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Church offers free summer camp

by Jun 28, 2013
Everywhere Fun Fair takes children to a global celebration with the look and feel of a world's fair. Children will make friends with neighbors around...
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Maximum sentence for police pursuit manslaughter case

by Jun 28, 2013
The Brooklyn man convicted of killing a 62-year-old Holbrook woman while fleeing the scene of a theft from a Riverhead outlet store in June...
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NWS issues flash flood watch for Thursday and Friday

by Jun 27, 2013
The National Weather Service has issued a flash flood watch for our area, in effect from noon today through tomorrow afternoon. Heavy showers and...
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Cops seek info in theft of mower and trailer

by Jun 25, 2013
Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Riverhead Police Department detectives are seeking the public’s help to identify and locate the individual(s) who stole a...
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Air quality health advisory issued for our region today

by Jun 25, 2013
An air quality alert has been issued for Long Island, the New York City metro area, Westchester and Rockland counties today from 11...

Joan T. Kowalchuk, 84

by Jun 24, 2013
Joan T. Kowalchuk of Peconic died on June 23, 2013. She was 84 years old. She was born in Brooklyn on June 3, 1929...
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Elderly woman hurt in Calverton crash

by Jun 24, 2013
An 88-year-old woman received minor injuries in a chain-reaction three-car crash Monday afternoon in Calverton. The woman was driving a Mazda westbound on Middle...
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TangerKIDS grant buys little books – for a big task

by Jun 19, 2013
Roanoke Literacy Specialist Georgette Keller is spending much of the time left of her last few days of the school year organizing $2,250 worth...

Keeping students safe on prom night: local organizations partner on special event

by Jun 18, 2013
Riverhead High School in partnership with the Community Awareness Program and the PMBC Health Foundation is coordinating a Pre-Prom Photo-Op and Reception on Thursday,...

Schneiderman: surge in Sunday bus ridership

by Jun 18, 2013
Second District County Legislator Jay Schneiderman (I-Montauk) said Sunday bus ridership on two East End routes has increased sharply this year over last, in...