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Week In Review: Residents Blast Costco Site; Friends Remember Officer Ben Goodale

Here's a look at the top stories in Riverhead this week:

Police & Fire

Man Arrested Twice in One Day at Riverside McDonald's: A Florida man assaulted another man and returned after he was told not to, police said.

Flanders Man One of 3 Injured in Orient Accident: No charges were filed, police said.

Wildwood Bowl Burglarized for Arcade Game: Burglars broke into an arcade game, police said.

Cops: Two Injured in Flanders Road Accident: A driver rear-ended a vehicle that had stopped to allow a pedestrian to cross, police said.

Cops: Overturned Vehicle, Calverton Crash Sends One to Hospital…:  The accident occurred just west of Splish Splash, police said.

Government

Town Settles with Marriage Equality Act Protestors; 'Bias Free Zone' Repealed…: Members of one church said town law encroached on constitutional rights.

New Suffolk County Pet Store Rating Program Unveiled: Protestors have advocated for animal rights outside pet stores across Suffolk County.

Plans For Family Community Life Center To Be Unveiled: A formal presentation on the project will be given Monday at 8 a.m. in Riverhead. 

Residents Turn Out in Force To Blast Rt. 58 Costco Site: Members of the public pleaded with the planning board to do the right thing.

Business

Faces of Riverhead: Riverhead Vacuum & Sewing Center Owner Reflects on Decades Old Shop…: A Riverhead mainstay has been on Main Street for over 30 years. 

Peconic Bay Winery Bottles Last Wine: The wines will be available for tastings through November.

Big Lots To Open In Riverhead: Big Lots will give a $1500 donation to Riverhead schools at the ribbon cutting.

Community

Lifelong Friends Raise Funds For Police Officer's Family, Share Memories…: As Ben Goodale is laid to rest, friends share heartfelt tributes.

Riverhead Police Department Loses Another Officer: The loss of a second comrade in a week devastated the Riverhead police department.

Bicycle Lane, Rest Area Improvements Coming: Riverhead bike lane will be improved as part of the project.

2 Grants Help The Retreat Address Domestic Violence: $70,000 was garnered between both grants.

Video: Skydiving Over Calverton: Share your skydiving experiences with Patch.

Father of 9/11 Hero Loses Life: Emmet Kelly was able to see the new Sound Avenue 9/11 Memorial Park, created in memory of his son, come to fruition.

Open Letter of Thanks to Witch's Hat Volunteers: Next steps involve creating a restoration plan.

Pumpkin Pickers Take Stakey's All-You-Can-Carry Challenge: Have you taken the pumpkin challenge?

Chefs Come Together To Help A Friend: The goal is to raise $75,000 for ALS research.

Volunteers Come Together to Save The Witch's Hat: Volunteers worked tirelessly last weekend to save a North Fork icon.

What Our Readers Think: Common Core Homework: Many parents say they are struggling to help their children.

Crowds Enjoy Music, Food, Fun at 38th Annual Riverhead Country Fair…: The annual event was enjoyed by all.

Brendan House Needs Volunteers to Help Build: Just as in the days of barn raisers and quilting bees, a community is coming together to help build the facility for those suffering from traumatic brain injury.

Sports

Maysonet Signed to Jets Practice Squad: Would you like to see the Blue Waves hero playing with the Jets?

Schools

Homecoming Festivities Kick Off Friday In Riverhead: It was a week of fun festivities leading up to homecoming Saturday.

Aquebogue Teachers Rewarded With Gift Cards from Walmart: The gifts were given to teachers who spend their own money on school supplies.


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