Politics & Government

Week in Review: Brush Fires Spark; 'Save Main Road' Group Takes Action

Also in the news, the body of a young Flanders mother who died in childbirth is flown home.

Fire

Brush fires continued to burn this week, with two fires reported on Speonk-Riverhead Road and one in Manorville. Finally, on Saturday night, rain fell.

Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone said a brush fire in Manorville on Tuesday had the potential for tragic results as it approached a residential neighborhood. Firefighters created a wall of trucks to protect residents.

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During Tuesday's fire in Manorville, a daycare was safely evacuated and children shepherded to safety.

One Manorville resident refused to evacuate without his three cats.

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Community

A young woman who died giving birth will be laid to rest in Mexico; she leaves behind three small children, including her newborn son.

The "Save Main Road" group met on Saturday to discuss legal options moving forward.

The Riverhead Town board discussed a proposal for new zoning in Wading River.

East End baymen say they are an endangered species and want protection before they are extinct.

The Riverhead Town board reviewed a new subdivision plan for Enterprise Park at Calverton.

A new group forming for moms who embrace a green lifestyle.

Fifteen dogs rescued from horrific conditions in New York were brought to the East End.

Some farmers prefer drought to a deluge of rain.

Business

A former bank will be transformed into a writing center to nurture artistic dreams in Riverhead.

Police

A driver charged with DWI allegedly hit a teen on a bicycle and fled the scene.

A roundup of arrests for drugs and alcohol charges this week.

The driver struck a tree.

Education

Two candidates stepped up to run uncontested for two empty Riverhead school board seats.

The Riverhead Board of Education voted unanimously to adopt the budget; the public will weigh in on May 15.

Some of Riverhead's best and brightest students honored for their hard work.


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