Sunday, May 20, 2012
In Riverhead, Peconic Paddler for sale after 47 years; yoga studio opening in Hampton Bays.
Our East End Report, a wrap-up of the week's news from Greenport to Riverhead to Montauk, recaps each Patch site's most compelling story. Below, we bring your our weekly business wrap-up, so you're in the know on which businesses are coming and going in the area. Let us know if you have any news tips you'd like to see reported by emailing your local Patch editor. And for the small business owners out there, one way to market your business is by claiming your Patch directory listing. Peconic Paddler Up for Sale After 47 years of renting and selling canoes and kayaks to those who want to enjoy the beauty of the Peconic River, Jim Dreeben, owner of the Peconic Paddler, is calling it a day. Dreeben has listed his long-established business …
Pols hope the cost savings will keep the company from taking its 1,600 jobs off Island.
Hoping to prevent the loss of 1,600 jobs on Long Island, the Suffolk County Industrial Development Agency on Thursday floated an incentive package worth millions to Broadridge Financial - a public company that has threatened to move off-Island if officials didn’t find a way to help it trim costs. If the financial services company takes the offer - which its board will decide on in June - then it'll come as a disappointment to officials in New Jersey, Virginia, Florida, Ohio and Texas who were trying to woo the $2.2 billion company into moving to their states. The Suffolk IDA said the incentive deal includes sales tax exemptions on $75 million in equipment purchases related to its renovation of its two Edgewood buildings, as well as a 15-…
Saturday, May 19, 2012
Three vehicles were involved in a chain reaction crash at a traffic light on Route 24.
Police and firefighters responded around 7:45 p.m. on Saturday evening to a three-car crash on Bellows Pond Road in Flanders. Responders on the scene said the cars crashed in a chain reaction at a traffic light. Two people were taken to the hospital with minor injuries. The Hampton Bays Fire Department was called to bring heavy rescue equipment to the scene.
Each week, we will bring you some items we have found for sale on Craigslist.
Each week, we here at Patch will do the hard work of finding unusual, useful, or great deals on Craigslist that were listed by area residents. Now, if you’re interested, all that’s left to do is contact the owner. Sporting Goods Need a boat anchor? There's one available in Riverhead for $15. For more information, click here. Two Warrior Golf Clubs, one wood and one hybrid, are being sold in Riverhead for $10. For more information, click here. Kids' Stuff Various baby toys, including a bath and various toys, are available in Riverhead. For more information, click here. A glider chair with matching ottoman is available in Calverton for $195. For more information, click here. A Little Tikes play kitchen set is being sold in Wading River …
Police say more people around Riverhead also means a bevy of fender benders.
Sunny skies and warm temperatures mean not only an uptick in people out and about, enjoying the beauty of Riverhead -- but also, a rise in the number of fender benders, police say. Riverhead Town police were busy Saturday morning -- by 1 p.m., they'd already responded to the scene of a bevy of car accidents, including fender benders and minor accidents at sites including the intersection of Oswald Avenue and West Main Street, outside the Riverhead Historical Society, Roanoke Avenue, Old Country Road, Route 58, and Northville Turnpike. One accident, where a boat fell off a trailer in Jamesort at Washington Avenue and Route 25, caused traffic snarls and delays. Police said although heavy equipment was called to a number of the scenes, there…
Also, a Montauk man was arrested Friday after reportedly stealing a van and crashing it. Cops say it had guns, jewelry and rare coins inside valued at $70,000.
Assistant D.A.: Murder Suspect Admits to Raping, Strangling Victim A man has been charged with murder after Mirian Garcia, 29, was found dead last week behind the Department of Motor Vehicles in Riverhead allegedly strangled her with a belt after raping her. Suffolk County homicide detectives arrested Guillermo Alfonso Alvarado-Ajcuc, 21, of Riverhead for the alleged murder of Mirian Garcia, 29 on Wednesday at approximately 6 p.m. Cops: Montauk Man Crashed Stolen Van With $70k in Stolen Property A Shelter Island police chase led to the arrest of a Montauk man who was reportedly in possession of about $70,000 in proceeds from burglaries around East Hampton. Following his arrest on Wednesday, William A. Donnelly Jr., 30, is being held at …
Friday, May 18, 2012
The popular happening is a two-day event this year.
Feel like hanging out with some llamas, alpacas and sheep this weekend? The Long Island Fleece and Fiber Fair unfolds at the Hallockville Museum Farm in Riverhead this weekend -- May 19 and 20 -- and, due to popular demand the past two years, the event is now a two-day affair. Fun for the whole family, the event, co-sponsored by the Long Island Livestock Company, features demonstations of shearing, wool dying, spinning, weaving, sheep herding and other activities. Llamas, alpacas, and angora rabbits will be on display; the Naugles Barn will be converted into a "Fiber Market" where vendors will sell hand spun yarn and other fiber-related goodies. “There is a growing appreciation of the local fiber arts and this is a great event where the …
Residents feel the incident has triggered an unfair backlash against Latino communities.
The murder of a young Flanders woman by an undocumented Guatemalan man has ignited heated discourse over immigration -- and what some feel is unfair backlash against the Latino community. The focus, some believe, should remain on the crime -- not the defendant's country of origin or immigration status; others disagree. On Wednesday, Suffolk County homicide detectives arrested Guillermo Alfonso Alvarado-Ajcuc, 21, of Riverhead for the alleged murder of Mirian Garcia, 29. Alvarado-Ajcuc, a Guatemalan resident who is in the United States without a green card, was charged with one count of murder in the second degree and rape in the first degree. Garcia’s body was found in the wooded area near the Riverhead Department of Motor Vehicles on May…
Southampton resident Joe Johnson, who teaches 4th grade, pleaded not guilty to an 11-count indictment.
A Riverhead fourth grade teacher arrested last month and charged with driving while intoxicated with a loaded handgun in his car pleaded not guilty to 11 charges in Suffolk County Court on Friday. According to Bob Clifford, spokesman for Suffolk County District Attorney Thomas Spota, Joe Johnson, of Southampton, pleaded not guilty to all 11 charges in a grand jury indictment. The indictment said that Johnson was accused by the grand jury of Suffok County with criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree, "an armed violent felony," as well as one felony count of criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree, and one misdemeanor charge of criminal possession of a weapon; one count of driving while intoxicated, a misdemeanor, …
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The 47-year-old business is being sold for $900,000; new paddle-board touring business planned for downtown Riverhead
After 47 years of renting and selling canoes and kayaks to those who want to enjoy the beauty of the Peconic River, Jim Dreeben, owner of the Peconic Paddler, is calling it a day. Dreeben has listed his long-established business with North Fork Commercial Real Estate of Riverhead for $900,000. "It's time to move on," said Dreeben, who said he will miss the day-to-day bustle of his business. But, never one to remain idle, Dreeben has plans to start a new business in the days ahead. Dreeben says he doesn't play to spend his retirement sitting back; instead, he said he wants to paddle-board. And not just for pleasure -- he said he intends to start a paddle-board touring business. "I've been getting requests for years from people who want …
William Swiskey sr
9:37 am on Sunday, May 20, 2012
With LIPA planning to pursue Solar Prodjects at 22 cents a kilowatt purchase price and a huge county deficit, this is just the beginning. We are getting to the point where it could cost a buck to use a 100 watt light bulb for two hours. more ›