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On Nov. 20, Stony Brook Eastern Long Island Hospital opened the first of two new recovery homes in Flanders that will provide housing for women and LGBTQ individuals overcoming addiction. The homes were established through a Suffolk County Opioid Grant, and the new facility holds 12 beds and is already receiving clients.

Edy Herrera of Mattituck died tragically in a house fire on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024. He was 26 years old.

An Aquebogue man who pleaded guilty to possessing a weapon as a crime of terrorism for a planned attack on Manhattan synagogues was sentenced last week to 10 years in prison, authorities said. When Christopher Brown and another man, Matthew Mahrer, were detained in Penn Station by NYPD officers in the fall of 2022, cops...

The Riverhead Town Board unanimously approved the final draft of the 2025 budget, which includes $73.5 million townwide appropriations and a total of $117.2 million in overall expenditures. In the same meeting held on Nov. 19, town board officials voted in favor of a local law authorizing an override of the 2% statewide tax cap with...

School resource officer Kaley Castantine and Central School District Director of Safety and Security Terry Culhane help foster a safe environment for students to learn and grow. (Credit: Nicole Wagner)

Here are the headlines for Wednesday, November 26. RIVERHEAD NEWS-REVIEW Riverhead’s school resource officers help ‘bridge the gap’ between residents and police SUFFOLK TIMES Fatal Mattituck fire raises questions about rental safety Photos: CAST’s 5th Annual Festival of Trees lights up Treiber Farms in Peconic SHELTER ISLAND REPORTER The Reporter talks turkey with ACO Jenny...

Fairs and festivals Friday & Saturday, Dec. 6-7, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.: North Shore United Methodist Church presents its Holiday Christmas Craft Fair at 260 Route 25A, Wading River. Unique Christmas items, hand-crafted gifts and baked goods. Free. Information: 631-929-6075.

Of course, there’s nothing more true than the truth, but the myth is also true, if you take the old and, well, true meaning of the holiday. This parsing of language is appropriate as we celebrate the one national celebration that has nothing to do with wars won or respected soldiers, revered individuals important to our country’s history or religious observances.

Listings prepared for Times Review Media Group by Suffolk Vision Inc., dated Sept. 20, 2024.

Last week, Luca Grigolletto, 37, of Riverhead and Brandon Hernandez Tocay, 25 of Flanders were arrested for allegedly driving while intoxicated; and Haily Barahona, 20, of Lake Grove, was arrested and charged with alleged DWI and violating Leandra’s Law.