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One dead, three injured in head-on crash on Flanders Road; woman charged with driving while impaired by drugs
A 53-year-old Hampton Bays woman is charged with driving while ability impaired by drugs after a head-on collision on Flanders Road that killed her 80-year-old father and injured her 16-year-old son yesterday.
Business
Eastern Long Island Hospital’s board of trustees votes to join forces with Stony Brook University Hospital
After months of deliberation, Eastern Long Island Hospital’s board of trustees voted today to join forces with Stony Brook University Hospital.
The hospital will affiliate...
Business
Sabrosa Mexican Grill will serve nutritious Chipotle-style alternatives in Riverhead by end of month
Sabrosa has enjoyed great success since it opened last year in Water Mill, providing a tasty but healthy quick-service food option with a menu crafted by a celebrity nutritionist.
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All juiced up and nowhere to go: Solar farms may connect to power grid by way of new PSEG substation at...
PSEG, in need of capacity for connecting the large solar farms being developed in Calverton to its power grid, is talking with Riverhead officials about building a crucial substation in the EPCAL "Energy Park."
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‘It never rains on Jamesport’s parade’: Photos from last night’s 60th annual Jamesport Fire Department parade
Hundreds lined Main Road in Jamesport last night to watch the hour-long parade, many from pickup truck beds and lawn chairs.
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Riverhead’s new firehouse undergoes second round of costly repairs
Fire district representatives say they can't disclose terms of a settlement with the building architect and general contractor for claims made regarding workmanship on the $15 million firehouse, completed in 2008, which has required extensive repairs costing "hundreds of thousands of dollars."
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Treacherous waters: aboard the good ship Riverhead during the perfect storm
With EPCAL redevelopment still more vision than reality and cash reserves running out, Riverhead Town faces a budget gap it won't plug without major tax hikes, layoffs or both. For real. Tough decisions must be made during a heated local election season by a board that hasn't even adopted a budget for four of the past five fiscal years.
Business
‘Every cent counts’ for local nonprofits awarded grants for great causes
There are more than a thousand nonprofits on the East End, with missions as diverse as feeding the hungry to providing financial assistance for late-stage cancer patients.
Community News
Online donations page set up for Brendan House, home for brain injury survivors, on GoFundMe
After more than three years of major renovations, the house is almost finished – but an unexpected $40,000 water hookup bill has significantly set back progress.
Outdoors
Golf: Best golf gadgets and why you need them now
There is no shortage of new technology flooding the golf markets these days. Many are useless, but some are definite game-changers. Here is a list of my picks for best gadgets and why you need to get them now.