you might have thought a fight broke out during “roller disco” night. Or, maybe you thought a hockey game broke out, but without any sticks or...
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Spreading a message of hope at 19th annual Tanger 5K Walk
The North Fork Breast Health Coalition hosted its 19th annual Tanger 5K Walk Sunday morning. Under beautiful, clear skies, participants walked two laps around both Tanger 1 and Tanger 2. Breast cancer...
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Sidewalk planned for School Street in Riverhead
Riverhead Town plans to construct a sidewalk on School Street between Riverhead school district’s high school and middle school. The town and school district secured $475,000 in federal funding in...
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Football Notebook: It’s thumb’s down for injured Gilliam
Jharvis Gilliam’s season is over. Gilliam, a first-string junior cornerback for the Riverhead High School football team who also plays running back, injured his thumb in practice last week. That not...
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Cops: Reward offered for information leading to arrest
Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Riverhead Town police are seeking the public’s help to locate a man who allegedly stole from Lowe’s in Riverhead. The theft occurred on July 4 at approximately 5:30...
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Boys Golf: Out-of-box recruiting has Riverhead swinging
Figuring that one stick couldn’t be all that much more different than another, Steve Failla altered his recruiting strategy. In the past, the Riverhead High School boys golf coach had modest success...
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STAT Health opens on Route 58 in Riverhead
The addition of the STAT Health urgent care facility on Route 58 in Riverhead continues the trend of medical centers opening in Riverhead. “Riverhead is absolutely becoming the medical hub of the East...
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Impact Boxing comes to downtown Riverhead
Philip Gallanti was walking through downtown Riverhead with his two boys during a recent Alive on 25 when they stumbled upon something that caught their attention. Maximus Health & Fitness on East...
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Riverhead School District students donate to hurricane victims
People of all ages are coming to the aid of those affected by the recent hurricanes that devastated areas in Texas, Florida, Puerto Rico and the Caribbean. In the Riverhead School District, student at...
View ArticleBoard split on funding Woodson’s lawsuit against Riverhead Town
In a split vote, the Riverhead Town Board rejected a resolution to pay for a law firm to represent Highway Superintendent George “Gio” Woodson, who has threatened to sue the town for requiring his...
View ArticleFRNCA questions Riverhead IDA tax abatements
Members of the Flanders, Riverside and Northampton Community Association raised concerns Monday about tax abatements issued by Riverhead Town’s Industrial Development Agency for businesses in the...
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Could scoot train finally become reality on North Fork?
Riverhead Town officials are hoping to get grant money to fund two major projects. One is the so-called scoot train, which would run between the Riverhead and Greenport train stations while...
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Save Main Road founder seeks to develop West Main Street
When Larry Simms of South Jamesport stands at the podium during a town meeting, he’s usually speaking against whatever application is being proposed. “I have occasionally been there in support of...
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Football: Riverhead’s comeback against Newfield falls short
The standings showed Newfield as winless, a team still searching for its first win at the season’s halfway mark. The Riverhead Blue Waves knew they weren’t getting a typical 0-4 team Saturday at Coach...
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