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Is a Peconic transit system coming?
Facing LIRR cuts, pols say now's the time for our own trains The East End could run its own transit system, one much better than the LIRR. And we could do it for less. That's the contention of local lawmakers. [Full Story] 4 comments |
Torn American flag flies over Jamesport Federal law states that a flag that has been so tattered can no longer serve as a symbol of the U.S. and should be destroyed. [Full Story] 1 comments |
National Guard set to leave for Farmingdale The Army National Guard is scheduled to vacate the Riverhead Armory later this year. The town and the YMCA want the building. [Full Story] 2 comments |
Victim suffered from C.P.; had dreams of Harvard An inspiring 21-year-old who was attending Suffolk County Community College while also suffering from cerebral palsy died in a car crash Tuesday. [Full Story] 0 comments |
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School expansion goes to the voters
$123 million project's fate will be decided Tuesday The proposal calls for expanding all of the district's buildings except Roanoke Avenue, which would become an administrative building. [Full Story] 1 comments |
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Senator: Poison waits for no study
Navy looks to finish report before any Grumman cleanup The Navy says a full report is a necessary step before remediation efforts can start. Sen. Charles Schumer said "waiting around" is a mistake. [Full Story] 0 comments |
Ball fields, six years in the making, may open soon Riverhead officials are hoping they'll have new softball fields at Calverton open this spring. But, they admit, they're not sure. [Full Story] 0 comments |
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Teen recovering after alleged DWI crash
Victim's brother lands in jail on a DWI charge Riverhead High School student Spencer Shea was a passenger in a car driven by his brother, Luke Shea, 19, who was arrested. [Full Story] 0 comments |
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Area hospitals reach deal with Aetna insurance
Talks with Empire progress The agreement keeps Eastern Long Island Hospital, Peconic Bay Medical Center and Southampton Hospital in Aetna's network for both commercial and Medicare coverage. [Full Story] 1 comments |
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Western pols stall removal of trailers
Homeless sex offenders stay put on East End Plans to shut down the county's homeless sex offender trailer in the Riverhead area were held up Tuesday when Suffolk legislators delayed a vote. [Full Story] 0 comments |
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Correction
A story in last week's paper about coaching changes in the Riverhead schools baseball program stated that Scott Hackal had been reassigned from varsit ... [Full Story] 0 comments |
Republican hopefuls line up to face Congressman Congressman Tim Bishop was one of several House Democrats who eked out a victory by only a slim margin in 2008. [Full Story] 5 comments |
Meet Peconic Bay's new head of surgery Dr. Steven Ouzounian can imagine himself drawing a long, tall cool one for colleagues who want to talk. [Full Story] 0 comments |
Concern for Independent Living lawyers insist group is a nonprofit The company that runs a psychiatric patient living facility in the former Henry Perkins Home in Riverhead was stripped of its tax exemptions. [Full Story] 0 comments |
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Resorts money will go toward tax relief
But move to redirect cash from recreational fund miffs YMCA The town is in contract to sell 755 acres in Calverton to Riverhead Resorts, which hopes to build a complex bigger than Disneyland, for $155 million. [Full Story] 1 comments |
