Two men were indicted for manslaughter Monday for allegedly supplying heroin cut with fentanyl to a Riverhead man who fatally overdosed in September 2018.
Times Review Media Group executive editor Steve Wick discuss the indictment and how prosecutors are taking a different approach to how they pursue cases against suspected dealers in overdose cases.
The four candidates vying for two seats on the Greenport Village Board introduced themselves and answered questions from the public at a candidate forum Monday night at Floyd Memorial Library. (more…)
More than 70 community members attended the first “Times Review Talks,” a two-hour panel discussion on the North Fork’s affordable housing crisis, at Vineyard Caterers in Aquebogue Feb. 27. READ
NYPD Det. Brian Simonsen was remembered as a hero at memorial services in Hampton Bays this week. READ
Times Review Media Group government reporter Tim Gannon talks about the future of development in downtown Riverhead and a forum held this week on building heights in that part of town.
Click here to read our story from the forum.
Following their story on the final report in the Louise Pietrewicz homicide investigation, Times Review Media Group editors Grant Parpan and Steve Wick talk about what they learned this week, the questions that still exist and the conclusion of an 18-month reporting project.
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Every so often, Peconic farmer Fred Lee is approached by someone who wants to know how he had the foresight to convert his farm to organic more than a decade ago.
The move, which saw the farm become certified organic in 2007 but began several years earlier, came just ahead of a dramatic shift in more consumers seeking healthier, organically farmed produce.
“Some people say, ‘Wow you really switched at the right time. You’re a marketing genius,’ ” Mr. Lee said.
But the transition, he added, was more fortuitous than clairvoyant and more a personal decision than one dictated by market trends. (more…)
Sky-gazers enjoyed a rare sight Sunday as a supermoon coincided with a total lunar eclipse. The syzygy of Earth, the moon and sun caused the celestial phenomenon, but also brought unusual tidal patterns. These tides — the highest and lowest of the year — are colloquially known as the king tides. READ
Property owners with lots larger than 3/4 acre can build a bigger home in Southold than in any other town on the East End.
While towns and villages in East Hampton, Southampton and Shelter Island have set tighter restrictions on house sizes in recent years, Southold and Riverhead towns have not. READ
Five boulders stand outside the American Legion Hall on Shelter Island with plaques bearing the names of hometown soldiers, including 11 who died during conflicts in the 20th century. READ