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Julia-Anna Searson

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Julia-Anna is a Riverhead native and a recent graduate of Stony Brook University, with a degree in Biology and minor in Anthropology.

Coronavirus scams prey on anxious residents promising fake cures, stimulus checks

by Apr 3, 2020
Scammers are using emails, phone calls and text messages to falsely claim they have information about cures for the coronavirus, sell medical supplies, ask for donations to fake charities or ask for personal information for people to receive money from the federal stimulus bill.

Local Restaurants List

by Mar 18, 2020
Riverhead's independently owned restaurants are among the small businesses hid hardest by the coronavirus outbreak. Our support now is crucial to their...

School board wrap: budget proposal part two, residency enforcement

by Mar 13, 2020
Here's what school officials plan to spend on instruction, security, transportation and facilities in the 2020-2021 school year.

Penalties coming for residents who don’t follow garbage pick-up rules

by Mar 11, 2020
Riverhead residents who don’t follow town rules for solid waste collection will now face penalties for noncompliance. The stricter enforcement for sanitation town code is aimed to mitigate rising disposal costs and changing markets.

Glenn Barry Kantor, 70

by Mar 9, 2020
Glenn Barry Kantor of Southampton died in his home on Feb. 25, 2020. He was 70 years old.

Eagle Scout project would restore forgotten historic family cemetery

by Mar 9, 2020
A tiny, overgrown family cemetery tucked into the Calverton woods may soon get some long-overdue TLC, thanks to the efforts of an Eagle Scout candidate.

Possible county purchase of two Riverhead golf courses is put on hold

by Mar 3, 2020
North Fork Legislator Al Krupski moved to table a resolution authorizing an appraisal of the Cherry Creek golf courses on Reeves Avenue.

Meet Yucca, the furry new member of the Phillips Avenue family

by Mar 2, 2020
Phillips Avenue Elementary School has a popular new 'teacher,' a 3-year-old graduate of the Canine Companions for Independence.

High school’s ‘Empty Bowls’ event raises $1,800 for Maureen’s Haven Homeless Outreach

by Mar 2, 2020
The high school’s ceramics class, photography club and cooking club teamed up on the fourth annual 'Empty Bowls' fundraiser.
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Oktoberfest, fireworks and more: this year’s special events in downtown Riverhead

by Feb 27, 2020
Fireworks will illuminate the downtown sky again this summer and an Oktoberfest celebration will be added to the downtown Riverhead roster of events this year.