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WEB5 days ago — Riverhead Police Report: August 2024. by RiverheadLOCAL | Oct 1, 2024. Riverhead Town Police reported 208 criminal incidents, filed 117 criminal charges and made 106 arrests in July, according to a monthly crime report released by Police Chief Ed Frost in September. News.
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WEB2 days ago — Gang member pleads guilty in 2022 carjacking and robbery of Lyft driver in Wading River. by RiverheadLOCAL | Sep 30, 2024. A 19-year-old Mastic Beach man and street gang member involved in an armed robbery and carjacking of a Lyft driver in Wading River in April 2022 pleaded guilty today to multiple violent felony charges. Real Estate.
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WEBSep 22, 2024 — Music has a magical way of transporting us back in time: a tribute to good tribute bands. Memories to last forever: Three weeks hosting my 7-year-old grandson, just the two of us. Learning to appreciate — and understand — the power of silence. A wonderful, chaotic, rewarding, messy, noisy, crazy roller-coaster ride. That’s motherhood.
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WEBSep 23, 2024 — Riverhead Police seek help to find missing teen. by RiverheadLOCAL | Sep 17, 2024. Police said Jovanni Amaya Ariazza, 16, left the Timothy Hill Ranch located at 298 Middle Road, Riverhead at about 5 p.m. Monday. Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to call police at 631-727-4500. Breaking News.
Wading River man, 70, dies after being struck by a vehicle on …
WEBAug 31, 2024 — A 70-year-old Wading River man walking on Sound Avenue early this morning died at Peconic Bay Medical Center after being struck by a vehicle shortly after 6 a.m. this morning, Riverhead town Police said in a press release this afternoon.
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WEBAug 19, 2024 — Coastal flood advisory in effect Saturday for northeast Suffolk County. by RiverheadLOCAL | Sep 21, 2024. A coastal flood advisory is in effect for northeast Suffolk County from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. Minor flooding is expected in areas near the waterfront and shoreline, the National Weather Service said. Weather.
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WEBNew lab-confirmed COVID-19 cases in Suffolk — and statewide — continue to decline. The 7-day average of daily new cases in Suffolk fell from 5,661 on Jan. 7 to 5,217 on Jan. 11, a 7.9% drop. Suffolk’s one-day record for the number of new lab-confirmed cases since the pandemic began hit 6,992 on Jan. 7.
Nine arrested during stepped-up enforcement over Labor Day …
WEBSep 3, 2024 — Nine people were arrested by Riverhead Police over the holiday weekend during a statewide “Labor Day Weekend Stop DWI Enforcement” crackdown on impaired and reckless driving announced by Gov. Kathy Hochul on Friday.
Well-Spoken Writers Club seeks entries in short story contest
WEB2 days ago — Oct 5, 2024, 8:45 am. The Well-Spoken Writers Club, a group of writers from Riverhead and Southold, has announced it is sponsoring a short story contest with the theme, “autumn.”. Submit your story with no more than 1,200 words by October 31, 2024, to [email protected]. The winner will receive a $50 gift card to the locally owned ...
Opinion | In defense of the civics - RiverheadLOCAL
WEBSep 27, 2024 — In defense of the civics. The Town Hall meeting room was packed beyond capacity at the Sept. 4 meeting where the Town Board adopted the comp plan update over residents' objections. Laura Jens-Smith, president of the Greater Jamesport Civic Association, which organized a letter writing and petition …