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Rare songbird draws ‘bird paparazzi’ to Flanders home
For several days now, hordes of birders have been flocking to a house on Royal Avenue in Flanders for an extremely rare sighting of a lazuli bunting, a tiny West Coast songbird with a cone-shaped beak...
View ArticlePolice search in Manorville potentially connected to Gilgo Beach murders
Several officers of the Suffolk County and New York Police departments are currently searching a heavily wooded area in Manorville. It is undetermined how long the search will last, but a Riverhead...
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Marathoner of Team Eva donates to Warrior Ranch, visits ‘points of honor’
On a gray, bitter cold, rainy Thursday — ideal conditions for a movie marathon perhaps — Eva Casale and a handful of runners on Team Eva ran a full 26.2-mile marathon to honor the nation’s veterans....
View ArticleRiverhead and SWR high school sports roundup: April 25, 2024
Baseball April 19: Riverhead 6, Central Islip 5 Trailing by one heading into the bottom of the seventh inning, Riverhead found a way to get its third win of the season. Jason Davis led off the inning...
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Boys tennis: Riverhead outmatched by Tuckers
Some doubles partners take a while to find their rhythm. Then there’s the Mattituck High School duo of seniors Mike Finnegan and Phoenix Samolewski, who get along quite nicely, thank you. The partners...
View ArticleBID ‘Alive on 25’ fireworks, laser show this summer
The Riverhead Business Improvement District (BID) will have just two major “Alive on 25” events this summer, according to executive director Kristy Verity. One of them will be the popular fireworks...
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Colorful new pub on tap at Indian Island golf course
A bunch of self-proclaimed “idiots” are set to breathe new life into Kenny’s on the Green, the popular tap room and restaurant that served as the “19th hole” at county-owned Indian Island golf course...
View ArticleBusinesswomen honored at Pink Pearl Gala in Riverhead
The North Fork Breast Health Coalition’s sold-out 26th annual Pink Pearl Gala honored three local businesswomen for their commitment to serving and supporting those dealing with breast cancer on the...
View ArticleState DOT invests in Riverhead road improvements
Road improvements to both Southold and Riverhead towns are in the works as part of a $27-million transportation investment from the Department of Transportation in Suffolk and Nassau counties,...
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Boys lacrosse: Blue Waves on pace for best record in lax program history
Before the season started, Riverhead head coach Vic Guadagnino circled a few games on the schedule that he felt the Blue Waves needed to win to end up in playoff contention for the first time since...
View ArticleRomaine adds another $5M to open space fund
Suffolk County added $15 million to its capital fund last Wednesday to allow for the acquisition of more open space and farmland development rights. That number is up from $10 million last year....
View ArticleLate August target for Riverhead master plan
Riverhead Town’s master plan update could be finished before the end of August, according to Sara Yackel, an environmental engineer with BFJ Planning, the firm hired by the town to complete the...
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Blue Waves girls golfers gear up for county qualifier
With the loss against Sachem last Thursday at Cherry Creek Links, Riverhead’s girls golf team just barely missed the playoffs, finishing in third place in League IV with an 8-4 record. But that...
View ArticleNavy postpones Grumman cleanup meeting
The U.S. Navy has postponed a meeting with the Restoration Advisory Board that was scheduled for Tuesday night. The RAB is comprised of citizens overseeing the Navy’s cleanup of the former Grumman...
View ArticleHolocaust Remembrance Day event underscores the power of words at Riverhead...
At a solemn Holocaust Remembrance Day event there were no pictures, no posters, no charts. There were no visuals at all — just words. On International Holocaust Remembrance Day, one by one, members of...
View ArticleBlue Waves girls lacrosse team ‘sticks it’ to cancer
Riverhead High School senior Sherlynn Canel, a varsity lacrosse athlete, has watched and played hundreds lacrosse games over the years, but the May 3 match almost brought her to tears — with good...
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Riverhead Rotary Garden Festival is in full bloom
Talk about flower power — The Riverhead Rotary’s 28th annual Garden Festival is bursting with a rainbow of colors this week at Tanger Mall, but time is running out to get in on the floral frenzy —...
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Boys lacrosse: Blue Waves advance with come-from-behind playoff win over Commack
Staring at a 3-0 deficit in the opening minutes of the first round of the Suffolk County Class A playoffs against Commack Saturday, the odds were instantly stacked against Riverhead. No. 11 seed...
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Last of the East End’s cobblers planning to close
Earlier this year, Fred Ruvolo said he didn’t want too many people to know that he would be closing the Village Cobbler Shoppe on Griffing Avenue on June 29. He feared there would be a last minute...
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Blue Waves and Wildcats gear up for playoffs
With the spring high school regular season wrapped up, here’s a look at the Shoreham-Wading River and Riverhead squads that made the playoffs this year. RIVERHEAD SOFTBALL (18-0 League I) Back in...
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