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Has methamphetamine hit the Riverhead streets?

by Jun 10, 2014
One week after a man was caught after cooking meth in the bathroom of a Greenport hotel last Monday, police say methamphetamine use is...
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Suffolk County takes aim at puppy mills & animal advocates rejoice

by Jun 4, 2014
Animal advocates across Suffolk County rejoiced this week as legislation aimed at stopping the sale of puppy mill dogs was passed unanimously on...
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Murder in a North Fork vineyard: New mystery novel set in familiar territory

by May 12, 2014
Laurel resident Joseph Finora has spent a lot of time in recent months studying how to commit a murder. But for Finora, 54,...
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New ‘Butterfly Effect Project’ gives young girls wings to soar

by May 8, 2014
The cluster of little girls gathered in Trimble's Nursery in Cutchogue Wednesday gasped in awe as they saw a butterfly flitting about the...
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USDA: Deer cull officially over; 4,000+ lbs. of venison donated

by May 3, 2014
The highly controversial deer cull has officially come to a close in Southold Town. According to Carol Bannerman of the United States Department...
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In race against time, Southold native turns to social media to find live kidney donor for her fiance

by Apr 24, 2014
Southold native Megan McIver is battling for her fiance's life as she takes to social media in a race against time to help...
Hannah Prokop, now 14, has established a foundation to raise money to support children battling cancer.

Young cancer survivor teams up with Riverhead business to help other children facing cancer

by Apr 17, 2014
Hannah Prokop, a student at Mattituck High School, was only seven years old when she was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor. And in...
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Town board wrap-up: Riverfront market plan, ethics code, litter

by Apr 4, 2014
  As Riverhead begins to come alive with signs of spring, plans continue to take shape for the popular indoor farmers' market to move...
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DA: Riverhead woman facing felony charges in county-wide heroin ring bust

by Apr 2, 2014
A Riverhead woman is facing felony charges after allegedly dealing "high octane" heroin in a major Brooklyn- to-Suffolk County drug ring. Jacquelyn Cleary,...
RiverheadLOCAL photo by Peter Blasl

A sure sign of spring: Ospreys return to North Fork

by Mar 20, 2014
It's that time of year again, when North Fork residents catch their first sightings of osprey, long a symbol of springtime in the...