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Monday, May 21 2012
A 14-year old boy was killed in a boating accident in Peconic Bay Sunday afternoon.Dominic Trionfo of Middle Island was operating a Jet Ski in Peconic Bay near the end of Bay Avenue in Mattituck when he struck the anchor chain of a boat shortly before 2 p.m., according to Southold Town Police.Trionf...
Monday, May 21 2012
Riverhead was visited by angels Sunday. The Muddy Angels are riding from Boston to Washington D.C. in a seven-day bicycle trek to raise awareness for the EMS and honor EMS members who have become sick, injured, or who have died in the line of duty. The group, comprised mainly of EMS workers,...
Sunday, May 20 2012
Police responded to a head-on crash at the intersection of Tanger Mall Drive and West Main Street Sunday evening at about 6:30 p.m. A female driver, who was the sole occupant of a grey Ford Taurus, was attempting to make a lefthand turn from Tanger Mall Drive onto West Main Street when she coll...
Sunday, May 20 2012
Councilman John Dunleavy is hoping third time's a charm for his retirement community zoning code rewrite. A third public hearing on the proposed code overhaul is set for June 5 at 2:20 p.m. The proposed code changes would allow for the development of assisted living facilities in the retirement comm...
Sunday, May 20 2012
There will be a public hearing July 17 to determine whether Peconic YMCA is a "qualified and eligible sponsor" for purposes of the conveyance of 7.3 acres of land at the Calverton Enterprise Park from the Riverhead Community Development Agency. The hearing is required by state law prior to the sale ...
Saturday, May 19 2012
The Town Board postponed further discussion of the proposed code that would allow dogs on leashes in town parks, beaches and recreational facilities and off-leash in designated dog parks.According to Councilman James Wooten, proponent of the bill, the delay was to give the deputy town attorney Ann M...
Friday, May 18 2012
The Phillips Avenue Elementary School teacher arrested on driving while intoxicated and weapon possession charges after a traffic stop in Southampton Village April 21 was arraigned on an 11-count indictment in Suffolk County Criminal Court this morning.Joe Johnson, 38, of Southampton, is facing tw...
Friday, May 18 2012
Volunteers on the Riverhead animal advisory committee and RSVP Inc. are collecting money to pay for treatment of heartworm in one of the dogs at the town's animal shelter.Stormy, a young male American Staffordshire Terrier, has contracted the parasite. If left untreated the condition eventually le...
Thursday, May 17 2012
The Riverhead location of the building-material supply 84 Lumber chain is closing down. The West Main Street store is being consolidated into a "more capable" storefront in Patchogue, according to a company spokesman.The company believes the consolidation will allow it to better serve its professi...
Thursday, May 17 2012
The Suffolk County National Bank headquarters on Second Street was evacuated early Thursday afternoon due to an odor of gas. The building remained evacuated for about an hour while Riverhead Fire Department firefighters searched for the source of the odor. The source was deemed to be the heatin...
Thursday, May 17 2012
Guillermo Alfonso Alvarado Ajcuc, 21, of Riverhead, strangled Mirian Garcia to death with his belt as he raped her outside a Riverhead shopping center on May 6, according to prosecutors.Alvarado Ajcuc, charged with second-degree murder, was arraigned in Riverhead Justice Court Thursday morning, wh...
Thursday, May 17 2012
Riverhead Town Board members are divided over proposed legislation that would allow residents to bring their dogs to public beaches after obtaining a town permit.The revision to the town's "beaches and recreation centers" code was intended to allow the town to issue permits for use of the new dog ...
Thursday, May 17 2012
A level 3 registered sex offender is facing felony charges of attempted assault and criminal possession of a weapon after he allegedly dragged a woman at knifepoint into the woods near the Riverside traffic circle Saturday night.Southampton police said the female victim was walking along the sidewal...
Wednesday, May 16 2012
Two people were sent to the hospital after a Chevrolet Camaro crashed into a large bush on Nadel Drive Wednesday evening. The bush, located next to the north wall of a house, stopped the vehicle from colliding with the house and caused the airbags to deploy. The cause of the incident is stil...
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