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Vandals strike Flanders-Riverside holiday displays at busy intersection
Flanders and Riverside residents took another sharp slap in the face this week: Vandals struck the community’s holiday displays. Not once, but twice.
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Southampton police bring new charges in Flanders/Riverside vehicle break-ins
Police have brought additional charges against a man previously charged in the rash of vehicle break-ins in Riverside and Flanders. They also arrested another man who they said was observed "casing cars" in Flanders.
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Flanders-Riverside residents pack Town Hall to demand more police presence; supervisor announces additional patrols
On a day that saw the arrest of a sitting town councilman on drug trafficking charges, residents of Flanders and Riverside packed the Southampton Town Board meeting room to demand more police presence to fight drug-related crime in their neighborhoods. Supervisor Anna Throne-Holst announced a deal with the town police union that she said would put two steady, full-time patrol units in the area beginning in January.
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Frustrated and angry Flanders/Riverside residents demand stepped-up police patrols for crime-ridden area
They’re mad as hell and they’re not going to take it any more. Residents of Flanders, Riverside and Northampton, frustrated and upset by recent crime on their streets are planning to descend on Southampton Town Hall Tuesday to demand action.
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Riverhead man found shot to death in parked car in Riverside
(Updated: 1:07 p.m.) Thomas Lacolla, 27, was found shot to death in a parked car outside a house on Old Quogue Road last night.
News
LaValle and Thiele: Changes at Riverside trooper barracks ‘a step backwards’
Closing the barracks to the public will hamper crime fighting and revitalization efforts in Riverside, according to the state lawmakers, who are calling on the governor to recruit more state troopers.
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U.S. Postal Service gives thumbs-down to new zip codes for Flanders, Riverside and Northampton hamlets
Rep. Lee Zeldin has appealed the decision by the L.I. district manager and requested a face-to-face meeting with the U.S. postmaster general to make the case for new zip codes.
Community News
In Riverside, imagining a place for community: art, poetry, music and games at first outdoor event in memory
Riverside threw itself a little party yesterday. It was the first outdoor event held in the struggling hamlet in a very long time — maybe even the first one ever. Story and photos.
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Riverhead, Flanders fire departments battle brush fire in Riverside woods early Sunday morning
Riverhead and Flanders firefighters fought an early morning brush fire in the woods off Old Quogue Road in Riverside Sunday.
Fire Chief Joe Raynor said...
Business
New café in Riverside to serve up organic coffee, teas and lunches
In addition to hot beverages, the Riverleigh Avenue café will also serve smoothies, fresh juices, milkshakes, frozen slushies and protein shakes. A lunch menu will offer made-to-order paninis, wraps, pastries and daily soups.