Calverton News

Wine and jazz come together on the North Fork during Winterfest. You've heard of jazz cabaret? Try jazz Cabernet.

For days, Metuschela Alouidor and her husband, Patrick, of Calverton watched scenes of the devastation in their native Haiti, anxiously awaiting phone calls for word of whether relatives were dead or alive.

CALVERTON, NY, January 15, 2010 / Stanford Who's Who / -- Stanford Who's Who has recognized Thomas Tebbens for his outstanding work in the Manufacturing Industry.

The timing of the Shinnecock Indian Nation's preliminary approval for federal recognition, and the parallel spike in speculation about where a future Shinnecock-sponsored casino might be built, has rekindled the possibility of a Riverhead site.

Federal recognition of the Shinnecock Indian Nation in Southampton, which gained preliminary approval this week, opens the door for a possible casino in Calverton.

The Shinnecock Indian Nation is wasting no time advancing its casino ambitions now that it has received preliminary approval for federal recognition.

Doug Matz, of Flanders Heating and Air Conditioning, says indoor pollution is a serious problem.

Three people were charged with aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, a misdemeanor, in Sag Harbor this week.

A toxic-waste cleanup company in Central Islip has gotten a $13-million contract to remove lead pollution in Omaha.

BARBARAELLEN KOCH PHOTO Federal stimulus money is headed to Riverhead for the restoration of the Calverton rail spur, which hasn't been used since the 1970s.

Campaign rhetoric often becomes inoperative soon after the inauguration. In Riverhead, Supervisor-elect Sean Walter has set a record for rapid reversal.

Colorful flags were carried by honor guards representing different veterans groups; an American Legion post from Mastic Beach, a Veterans of Foreign Wars post from Rocky Point, the Jewish War Veterans post in Port Jefferson Station.

Headstone of Francis S. Gabreski at Calverton National Cemetery. where view large map There are more than 214,000 stories in Calverton National Cemetery.

LoPRESTI-Domenick "Mimi" of Brooklyn and Kings Park on November 5, 2009 in his 80th year.

Enjoying herself at Marine World! Kids of all ages enjoy Atlantis Marine World. Show proof of residency for the Town of Riverhead and get FREE admission EVERY FRIDAY in November, as well as on Thanksgiving Day at Atlantis Marine World at 431 East Main Street in Riverhead.

Nothing ever comes easily for Riverhead. Now the capital-starved economy is threatening the town's plans to revitalize its downtown and get tax revenue from projects at Calverton , the former Grumman site.

Phil Cardinale , Riverhead's supervisor, said a federal stimulus grant of about $2 million needed to pay for the reconstruction next year is expected to be announced in the next few weeks.

The cemetery, which opened 31 years ago after a military burial ground at Pinelawn began nearing its capacity, will add another 33,000 grave sites as part of a $32-million development that is expected to be completed in two years.

CALVERTON, N.Y. - Work is set to begin on a $32 million expansion project at Calverton National Cemetery on eastern Long Island.

The Mattituck resident, 62, was one of 44 people who visited the church's social hall between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. for free health screening, testing and medical referrals.