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Route 58 looking east toward the traffic circle at about 8:30 this morning. (RiverheadLOCAL photo by Peter Blasl)

After the storm: Roads are icy and snow-covered but passable

by Jan 22, 2014
Local roads are icy and snow covered but passable this morning, as a winter storm that left Riverhead with about 10 inches of...
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Frigid temperatures will linger through the week

by Jan 22, 2014
A winter storm warning was in effect on Long Island until 9 a.m. today, as snow continued to fall across the region. Heavy...
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Snow storm shuts things down in Riverhead and across Suffolk

by Jan 21, 2014
(Updated: 7:35 p.m.) The National Weather Service has updated its snowfall forecast for Suffolk County. Ten to 14 inches with locally higher amounts are expected,...

Otis G. Pike, 92

by Jan 21, 2014
Former First District Congressman Otis G. Pike died yesterday in Vero Beach. Fla. He was 92 years old. Pike, a decorated WWII Marine pilot,...
Carlos Barrios, 35, reported missing by Southampton Town Police Monday night

Missing man located by Riverhead police in Calverton

by Jan 21, 2014
(Updated: 8:45 a.m.) Riverhead Town Police have located Carlos Barrios, the Northampton man reported missing last night by Southampton police. At approximately 7:30...
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Old man winter returns: up to a foot of snow, strong winds, frigid temps forecast

by Jan 21, 2014
(Updated Jan. 21- 1: 05 p.m.)  A band of heavy snow is moving through the area. Snow will fall at rates of one to...
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Winter storm watch is in effect for Tuesday

by Jan 20, 2014
The East End could see more than eight inches of snow from a storm currently forecast to move through our area tomorrow afternoon...
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Martin Luther King Day 2014: closings and holiday schedules

by Jan 20, 2014
Today is Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a state and federal holiday commemorating the birth of the great American civil rights leader the...
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Meet Jamesport FD’s new chief: Sean McCabe

by Jan 19, 2014
Jamesport Fire Department has a new slate of chiefs at the helm. Sean McCabe, of Aquebogue, a 42-year veteran of the JFD, took office...
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Frederick ‘Spider’ Ligon, 76

by Jan 19, 2014
Frederick "Spider" Ligon, of Aquebogue, died Jan. 14, 2014 at Peconic Bay Medical Center. He was 76 years old. Born in Riverhead April...
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