Hollywood Allstars ‘supergroup’ coming to The Suffolk Friday
The COVID-19 pandemic forced performers off stages across the globe. Many of them, including Steve Gaspár, took that time to forge ahead with new projects. Seated at the piano in his Connecticut home,...
View ArticleLittle League season opens with field dedication
Jeremy Savio remembers going to Yankee Stadium as a kid and looking at the names in Monument Park. “I was always dreaming that my name would be up among those names someday,” he said. “Unfortunately,...
View ArticleMain Street apartment proposal seeks tax breaks
The developer behind a proposal to construct 45 market-rate apartments at the former downtown site of the West Marine building on East Main St. is asking the Riverhead Industrial Development Agency...
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New Café Victoria at Tanger Outlets celebrates Latin American coffee culture
Tanger Outlets may not be the first place that comes to mind when deciding on the perfect spot for a local coffee shop. But for Alexander Escobar and his partner and girlfriend Monserrat Ruiz, it’s...
View ArticleRiverhead Raceway: bird’s eye view of opening night
Last weekend, Riverhead Raceway’s 2023 summer season got underway. Here’s a glimpse of some of the action on opening night. See below for Saturday night’s full race results. Opening Day results:...
View ArticleRiverhead’s Blue Masques net 13 Teeny nominations
Riverhead High School’s Blue Masques theater group earned 13 nominations for its two productions this year, “The Prom,” and “Little Shop of Horrors.” The Teeny Awards program was founded by East End...
View ArticleBoard of Education voters’ guide
On Tuesday, May 16, residents of two local school districts will vote on proposed school budgets and decide who will serve on their school boards. Four seats are available on the Riverhead Central...
View ArticleEditorial: Vote ‘yes’ on local school budgets Tuesday
This year, news about New York State’s financial aid to North Fork school districts has been a source of encouragement. The state budget for fiscal year 2023-24 includes $34 billion in general funds...
View ArticleRiley Avenue Elementary School staffers save choking kindergartener
When a choking 5-year-old is turning blue, the nurse’s office just down the hall can seem lightyears away. This was security guard Sarah Atkins’ adrenaline-fueled perspective last Tuesday morning as...
View ArticlePolls are open for today’s Board of Ed elections
Voters in the Riverhead and Shoreham Wading River school districts will weigh in on the proposed annual budgets and select candidates to serve on their local school boards Tuesday. Voting in Riverhead...
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East End’s homeless population faces daunting challenges
The affordable housing crisis has affected all of Long Island, but it has hit the East End’s homeless population especially hard, according to interviews with area advocacy groups, charities and...
View ArticlePolls are open for today’s Board of Ed elections
Voters in the Riverhead and Shoreham Wading River school districts will weigh in on the proposed annual budgets and select candidates to serve on their local school boards Tuesday. Voting in Riverhead...
View ArticleRiverhead declares state of emergency over fears of potential migrant influx
In a sign that the massive influx of migrants into New York City in recent months could spread to Long Island, Riverhead Supervisor Yvette Aguiar on Tuesday declared a state of emergency that...
View ArticleBlue Waves take playoff opener over Lindenhurst
Ninth-seeded Riverhead rose to the occasion and defeated No. 8 Lindenhurst 5-1 on Wednesday at Lindenhurst High School. The Blue Waves received another top of the line performance from sophomore Mya...
View ArticleTown to install more surveillance cameras in key areas
Riverhead Town is set to install more surveillance cameras in areas including downtown, the Peconic riverfront and other locations, according to Police Chief David Hegermiller, who addressed the issue...
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Blue Waves top North Babylon, advance to quarter finals
The Blue Waves are rolling on. Riverhead’s sophomore ace Mya Marelli did it again – this time in the biggest game of the season when her team needed her most. Marelli struck out 16 while allowing just...
View ArticleCounty leaders split on response to New York City’s migrant crisis
Republican legislators in Suffolk County said on Sunday that they intend to hire a lawyer to explore legal options to prevent migrants and asylum seekers being bussed daily to New York City from being...
View ArticleRiverhead extends controversial migrant ‘state of emergency’
Riverhead Supervisor Yvette Aguiar has extended a controversial executive order declaring a state of emergency in an effort to prevent Mayor Eric Adams of New York City— which has been inundated with...
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Remembering beloved Town Hall employee Verna Campbell
The beating heart of Riverhead Town Hall fell silent last week. Verna Campbell, one of the longest-serving and most colorful employees at Town Hall — who served seven supervisors across 37 years —...
View ArticleStotzky Park’s skate park renamed for Wes Ackley
Riverhead officially renamed the skateboarding facility in Stotzky Park the “Wesley Dean Ackley Skate Park” Sunday. Mr. Ackley, who died Jan. 24 following a six-year battle with cancer, was...
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