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The school district censored this comment during a Nov. 14 board meeting. Was it yours?
“News is what somebody somewhere wants to suppress, all the rest is advertising.”. Props to British journalist and newspaper publisher Alfred Harmsworth, Lord Northcliffe, who made this astute observation more than a century ago. It is as true today as it was then. Reporters encounter this phenomenon on a daily...
‘It’s like a dream come true’: New restaurant on East Main Street opens for business
In 2017, Raúl de Jesús Dorado and Xiomara Guevara struck up a romance while working together at the De Jesus Deli Taqueria in Roanoke Plaza. Now married, the Riverhead couple has opened their first restaurant together as husband and wife. That restaurant, Casa Dorado Deli Taqueria, opened over the weekend on East Main Street in Riverhead.
Small plane makes emergency landing on Long Island beach: Officials
A small airplane was forced to make an emergency landing on a Long Island beach after the pilot reported engine failure, according to officials. The Federal Aviation Administration said that a single-engine aircraft landed on Cedar Beach in the hamlet of Mount Sinai around 7:30 p.m. The Cesna 152 plane's engine lost power mid-flight, according to the Suffolk County Police Department, leaving the 60-year-old pilot to make the emergency landing on the beach.
Bellport Man Sentenced to 125 Years to Life in Prison After Convicted of Multiple Rapes and Burglaries
Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney today announced that Eric Freeman, 48, of Bellport, was sentenced to 125 years to life in prison after a jury found him guilty of numerous counts of burglary, rape, and other related charges, for burglarizing four homes, raping a teen who was in one of the homes, and then attempting to rape a woman at another home.
Riverhead Police blotter: April 28, 2024
A total of 79 incidents were reported by Riverhead Town Police on April 28, 2024. Among them:. 12:13 a.m. Motor Vehicle Stop, Griffing Avenue & West Main Street, Riverhead. A person was arrested on a driving while intoxicated charge. 2:10 p.m. Town Code Violation, 20th Street, Wading River. A summons...
Dozens of protestors for Palestine arrested at Stony Brook University
Late Wednesday evening, protestors who had been stationed outside of Stony Brook University's Staller Center were warned that arrest would be imminent if they did not clear the space by 11 p.m. Just after midnight, approximately a dozen demonstrators remained, with approximately 100 people watching the police approach. Authorities warned...
4 people charged after N.Y. couple’s dismembered remains were found in multiple parks
SUFFOLK COUNTY, N.Y. (TCD) -- Four people have been formally indicted for their alleged roles in the fatal stabbing and dismemberment of a couple in February. The Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office announced April 29 that Jeffrey Mackey, Alexis Nieves, Steven Brown, and Amanda Wallace were charged with multiple crimes, including hindering prosecution, tampering with physical evidence, and concealment of a human corpse.
Brand-new ferry gets christened in Florida before heading to Port Jeff
A brand-new, 302-foot auto and passenger ferry is all ready for the Bridgeport & Port Jefferson Steamboat Company. The shipbuilders, Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc., out of the Gulf Coast will be host a christening and launch ceremony this Friday Panama City, Fla. This will mark the fourth ship in the...
Why more drunk drivers on Riverhead roads? More places that serve alcohol in town
First off, thank you for your dedicated coverage of our township. You have the pulsebeat of our community at your fingertips consistently. I was amazed at your article regarding the increased levels of drunk driving arrests where no one, including our police chief, judges, police officers seem to have any idea why the levels of intoxication have risen dramatically.
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