Meet Wally Smith, an 85-year-old personal trainer
BARBARAELLEN KOCH PHOTO | Wally Smith advises Diane Infantolino of Riverhead on proper weightlifting technique at Planet Fitness. John Hartill stands 6 feet 4 inches, a burly man who once was a...
View ArticleOrient Beach State Park receives funding for storm repairs
FILE PHOTO | Superstorm Sandy caused millions in damage to Orient Beach State Park. Orient Beach State Park is on the receiving end of more than $1 million of federal funding eight months after...
View ArticleFamily: Missing MP woman may be on North Fork
FAMILY COURTESY PHOTO | Patricia Kos Woods has been missing since Wednesday. The family of a missing woman with ties to the North Fork is asking for residents’ help in finding her. Patricia Kos Woods,...
View ArticleReport: Mechanic told Orient pilot not to fly plane hours before crash
COURTESY PHOTO | David McElroy had may hobbies and loved his family, his daughters said. The Orient man who died along with a passenger when his single-engine plane crashed into a Shirley neighborhood...
View ArticleBaseball: Ospreys fall to hot-hitting Tomcats
JOE WERKMEISTER PHOTO | Riverhead Tomcats outfielder Jerry Downs connects on a two-run home run in the first inning Friday against the North Fork Ospreys. TOMCATS 12, OSPREYS 4 At the end of his...
View ArticleFire destroys Greenport owner’s restaurant in downtown Riverhead
PAUL SQUIRE PHOTO | Emergency crews responded to a fire at Athens Grill on East Main Street in Riverhead Friday night. Flames engulfed the Athens Grill restaurant on East Main Street during dinner rush...
View ArticleParpan Column: Ramblings from a father-to-be
My eyes lit up when the doctor gave us a canvas bag full of goodies at the end of our first appointment. Surely, somewhere beneath all the samples of vitamins and other baby products would be the book...
View ArticleSandy cars all gone from town, private properties at EPCAL
TIM GANNON PHOTO | EPCAL’s western runway no longer covered with storm-damaged cars. The runways at the Enterprise Park at Calverton are now car-free for the first time since mid-November, when...
View ArticleVIDEO: First-person view of the Cardboard Boat Race
BARBARAELLEN KOCH PHOTO | Times/Review reporters Cyndi Murray (left) and Carrie Miller compete in the fourth annual Cardboard Boat Race Saturday. Long Islanders gathered Saturday in downtown Riverhead...
View ArticleReal Estate: Pushing to bring back L.I. flora
RACHEL YOUNG PHOTO | Polly Weigand, executive director of the Long Island Native Plant Initiative, preps little bluestem, big bluestem and switchgrass for commercial sale with Chris McHugh, an LINPI...
View ArticleMattituck student overcame disability to chase his calling
COURTESY PHOTO | Drew Kinsey and mentor Omar Gould in front of a replica print of Brookhaven National Laboratory’s linear accelerator. Walking up to receive his Mattituck High School diploma last...
View ArticleFamiliar face wins 2013 ‘Riverhead Rocks’ triathlon
BILL LANDON PHOTO | Two-time Riverhead Rocks Triathlon winner Tim Steiskal speaks with the media after his victory in the race Sunday. Tim Steiskal is making a habit of winning triathlons. Especially...
View ArticleComplete list of winners in the fourth annual cardboard boat race
BARBARAELLEN KOCH PHOTO | Goin’ Bananas paddled by Brett and Ross Dobert won first place in the first youth regatta competition Saturday at the Riverhead Cardboard Race on the Peconic Riverfront....
View ArticlePhotos: Oysterponds Historical Society’s North Fork Fresh fundraiser
KATHARINE SCHROEDER PHOTOS | Guests enjoy the sold-out party at the Oysterponds Historical Society’s North Fork Fresh fundraiser. The Oysterponds Historical Society hosted its fifth annual North Fork...
View ArticleCops: Woman charged with DWI in Mattituck
A Riverhead woman with a prior DWI was arrested for driving drunk along Route 48 in Mattituck Saturday night, Southold Town police said. Jamie Walsh, 29, was stopped for traffic violations shortly...
View ArticleCops: Street brawler had forged permanent resident card
A Greenport man arrested early Sunday morning for his role in a street fight was found to be in possession of a forged permanent resident card, according to a Southold Town police press release. Ivan...
View ArticleWho wants to buy the Orient Point Lighthouse?
TIM KELLY PHOTO | The Orient Point Lighthouse in Plum Gut is once again being auctioned off by the federal General Services Administration. Orient Point Lighthouse is on the auction block … again....
View ArticleFundraising efforts under way to help ‘Rebuild Athens’
BARBARAELLEN KOCH PHOTO | Firefighters at the scene of Friday’s night’s fire at the Athens Grill restaurant in downtown Riverhead. Friends and fellow downtown restaurant owners have banded together to...
View ArticleElectrical fire sparks at house on Delmar Drive in Laurel
RACHEL YOUNG PHOTO | A LIPA worker cuts the line at a house fire on Delmar Drive in laurel Monday morning. One day after moving into a house they were renting on Delmar Drive in Laurel, a family was...
View ArticleLocals take in the sights at U.S. Open in Southampton
JAY DEMPSEY PHOTO | Sebonack Golf Club in Southampton hosted the U.S. Women’s Open this past weekend. Sebonack Golf Club in Southampton hosted the 68th U.S. Women’s Golf Open this past weekend, which...
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