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Riverhead Central School District
New York moves to end Regents exams as graduation gatekeeper beginning in 2028
Beginning in 2028, New York students will no longer have to pass Regents exams to earn a high school diploma, under a change approved Monday by the State Board of Regents.
Environment
Zeldin announces rollback of power plant greenhouse gas limits
The EPA said the rollback will save $310 billion and help preserve reliable electricity from coal and natural gas plants. Environmental and public-health advocates said it abandons a major federal tool for reducing climate pollution.
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Breaking News
Police: Manorville man charged with drug-impaired driving after LIE crash
A Manorville man faces drug-impaired driving and drug possession charges after a Sunday crash on the Long Island Expressway in Melville that seriously injured a pedestrian, police said.
Crime
Cops: Undomiciled man charged in Calverton vehicle, garage larcenies
Riverhead Town Police said a 34-year-old man was arrested and charged with felony burglary, grand larceny and criminal mischief following reports of vehicle and garage larcenies in Calverton.
Breaking News
Riverhead High School grad arrested after running onto Yankee Stadium field during 9/11 game waving Palestinian flag
A 2006 Riverhead High School graduate was arrested after running onto the field at Yankee Stadium during a Sept. 11 Yankees-Mets game.
Community News
Youth division winners top 110 anglers in Riverhead’s 29th Annual Snapper Tournament
Three youth anglers swept the top spots in Riverhead’s annual snapper tournament Saturday, each landing a 10-inch-plus snapper. Photo gallery.
Community News
Artists paint U.S. flag mural on LIRR car for Sept. 11 anniversary in Riverhead
Street artists Patrick Voorhees and Zach Sieglinger of Medford returned to the Railroad Museum of Long Island to paint a Sept. 11 memorial mural marking the attacks' 25th anniversary.
Community News
Flanders honors 9/11 victims, first responders and firefighters at annual service
A memorial wreath was laid at the base of a monument made from steel recovered at the World Trade Center site as Flanders honored the victims and first responders of 9/11 Friday evening.
Community News
‘Even in the aftermath of unimaginable loss, there still can be hope’: Reeves Park marks 9/11
Local residents gathered Friday evening at 9/11 Memorial Park on Sound Avenue to mark the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, sharing memories of lost loved ones.
Community News
Riverhead marks 25th anniversary of 9/11 with ceremony in Calverton
Riverhead Town's annual 9/11 memorial ceremony drew a large crowd to Calverton Friday, where speakers shared vivid memories of the attacks that shook the nation in 2001.
Community News
A quarter-century later, the duty to remember Sept. 11 remains
Local remembrance services today honor the nearly 3,000 lives lost on Sept. 11, 2001, including three Riverhead residents, and the first responders who risked and gave their lives that day.
Riverhead Central School District
Riverhead’s top business official resigns four months after hiring
Colleen Card, hired as Riverhead's assistant superintendent for business in May, has been appointed school business administrator by the Sag Harbor Union Free School District, effective Nov. 1.
New York moves to end Regents exams as graduation gatekeeper beginning...
Beginning in 2028, New York students will no longer have to pass Regents exams to earn a high school diploma, under a change approved Monday by the State Board of Regents.
Riverhead’s top business official resigns four months after hiring
Colleen Card, hired as Riverhead's assistant superintendent for business in May, has been appointed school business administrator by the Sag Harbor Union Free School District, effective Nov. 1.
With first year behind him, Riverhead superintendent looks ahead as students...
As Riverhead students head back to school this week, Superintendent Bob Hagan says his second year begins with a deeper understanding of the district, its schools and the community.
Riverhead Town Board, school district clash over who pays for school...
Days before the first day of school, the town and the Riverhead school district remain at odds over funding for two uniformed police officers in the secondary schools.
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