The Riverhead Police Department will participate in a statewide crackdown on distracted driving during the month of April.

When you face distractions, you increase the cognitive load, which can overwhelm this capacity. This results in a decline in your ability to process and retain information. For example ...

Foligno said about his new-look team. “We’ve gotten rid of some distractions, so to speak, and now there’s a group that’s trying to get better. Sometimes when you make hard decisions ...