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The Work We Do: Katerina Grinko
I’m Katerina Grinko. I’m an associate attorney at Twomey, Latham, Shea, Kelley, Dubin & Quartararo. Our law firm is in Riverhead, New York, and I’ve actually been an attorney for one year and...
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Boys Lacrosse: Timeout! Mother Nature
Riverhead had blown a pair of two-goal leads and saw Bay Shore seize momentum, as well as a 7-5 lead. It was a great time for a timeout, except that this timeout didn’t come from the Riverhead...
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Boys Lacrosse: Riverhead enjoys its first ever playoff win
Riverhead had waited 16 years for this moment, so what was another day? Good things are worth waiting for, but Riverhead had waited long enough. Now the waiting is finally over. A Suffolk County Class...
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Parishioners fear for safety at Methodist Church
Members of the Riverhead United Methodist Church on East Main Street are appealing for help from Riverhead Town to stop damage they say is being done to the church from the pile-driving work underway...
View ArticleBoys Lacrosse: Blue Waves fight, but fall
As the Riverhead High School boys lacrosse team walked off of Robert W. Pratt Field, its supporters — about three dozen fans who made the trip — gave the Blue Waves a rousing reception. And for good...
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Girls Lacrosse: Riverhead bags first quarterfinal win
The Riverhead Blue Waves weren’t singing in the rain, but there might have been some dancing going on. Certainly, there was plenty of smiling and laughing on the Riverhead side as its girls lacrosse...
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Column: Shining a spotlight on local theater across the East End
The 19th-century Vail-Leavitt Music Hall in Riverhead was buzzing as Sophia Burke fielded one question after another. A bobby pin had just fallen from a girl’s hair. A boy inquired about a name tag....
View ArticleGirls Track and Field: SWR’s Lee first in 3,000
Shoreham-Wading River senior Katherine Lee raced to the Division III 3,000-meter title in the Division Championships Monday at Connetquot High School. Lee won in 10 minutes, 13.55 seconds. Her nearest...
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Girls Lacrosse: Riverhead’s best season ends against unbeaten Northport
They just couldn’t hold the Tigers. Then again, no other Suffolk County girls lacrosse team has been able to do that. Riverhead put up a valiant effort, but even the Blue Waves’ best wasn’t good...
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Nine Riverhead athletes sign National Letters of Intent
Nine Riverhead athletes recently celebrated their college commitments during a ceremony at the high school. The students, pictured above, will all continue playing their sports, ranging from lacrosse...
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North Fork Cheer teams earn regional, national titles
Four competitive cheerleading teams who train at North Fork Cheer in Cutchogue ended their season earlier this month by competing at the Cheer Power Battle of the States competition in Hersey, Penn....
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New traffic signal at Route 58 hotels planned
The west end of Route 58 will likely get a new traffic signal soon. The developer of the Hilton Garden Inn and the recently opened Marriott Residence Inn has proposed a new traffic signal at the...
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Track and Field: Lee doubles in division meet, Riverhead sophomore places
Shoreham-Wading River senior Katherine Lee completed a double in the girls track and field division championships. Lee finished first in the 1,500 meters on the second and final day of the meet last...
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More than 900 looking for affordable rentals apply to live at Peconic Crossing
Frances Twyman is a great-grandmother from Riverhead. She lives in emergency housing and more than 80 percent of her income goes to rent. If selected to live in one of the new affordable apartments...
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Track and Field: Lee collapses after 3,000 triumph
By her own admission, Katherine Lee is not her usual self. What’s wrong? That’s a good question. Lee spent four days in a hospital in early May. The Shoreham-Wading River High School track and field...
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Girls Track and Field: Lee caps double triumph
Unlike the day before, Katherine Lee didn’t need to be carried off the track Saturday. One could call that progress. “That was a success,” she said. Along with that progress came the completion of a...
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Riverhead IDA meetings will now be televised
Riverhead Industrial Development Agency meetings will now be televised. The meetings will be shown live on channel 22 on Cablevision, and also on the Riverhead Town web site, where they can be viewed...
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Out of the silence emerges a talented sprinter: Riverhead’s Nick Mammina
As he begins to sprint, the world falls silent. The crowd noise shuts off as if hitting a mute button. He hears no footsteps of the sprinters next to him, no instructions shouted by coaches. Just...
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Art in the Park organizers share details of August event
Organizers of Art in the Park shared with the Riverhead Town Board Thursday more details about the art pieces that will light up Grangebel Park in August. Fitting the theme “Reflections,” artwork that...
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Mercy through the years — Alums look back on their time at Riverhead’s...
In 1956 the Superior General of the Sisters of Mercy in Brooklyn sent five nuns to Riverhead with the goal of starting a new Catholic high school. Mercy High School first opened that year in a...
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