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Riverhead Athletic Hall of Fame adds five new inductees for 2026
Three former Riverhead High School football stars, a track whiz and a longtime softball coach were the latest selections to the Riverhead Athletic Club Hall of Fame. Ethan Greenidge, Michael Owen,...
View ArticleEast End housing fund tops $100M as towns confront affordability crisis
The Peconic Bay Region Community Housing Fund has collected more than $100 million since its launch in 2023 — including more than $8.5 million in Southold Town, according to figures released Monday by...
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Big catches reel in winners at Riverhead Snapper Derby
Anglers young and old lined the Peconic Riverfront Saturday for Riverhead’s 29th annual Snapper Derby, competing to see who could reel in the biggest catch. The event featured youth and adult...
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Photo gallery: Garlic-eating champ downs 21 cloves at Waterdrinker festival
Things got pungent Saturday at the 24th annual Waterdrinker North Fork Garlic Festival on Sound Avenue, where contestants had two minutes to eat as many garlic cloves as they could. Joe Gignac won...
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Calverton National Cemetery honors Sept. 11 victims 25 years later
Twenty-five years after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, volunteers gathered at Calverton National Cemetery on Saturday to honor those killed and the first responders who answered the call. The brief...
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Riverhead, SWR join inaugural volleyball tournament honoring Coach Pick
A new volleyball tradition is starting in Mattituck. The inaugural Kelly Pickering Memorial Volleyball Tournament is set for Saturday, Sept. 26, honoring the beloved teacher and coach who died in...
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Riverhead cross country grows as athletes switch sports
The fastest growing sport in Riverhead High School may not be what you think it is. Student-athletes who have played other fall sports all their lives are now shifting to cross country. “It really...
View ArticleRiverhead opens town land to bow hunting as deer, tick concerns grow
Riverhead will again open several town-owned properties to bow hunting for deer this fall as part of its effort to control the local deer population. The Town Board on Tuesday authorized hunting at...
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Meet the 26-year-old artist transforming the Long Island Aquarium, one mural...
The walls of the Long Island Aquarium are almost as full as the exhibits and tanks themselves. Sea turtles surf the waves, sharks patrol the sea, a giant eye watches over the fishing cat and now a...
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Peconic Bay Medical Center earns national designation for nursing excellence
Green and yellow confetti shot into the air, balloons spelling “Magnet” were flaunted and smiles curled on everyone’s faces as Peconic Bay Medical Center received the highest national honor healthcare...
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Riverhead football eager for a turnaround season
With summer coming to an end and school bells set to ring, Riverhead’s varsity football team has been hard at work — eager to turn over a new leaf this upcoming season. “Last year was last year,”...
View ArticleFormer Suffolk jail guard sentenced to 18 months for sexually assaulting...
A former Suffolk County correctional officer was sentenced to 18 months in jail and registered as a sex offender on Tuesday for forcing an inmate to perform oral sex inside the Riverhead Correctional...
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Riverhead Railroad Festival is full steam ahead for 2026
The 22nd annual Riverhead Railroad Festival is pulling back into town, celebrating the Railroad Museum of Long Island’s 30th year in Riverhead. The museum first opened in Greenport in 1990 before...
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East End town ‘losing the war’ against deer as tick-borne illnesses persist
The North Fork’s exploding deer population prompted Southold Supervisor Al Krupski to agree the town is “losing the war” in its effort to thin the herd — as tick-borne illnesses continue to plague the...
View ArticlePBMC brings new high blood pressure treatment to the East End
Peconic Bay Medical Center continued to expand its cardiac care services with a new treatment for difficult-to-control high blood pressure that previously forced many East End patients to travel...
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Riverhead veteran Jared Hazzard remembered for a life of service
Jared Hazzard was a man of few words, but he never needed many to show people he cared. If someone needed help — whether it was a family member, friend, fellow service member or stranger — he was the...
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Riverhead baseball team rallies for strong finish at Cooperstown tournament
The Riverhead Waves, a 12-and-under travel baseball team, traveled up to Cooperstown for a week-long tournament in early August featuring all-star teams from across the country and not only competed...
View ArticleDriver barrels toward packed Riverhead Polish festival, crashes into police...
An out-of-control driver barreled toward the packed Polish Town Fair in Riverhead on Sunday before a quick-thinking police officer blocked the vehicle from reaching the closed-off festival area,...
View ArticleTangerKids Grants Program now accepting applications from local educators...
Tanger Outlets is looking to continue its 30-year tradition of helping local teachers with some extra funds as they prepare for the 2026-2027 academic year. The application period for the annual...
View ArticleAquebogue mosquito tests positive for West Nile Virus
An Aquebogue mosquito was one of 25 to test positive for West Nile Virus, the Suffolk County Department of Health Services announced on Thursday. The positive test comes just over a week after...
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