Week in Review: Riverhead Teacher Charged With DWI, Carrying Loaded Pistol

This week in Riverhead:

Community

: Eight years after she was brutally murdered, the family of Vinessa Hoera shares memories.

: Residents help with donations for her young children after a young Flanders mother dies in childbirth.

: Talks of layoffs put the brakes on a resolution meant to shutter the homeless sex offender trailor in Westhampton, tabling the measue temporarily.

: Justin Bonsignore will race to raise funds for the family of Keri Trinca and her son Jason, who died in a tragic Manorville crash last year.

: The pair are working to raise the most money for cancer research.

: Regina Calcaterra is celebrated for her commitment to helping others and striving to see older children adopted.

: A new Riverhead Patch series celebrates the town's most influential movers and shakers.

: Fun was had by all as the season kicked off on Saturday.

Government

: After months of heated public debate, a new YMCA will be sited at Enterprise Park at Calverton.

: Still no decision on whether to build a new wind turbine in Riveread.

:  Southampton Town Justice cleared realtor Larry Oxman of what charges remained after Riverhead Town officials levied over 50 violations against him and the corporation owning his Route 58 land over seven years ago.

: The Department of Environmental Conservation closed shellfishing in Southampton and Riverhead on Tuesday after it detected a marine biotoxin. Shellfishing will be closed until further notice.

Police and Fire

 A mother mourns in Riverhead after an alleged "road rage" incident took her son's life.

: A 4th grade Riverhead teacher was arrested for DWI with a loaded pistol.

: A Calverton couple and four others were cuffed after a drug bust.

: New York State Troopers say they charged Robert Chavez, 36, of Southampton with DWI on April 24 after they found him asleep at the wheel of a black Chevrolet Impala at the USA Gas Station on Route 24 in Flanders.

: Southampton Town police arrested three local men early Saturday morning outside a Hampton Bays bar and said they found drugs, a gun and money in the car all three were sitting in.

: A Manorville man was arrested on charges of DWI and leaving the scene of an accident after police said he was driving one of the cars involved in a Saturday night accident on Sound Avenue and proceeded to flee on foot.

Education

: A new award created by the McGann-Mercy Booster Club, the MMHS Booster Club Student/Athlete Award, recognizes students.

: The parade will celebrate Riverhead's winning team and the community.

Business

: Grants will foster cultural developments in downtown areas.

: One of the best breads in the United States can be found in the Blue Duck Bakery.