Popular Calverton Tex-Mex eatery changes hands
After more than a decade of serving the community in Calverton and the North Fork, Luis Siguencia announced the closing of Golden Jalapeños on May 1. JR El Rodeo III now operates at 4486 Middle...
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East End Guild keeps basket weaving craft alive
Some do it for the artistry, some for the challenge and others to keep their hands busy. But it was apparent at a recent meeting of the Basket Weavers Guild of Eastern Long Island that all its members...
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Softball: Blue Waves cap historic season
Riverhead has been tried and tested all season long but they endured every opponent’s best effort and emerged undefeated with a flawless, historic 18-0 record. The last game of the season — a 6-5...
View ArticleSchool district voters guide: elections set for May 21
Voters will go to the polls Tuesday, May 21, in their respective school districts to either approve or reject proposed 2024-25 school-year budgets and choose candidates to fill open school board...
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New permanent sculpture shines in Grangebel Park
Due to cloud cover hiding the moon at times, it isn’t visible in the night sky. It will always shine in Grangebel Park in Riverhead though, thanks to an illuminated moon sculpture installed recently....
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Peconic Bay Medical Center opens Kanas Family Simulation Lab
Peconic Bay Medical Center unveiled a state-of-the-art simulation lab for training and staff professional development. The simulation lab was christened as the Kanas Family Simulation Lab in honor of...
View ArticleSchool budget and Board of Education election results
Voters in the Riverhead and Shoreham-Wading River school districts approved school budgets and selected school board members for the 2024-2025 school year on Tuesday night. Here are the results:...
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Volunteers pick up litter and build beds in Rotary Day of Service
With every click of a garbage picker and swing of a hammer, a determined but small army of Rotary volunteers plucked trash in Riverhead and built beds in Southold on Saturday, taking a literal...
View ArticleHigh School playoff round-up: Blue Waves softballers face tough road to...
RIVERHEAD SOFTBALL May 20: Sachem East 6, Riverhead 0 For the first time this season, Riverhead finished a game with a loss. In the winner’s bracket Class AAA semifinal, Sachem East prevailed behind a...
View ArticleFourth annual ‘Run for Briggs’ set for Sunday
This weekend will mark the fourth annual Run for Briggs 5K Run/Walk Race in Calverton, where participants can help local charities and also honor a local hero who gave his life for his country. The...
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Riverhead’s street painting festival turns 28 this Sunday
It’s been nearly three decades since some forward-thinking East End Arts staffers brought the popular Mosaic Street Painting Festival to Riverhead’s Main Street — and this Sunday’s Memorial Day...
View ArticleLocal police will soon be wearing state-funded body cameras
Police officers across the North Fork will soon be outfitted with body cameras to record traffic stops and other on-duty interactions thanks to a new statewide funding program. Earlier this month, New...
View ArticleMemorial Day parades and remembrances this weekend
Monday, May 27 marks Memorial Day 2024. Here are some of the big events and ceremonies honoring America’s fallen service members across the area. RIVERHEAD The Riverhead Memorial Day Parade kicks off...
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Blue Waves’ record-setting softball season ends with semifinal loss
Riverhead’s season ended in the Suffolk County Class AAA semifinal at Martha Avenue Park in Bellport against North Babylon by the score of 6-5 Thursday afternoon — but that doesn’t take away what this...
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Expanded emergency department set to open at Peconic Bay Medical Center
Peconic Bay Medical Center held a ribbon-cutting ceremony last Thursday to celebrate its newly expanded emergency department — the Poole Family Trauma and Emergency Center — which is expected to be up...
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Stepping out in style: Detective Edward Carey retires
Detective Edward Carey, a 22-year member of the Riverhead Police Department, was honored by fellow officers with a traditional “walk-out” ceremony Friday — his last day on the job. Mr. Carey gave...
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Seaside rescue caps ‘wild’ goose chase in Riverhead
A high-octane, cold water animal rescue mission unfolded Thursday morning at Riverhead’s Roanoke Beach, when two abandoned domestic geese were located and recovered by a local animal advocacy group....
View ArticleBeloved Riverhead principal takes new role in Mattituck
Patrick Burke spent the last two decades immersing himself in the Riverhead school district and community, starting as a social studies teacher and becoming a coach, advisor and finally the principal...
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Habitat For Humanity builds home for Vietnam veteran and his brother
Vietnam veteran David Stanley will have a home to call his own for the first time in his life, thanks to Habitat for Humanity of Long Island. Mr. Stanley donned a hard hat and a tool belt Monday...
View ArticleAlleged Gilgo Beach killer charged with two additional murders linked to...
Alleged Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex A. Heuermann was indicted Thursday morning on two counts of second degree murder for the killing of two women: the July 2003 death of Jessica Taylor, whose...
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