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Orangetheory Fitness opening a studio in Wading River
Orangetheory Fitness is set to open its 15th fitness studio on Long Island, inside the Wading River Commons shopping plaza on Route 25A. Signage on site indicates that the gym will open soon. In the mean time, a sales office has been set up in the shopping center to pre-register clients.
Man killed in single-vehicle crash in Ronkonkoma
Suffolk County Police Fourth Squad detectives are investigating a motor vehicle crash that killed a man. Milton Garcia was driving a 2008 Chevrolet Tahoe on Express Drive North when the vehicle left the roadway at the corner of Breeze Avenue, hit a street sign, continued across the lawn of 4195 Express Drive North, and struck a tree head-on in the yard of 4191 Express Drive North at approximately 12:05 a.m.
Police: Long Island Child Burns Down Two Homes With Fireworks
A man from Long Island has been accused of providing 4th of July fireworks to an 11-year-old child, which resulted in a fire that caused damage to not just his own home, but also his neighbor’s. According to the police, there were multiple incidents related to fireworks that required...
3 Charged During Long Island Sobriety Checkpoint
The detail was conducted in the LIRR parking lot at the corner of Route 110 and Church Street in Huntington from 11 p.m. Friday, July 5, to Saturday, July 6, at 2 a.m. Police officers from the Suffolk County Police Department’s Highway SAFE-T Team (Selective Alcohol Fatality Enforcement Team) conducted the joint operation with New York State Police troopers and Suffolk County Sheriff's Department deputies.
23-Year-Old Killed, 2 Others Hospitalized After SUV, Car Crash On Long Island Roadway
It happened Friday, July 5, at 10:20 p.m. in Central Islip. The victim was driving a 2009 Honda Accord northbound on Carleton Avenue. According to Suffolk County Police, he failed to stop at a red light at the intersection of East Suffolk Avenue and crashed into a 2007 Toyota SUV traveling eastbound on East Suffolk Avenue.
NY weather: Marble-sized hail forecast with thunderstorms to hit Suffolk and Nassau counties Saturday
The National Weather Service issued a weather alert at 7:04 a.m. on Saturday for strong thunderstorms until 7:45 a.m. for Suffolk and Nassau counties. Look for marble-sized hail (0.5 inches) and wind gusts of up to 30 mph. "At 7:04 a.m., Doppler radar tracked a strong thunderstorm over Jones Beach,...
PBMC announces $10 million gift and naming of the Emilie Roy Corey Center for Women and Infants
Peconic Bay Medical Center has announced a $10 million contribution from longtime donors Emilie and Michael Corey of Riverhead to support the development of the hospital’s new Center for Women and Infants. In honor of this milestone donation, the facility will be named the Emilie Roy Corey Center for Women and Infants.
Riverhead Brew House: Lily Flanagan’s Group Joins Riverhead Brewery Scene
Sign up for our LI Press email newsletter to get news, updates, and local insights delivered straight to your inbox!. There’s a new kid in town in Riverhead’s lively craft beer scene, but the new kid is also a longtime operator of popular bars and restaurants on Long Island. Lily Flanagan’s Restaurant Group, which dates back to 1987, opened the Riverhead Brew House (RBH) in May on East Main Street in a space formerly occupied by Peconic County Brewing. Riverhead has now regained bragging rights as the craft brewery capital of Long Island, having six breweries compared to five each in Bay Shore and Lindenhurst.
Poetry Street celebrates its 10th anniversary
Poetry Street, the Riverhead-based group that grew out of the East End Arts JumpstART program, celebrated its 10th anniversary last Saturday at Riverhead Free Library. The gathering brought together founders and original participants with newcomers and supporters, both in person at the library and via Zoom. The public art project...
Man Makes Off With Nearly $500 in Power Tools from Medford Store; Can you Help ID the Perp?
Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police Sixth Precinct Crime Section officers are seeking the public’s help to identify and locate the man who stole merchandise from a Medford store in April. A man stole power tools from Lowe’s, located at 2796 Route 112, on April 26 at...
Island Federal presents $5k in scholarships to Suffolk Section XI Scholar Athletes
Island Federal Credit Union (Island Federal) recently presented Section XI Scholarships to two scholar-athletes from Suffolk County. Isabella Williams from Half Hollow Hills West High School in Dix Hills and Benjamin Dono of Riverhead High School each received $2,500 from Island Federal to help finance their college education. “Island Federal...
Independence Day celebrated in Jamesport
The Greater Jamesport Civic Association marked Independence Day yesterday with ceremonies on the lawn at the George Young Community Center. The event, chaired by civic association Vice President John Newman, featured a color guard from the VFW Van Rensselaer Skidmore Post 2476 in Riverhead, musical selections by the Jamesport Meeting House Choir and remarks by Assembly Member Jodi Giglio, Riverhead Town Board members Denise Merrifield, Joann Waski and Bob Kern, Riverhead Town Historian Georgette Case and Chief Master Sergeant Edward Rittberg, command chief of the New York Air National Guard 106th Rescue Wing.
Mount Sinai boys basketball opens summer league season with victory
The Town of Brookhaven launched its summer league boys basketball season when the Mustangs of Mount Sinai played Sachem East Thursday, June 27, at the Sachem East High School gymnasium. This season’s large school competition consists of 14 teams stretching along the North Shore from Half Hollow Hills West to Riverhead in a nine-game season that will conclude Aug. 1.
Where In New York State Will You Find The Deepest Waters?
Do you know where in New York State you can find the deepest river or lake? Or how deep each gets? We have the answers and some more fun facts!. Did you know that only four states have more freshwater than New York?. New York State Home To More Freshwater...
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