Cops: Man punched, robbed on Sandy Hollow Court late Sunday
Riverhead Town police are investigating a robbery late Sunday night on Sandy Hollow Court in Riverhead after a man was attacked by two people, according to a police press release. The victim, a Spanish...
View ArticlePhotos: Vigil to express solidarity with Charlottesville held in Riverhead
About 60 people gathered Monday night at the gazebo in the Peconic Riverfront Park to express solidarity against the white supremacy and violence that has taken place in Charlottesville, Virginia. A...
View ArticleField Hockey Preview: Now Riverhead has turf it can call its own
For years the Riverhead High School field hockey team was in the tricky position of having a foot in two worlds — one on grass and the other on field turf. Although many of its opponents had...
View ArticleGirls Volleyball Preview: Mercy looks all set at setter
The setter may hold the single most vital position in volleyball. After all, a team without a setter doesn’t have any hitters. Keeping that in mind, consider how much the Bishop McGann-Mercy Diocesan...
View ArticleGirls Tennis Preview: Even with Hayes, Mercy has its work cut out
Bishop McGann-Mercy Diocesan High School produced one of the best girls tennis teams in its history in 2011, according to coach Mike Clauberg. How good was last year’s team? Last year’s Monarchs, he...
View ArticlePBMC to expand downtown at former Suffolk County National Bank site
Just seven weeks after breaking ground on a $60 million expansion, Peconic Bay Medical Center announced plans to expand to downtown Riverhead by purchasing space at the former Suffolk County National...
View ArticleBoys Soccer Preview: Is tide turning for Blue Waves?
The tide just might be starting to turn for the Riverhead High School boys soccer team. Seventy prospective players turned out for preseason camp and new coach Evan Philcox kept 52 for the varsity and...
View ArticleCops: Vehicle damaged by gunfire in Riverhead early Friday morning
Riverhead Town police are investigating a shooting at an apartment complex on Doctors Path early Friday morning after a man reported his vehicle had been damaged by gunfire. No injuries were reported....
View ArticleGirls Soccer Preview: Kessel gives SWR cause for optimism
Shoreham-Wading River lost 10 players to graduation, but don’t cry for the Wildcats. They still are expected to be one of the top girls soccer teams in League VI if not all of Suffolk County. Coach...
View ArticleCops: Man attacked, robbed on Pond View Road in Riverhead
Riverhead Town police are searching for two suspects who reportedly attacked and robbed a man Friday night in Riverhead, according to a press release. A Hispanic man was walking on Pond View Road near...
View ArticleRiverhead police investigating burglary on Horton Avenue
Officers responded to 176 Horton Ave. in Riverhead shortly before 3 p.m. Friday in response to a burglary, according to a police press release. The suspect entered the residence “through a south side...
View ArticleCops: Police investigating attempted burglary at Honda of Riverhead
Officers responded to Honda of Riverhead shortly before 9 a.m. Saturday in response to an attempted burglary that reportedly took place overnight, according to a police press release. A lock was broken...
View ArticleLocal historical spots, businesses come to life in ‘Color Riverhead’
What began as a summer project born out of a love for photography and history has turned into a 22-year-old’s own business. Jake Rose, a Manhattan native who spends summers in Greenport, has been...
View ArticleBoys Soccer: Result secondary to Riverhead goalie’s injury
The result didn’t matter, only the health of Angel Camarillo did. The Riverhead High School boys soccer team dropped a 4-0 loss in its Suffolk County League II opener on the Blue Waves’ first game on...
View ArticleGirls Volleyball: Blue Waves see positives in defeat
Riverhead coach Kristin Andrejack and her players had nothing but positives to say after their high school girls volleyball team’s season-opening match on Thursday. They glowed with excitement over...
View ArticleFootball Preview: SWR feels pressure of four-peat bid
The seed was planted early. Real early. Echoes of the postgame celebrations of Shoreham-Wading River’s third straight Long Island Class IV football championship were still ringing when coach Matt...
View ArticleBow hunting lottery to be held Sept. 21 at Riverhead Town Hall
Riverhead Town will hold a bow hunting lottery on Thursday, Sept. 21, at 6 p.m. at Town Hall, according to a press release. This year’s bow hunting season runs between Oct. 2 and Dec. 4. The lottery is...
View ArticlePhotos: 9/11 memorial at Reeves Park in Riverhead
The Reeves Park community held its annual 9/11 memorial Monday to pay respects to those who died on Sept. 11, 2001, when attacks on the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and a jet airliner that crashed...
View ArticleRiverhead IDA approves tax breaks for Riverview Lofts
Riverview Lofts did not get the 30-year partial property tax abatement it originally requested from the Riverhead Industrial Development Agency to build a mixed use 116-unit apartment building...
View ArticleGirls Soccer: Scoreboard doesn’t show Riverhead’s progress
The scoreboard at the Pulaski Sports Complex displayed a final score of 5-0 in favor of the visiting Lindenhurst High School girls soccer team over Riverhead Thursday. But Blue Waves coach Brian...
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