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Fire destroys Polish Town home

by Apr 7, 2010
A fire Wednesday morning destroyed a home on Lincoln Street in Polish Town. One of the owners of the home, Ray Smith, discovered the...

Riverhead supports new transit authority

by Apr 7, 2010
{jcomments off}{jcomments on} Riverhead Town has gone on record in support of a non-binding referendum on the creation of a Peconic Bay Regional Transportation...

Library budget vote today

by Apr 6, 2010
Riverhead library district residents vote today on the library's 2010-2011 proposed operating budget. The proposed $3.09 million budget represents a $98,610 spending increase, when...

After the flood- VIDEO

by Apr 4, 2010
Horton Avenue and the new Middle Road/Osborn Avenue traffic circle remained inundated Friday, April 2 following historic rainfall early last week. Congressman Tim Bishop...

Bishop urges fast track of disaster relief

by Apr 1, 2010
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Local hospitals settle with Empire Blue Cross

by Apr 1, 2010
The East End Health Alliance has settled its contract with Empire Blue Cross and its three hospitals are back in network as of April...

After the storm: Update

by Apr 1, 2010
Elected officials, state bureaucrats and news media swarmed Riverhead yesterday, inspecting flooded areas and speaking with local residents, some still displaced from their homes...

After the storm: assessment and cleanup

by Mar 31, 2010
UPDATED March got it backwards this year, exiting with a fury and a roar —and in its wake, a still unknown amount of damage...

RIverheadLOCAL community’s slideshow

by Mar 31, 2010
RiverheadLOCAL community members photos of the storm and flooding of March 29-30.   {besps}cssgallery/Members_storm{/besps}   Special thanks to Jan McKenna, Tanya Doherty and James...

An epic storm

by Mar 31, 2010
RiverheadLOCAL photographer Peter Blasl rode with Highway Superintendent Gio Woodson Tuesday afternoon to capture the epic storm and flooding in pictures and video. The...