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by Denise Civiletti | Nov 8, 2024. Aquebogue resident Ron Hariri had his comments cut short during a Riverhead Town Board budget hearing yesterday, after he criticized the budget and called the town supervisor "an absolute disgrace." The supervisor cut the meeting's video livestream and called for police to escort the speaker from the room.
Crash involving two motorcycles kills 21-year-old man on Route 58 ...
Denise Civiletti. Oct 6, 2024, 3:47 pm. A fatal crash involving two motorcycles claimed the life of 1 21-year-old East Hampton man Sunday morning on Route 58. Riverhead Police said the crash occurred in the vicinity of the Target shopping plaza at approximately 8:20 this morning. A 2024 Kawasaki Ninja ZX6R, operated by Christian Gutierrez, 21 ...
Bratwurst, beer and German music: Oktoberfest returns to …
Oct 7, 2024, 11:49 am. Reflextions Riverhead hosted the annual Oktoberfest Saturday in Grangebel Park. The festivities kicked off at 3 p.m. with traditional German food and beverages, a costume contest, a stein-holding contest and music by The Bratwurst Boys. As the sun went down, the park lit up with Reflextions’ illuminated art installation ...
Real estate transfers: Oct. 11, 2024 - RiverheadLOCAL
Oct 14, 2024 · Transfers of real estate in the Town of Riverhead and selected hamlets in the Town of Southampton reported for RiverheadLOCAL by Suffolk Vision title service on Oct. 11, 2024. Aquebogue 11931. Bonnie & Robin Winkel to Nube Sucuzhanay and Luis Anguisaca, 23 Josica Drive, $835,000, on Aug. 7, 2024. Alice Summerville Trust to Manuel Campoverde and ...
Lessons in heroism: the life—and death—of Riverhead’s Medal of …
Oct 13, 2024 · Langhorn is Riverhead Town’s only Medal of Honor recipient. Langhorn sacrificed his life on Jan. 15, 1969, trying to protect wounded fellow soldiers in his unit, which had been ambushed by the enemy while they were on a rescue mission in search of two downed American pilots. They found the bodies of the pilots they were hoping to rescue.
THRIVE East End Recovery Center opens on Elton Street in Riverhead
Oct 6, 2024 · THRIVE East End opened in Westhampton in 2021 and moved to Riverhead to provide a more centralized and larger space to serve the recovery community of the North and South Forks, FCA said. THRIVE centers offer free, non-clinical services such as recovery coaching, peer support groups workshops, and social activities.
Caulie A. Robinson, 72 - RiverheadLOCAL
Oct 11, 2024, 7:10 pm. Caulie A. Robinson of Calverton died on Oct. 10, 2024. She was 72. Born on Feb. 11, 1952, in Riverhead to Landress and Alma (Funn) Henderson, she graduated from Riverhead High School in 1970. She married Eugene Robinson on July 26, 1969 in Riverhead.
Bayport man dies after motorcycle crash on County Road 51 in ...
Oct 10, 2024 · A motorcyclist died after crashing into the woods on County Road 51 late last night, Southampton Town Police said in a press release this morning. Rafael Andre Penalas, age 28, of Bayport, New York, was transported to Peconic Bay Medical Center where he succumbed to his injuries, police said. Officers responded to a 911 call about debris in the ...
PFC Garfield Langhorn’s Medal of Honor is on display at Riverhead …
Oct 11, 2024 · The Medal of Honor posthumously awarded to PFC Garfield M. Langhorn Jr. of Riverhead in 1970. RiverheadLOCAL/ Denise Civiletti. Langhorn threw himself on a live grenade to save the lives of fellow soldiers who lay wounded after an enemy ambush in a Vietnamese jungle on Jan. 15, 1969. He was just 20 years old, not quite two years out of high school.
Riverhead allowed Scott’s Pointe to open without groundwater …
Oct 10, 2024 · An agreement to test for ground water contamination at the Scott’s Pointe site in Calverton was only recently signed by both the town and the park operator, despite the fact that it was required to be signed before certificates of occupancy were issued by the town, allowing the park to legally open. The requirement for monitoring wells …