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Organizers of Riverhead Medieval Festival failed to obtain permits
The event featured jousting, snakes, archery and everything Middle Ages. But it lacked one critical component to operate: a special event permit. The Riverhead Medieval Festival, a two-day event at...
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Farm Country Kitchen gets extension on valet parking
Farm Country Kitchen was granted a one-year extension last Thursday of a zoning variance it previously received from the Riverhead Zoning Board of Appeals allowing an off-site parking lot that’s more...
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Finding a place for millennials — local municipalities grapple with workforce...
You’ve likely heard the term “brain drain” before. It’s an expression often used to describe the mass departure of post-college Long Islanders to other parts of the country, where the cost of living...
View ArticleEditorial: The North Fork’s Catch-22
Here’s a challenge many small businesses on the North Fork confront. An employer identifies a prospective employee they believe is exactly the type of candidate they need to fill an open position. That...
View ArticleLatest solar project planned for Riverhead golf course
Another solar application has been submitted to the Riverhead Town Planning Board. This time, it’s for a golf course. Long Island National Golf Club has proposed to install solar panels at its property...
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Riverhead school board member Ann Cotten-DeGrasse steps down
Riverhead Board of Education member Ann Cotten-DeGrasse confirmed Monday she has decided to resign after serving for a total of eight years, citing board member quarrels and violations in procedure....
View ArticleRiverhead Democrats say nothing has changed downtown
“Basically, nothing much as changed in the last two years.” That’s how Democratic supervisor candidate Laura Jens-Smith described downtown Riverhead after she and her running mates, Catherine Kent and...
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Police release photos of gas station robbery suspect
Suffolk County Crime Stoppers released Thursday photos taken from surveillance footage of the June 16 armed robbery Citgo gas station on Route 58 in Riverhead. Officers at the scene said the suspect...
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Riverhead’s Little League World Series team improves to 4-0
The Riverhead Little League all-star team improved to 4-0 in pool play of the District 36 Tournament after a 10-0 win Thursday night against the North Fork all-stars at Stotzky Park in Riverhead. The...
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Fourth of July fireworks light up downtown Riverhead: photos
Face painters, stilt walkers, balloon animals, aerialist and more lined the Peconic Riverfront Monday night for the town’s annual Fourth of July celebration. Brady Rymer and the Little Band That Could...
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Adchem in Riverhead sold to Indiana company
Adchem Corporation, which has been in Riverhead since 1984 and employs more than 100 people at its Route 58 site, was sold to an Indiana-based company on Friday, according to Berry Global, the new...
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Shopper seeks owner of lost wedding band before anniversary
Shoppers at Tanger Outlets’ food court found a wedding band in April and have since been trying to return it to its rightful owner ahead of the anniversary it represents. Steve Tooker of Riverhead and...
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PBMC breaks ground on $60 million Kanas heart center
The Peconic Bay Medical Center had its official groundbreaking ceremony Wednesday to mark the beginning of a two-year construction project of its $60 million Kanas Regional Heart Center. This will...
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Peconic Estuary Program celebrates 25 years, but funds in doubt
Kevin McDonald remembers 1985, when brown tide was first detected in Peconic Bay. He was recently married, and he and his wife had purchased snorkels and face masks to explore the bay, where the water...
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Baseball: Riverhead all-stars fall, 17-15, in District 36 Championship
UPDATE: The Riverhead Little League all-stars came up just short in their bid for the first District 36 Championship since 2008. The championship game that had been postponed Tuesday in the third...
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Cops: Credit cards stolen from Riverhead golf course used at Target
Credit cards that were reportedly stolen from vehicles parked at Sandy Pond Golf Course in Riverhead were used to make purchases at a Target store last week, according to a Riverhead police press...
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Stop DWI event in Riverhead raises money for MADD
When she looks in the mirror now, Margarita Jimenez sees a reflection of the woman she once was — before the crash, before the multiple surgeries, before all the relentless pain. Two years have passed...
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Alive on 25 launches second season in downtown Riverhead: Video
Rain couldn’t stop Riverhead’s Alive on 25 this time around. After a two-week delay, the popular Riverhead Business Improvement District event returned Thursday evening. “The streets are full, it’s...
View ArticleBJ’s Wholesale Club plans Route 58 gas station
A long-shuttered gas station at the southeast corner of Route 58 and Ostrander Avenue may become a gas station once again. Property owner TSA Capital is proposing to open a BJ’s Wholesale Club gas...
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Q&A: Meet the new interim principal at Bishop McGann-Mercy High School
Bishop McGann-Mercy High School will start the 2017-18 school year with a new leader. Rev. John Hogan, a Catholic deacon, will become the school’s interim principal next month. He will be the first...
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