Riverhead, NY

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• Cops: 1 killed in Wading River car crash

  person was killed in a two-vehicle crash on Route 25A Friday morning in Wading River, Riverhead police said. Route 25A, both east and west, near Wading River Manor Road is closed as police investigate the crash that occurred at around 6:18 a.m., said police,   Read more »

• Fatal crash trial opens in Central Islip

  into a car and killed the passenger inside, he had left a 26-mile trail of chaos stretching back to the Tanger Outlets in Riverhead, a Suffolk prosecutor told jurors Wednesday.Cordell Tucker's trial on charges of second-degree manslaughter, second-degree assault,   Read more »

• Two brothers plead not guilty in alleged Take Five scam

  attorney's office said.Yunus Ozturk, 33, and his brother Orhan Ozturk, 47, were arraigned on second-degree grand larceny, criminal possession of stolen property and conspiracy to cheat Take Five winner Marvin Choy Nij, 28, a construction worker, said Robert   Read more »

• Riverhead considers a ban on new houseboats, floating homes

  is preparing to join other Long Island towns such as Southampton, Huntington and Brookhaven in severely restricting or banning new floating homes.The town board held a public hearing Tuesday on a local law that would ban new houseboats, house barges and floating   Read more »

• Riverhead Town board renames road for Heidi Behr, sets parking limits

  Riverhead Town Board last week named a roadway along the Peconic River for Heidi Behr, a popular Riverhead ambulance corps volunteer who was killed in 2005 while riding in an ambulance with a patient.The roadway, which had no name, is not actually a street   Read more »

Around the web

• Coen Bros Release “Inside Llewyn Davis” Trailer

  Riverhead last March. The Coen Brothers filmed scenes around Riverhead, some of which appear in the trailer, such as the Riverhead Water District land on Northville Turnpike and a nearby potato barn. Taking advantage of the expansive flat land and rough-around-the-edges   from Dan's Hamptons  Read more »

• Two Charged In Lottery Scam Plead Not Guilty To Charges

  Riverhead men accused of swindling a construction worker out of $75,000 in lottery winnings pleaded not guilty to all charges, including grand larceny and conspiracy, during arraignments in First District Court in Central Islip on Tuesday afternoon. A third   from 27east.com Read more »

• 3 charged with stealing lotto winnings due in Suffolk County court

  N.Y. (WABC) -- Three men suspected of swindling a lottery winner out of $75,000 will be arraigned Tuesday in a Suffolk County court. Authorities say the victim cashed the winning ticket at a Valero gas station in Riverside in March. Two of the suspects were   from WABC Read more »

• Man Injured In Hit And Run Over Weekend

  via Flanders Volunteer Ambulance to Peconic Bay Medical Center. The extent of his injuries is unclear at this time. Southampton Town Police are investigating the incident and ask anyone with information on the hit-and-run to call detectives at 702-2230.   from 27east.com Read more »

• Thrill Seakers Rejoice: Zip Line Planned to Begin Operation in Downtown Riverhead as Early as Next Month

  100 people a day on weekdays and 200 on weekends. The proposed zip line has been met with some local opposition though. Riverhead BID President Raymond Pickersgill says the attraction would create parking concerns and might interfere with the farmer's market.   from LongIsland.com Read more »