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Ronald McDonald House Charities NY Metro Holds Ceremonial Groundbreaking for New House at Stony Brook Children’s Hospital
Ronald McDonald House Charities NY Metro (RMHC NYM) held a ceremonial groundbreaking event for its new house, to be built on the Stony Brook Medicine campus yesterday, to provide a safe, secure, and comfortable environment for families of children who are receiving medical care at Stony Brook Children’s Hospital. Construction is set to begin later this year with completion scheduled for 2026.
Police seek East Northport porch pirate
Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police Second Squad detectives are seeking the public’s help to identify and locate the man who allegedly stole a package from the porch of an East Northport home. A man allegedly stole a package containing six iPhones, valued at approximately $6,000, from...
Town Board to ratify changes in management of municipal garage that began in March, and now eyes new DPW to take on the job
Oversight of the town’s municipal garage quietly shifted twice this year, without any discussion or authorizing resolutions by the Riverhead Town Board, and is now under the management of the assistant town engineer. The garage, which is responsible for the repair and maintenance of the town’s fleet of vehicles,...
Riverhead’s Alive on 25 returns this year with two events — and a laser light show
The Alive on 25 summer street festival will return this year with two events which will bring fireworks and, for the first time, a laser light show, to downtown Riverhead. The first event will be on July 5 and include fireworks starting at 9 p.m.. The second event is on Aug. 9 and includes a laser light show over the Peconic River and in the town square starting at 9 p.m.
‘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.
Elkin Acosta-Gutierrez Accused Of DWI In Bridgehampton
It happened on Wednesday, May 1 in Bridgehampton, according to the Southampton Town Police. At approximately midnight, authorities received a call reporting a car in the roadway of Montauk Highway with a driver seemingly sleeping in the front seat. Police arrived at the scene to find 27-year-old Elkin Acosta-Gutierrez of...
Navy to community advisory board: PFAS cleanup in Calverton off the agenda due to strict new federal limits on ‘forever chemicals’
PFAS cleanup at the former Navy plant in Calverton is off the agenda for now, according to the Navy’s project manager for the Calverton site. The Navy cannot discuss PFAS cleanup at an upcoming community meeting, currently scheduled for Tuesday, because the Navy is waiting for the Department of Defense “to issue policy” on how new federal drinking water standards will be incorporated into the cleanup program for the Calverton site, Navy Project Manager Addison Phoenix said in an email to members of the Calverton Restoration Advisory Board yesterday.
Real estate transfers: May 3, 2024
Transfers of real estate in the Town of Riverhead and selected hamlets in the Town of Southampton reported for RiverheadLOCAL by Suffolk Vision title service on May 3, 2024. Robert Connelly to Meggin Bednarczyk, 674 Main Road, $655,000, on Mar. 6, 2024. Calverton 11933. Estate of Steven Wagner to Richard...
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...
Perspective: Be a neighbor helping neighbor through your local fire or ambulance department
Suffolk County has 109 volunteer fire departments and 28 EMS agencies with more than 13,000 active men and women firefighters and EMS personnel. Each year they respond to thousands of calls, never knowing what they will face as they leave their homes — saving countless lives and protecting homes and businesses in our communities.
Suspect Nabbed For Armed Robbery At Riverhead Restaurant
The robbery occurred on Wednesday, April 24 in Riverhead. Just after 10:30 p.m. that night, 35-year-old Craig Cherney allegedly walked into Shah’s Halal Food, located at 1767 Old Country Road with a gun. He fled after the robbery and police launched a dayslong investigation to find the culprit. Days...
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