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Boys Soccer: Wildcats check off all the boxes
Shoreham-Wading River coach Russ Mitchinson certainly liked what he had seen in his team’s 5-1 home victory over Riverhead in non-league boys soccer action on Tuesday afternoon. Anthony Guzzone scored...
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Riverhead Dodge becoming Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram dealership
Riverhead Dodge on West Main Street was awarded a franchise Friday to be a Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram dealership and is also planning a move to County Road 58. Tony Strollo bought his current space in...
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Riverhead Town to officially open resurfaced hockey rink Saturday
Riverhead Town plans to officially open on Saturday the resurfaced hockey rink at Stotzky Park that will host roller hockey, deck hockey and pickleball. A ribbon cutting is scheduled at 11 a.m. and...
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Stroke survivor to participate in ‘Comeback Trail’ 5K
While feeding her cats one day, Adrienne Statfeld’s left hand suddenly went numb and the cats’ water bowl came crashing to the floor. She then lost feeling in her left leg and fell to the ground. Ms....
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Police: Riverhead man facing child sex abuse charges
A Riverhead man accused of sexually abusing a 5-year-old boy was arrested on felony charges Friday, according to a state police press release. The boy’s mother went to the state police barracks in...
View ArticleFootball: Blue-White Cup remains in Riverhead’s hands
Riverhead was in blue and white heaven. Plenty of blue and white was on Coach Mike McKillop Memorial Field Saturday for the latest in the Blue-White Cup series between Copiague and Riverhead, the high...
View ArticleFeatured Letters: Readers weigh in on fall traffic problem
I’m writing regarding the problem of extreme traffic congestion on both our roads during the fall (pumpkin) season. On one hand, it’s great to see one of our local merchants (in this case Harbes) doing...
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Field Hockey: Riverhead wins its first home playoff game
Since it was making history in one way, why not make history in another? The Riverhead High School field hockey team turned its first ever home playoff game, according to coach Cheryl Walsh-Edwards,...
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Football Notebook: Chandler likes keeping busy
When it comes to dynamic high school football players, consider Darnell Chandler. Chandler is about as complete a player as they come, and that all works to Riverhead’s benefit. “Darnell has been a...
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Riverhead High school looks to add attendance kiosks
Riverhead High School is looking to better track students’ attendance by installing four kiosks within the building. The district would use the attendance kiosks to monitor late attendance, cafeteria...
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North Fork Brewing Co. applies to set up microbrewery in Riverhead
North Fork Brewing Company is seeking a special permit to establish a microbrewery at the former firehouse on Second Street in Riverhead. Co-owners and cousins Peter Barraud 31, and Ian Van...
View ArticleEditorial: With one Facebook rant, racism rears its ugly head again
The sickening, racist rant spewed out on Facebook Sunday by Dianne Kozakiewicz — a former Riverhead school board member and the wife of the town attorney — is so foul and so awful it defies our ability...
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Field Hockey: Riverhead’s playoff ride reaches final stop
The Riverhead High School field hockey team traveled in style Friday. It wasn’t an old yellow school bus that took the Blue Waves to Eastport-South Manor High School for their Suffolk County Class A...
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Football: Huntington holds off surging Waves
Even with the pain of a tantalizingly narrow defeat, even with the dent that put into the Riverhead High School football team’s playoff chances, the Blue Waves had to acknowledge they had just...
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The Work We Do: Natea Markhvaidze, Natea’s Deli
My name is Natea Markhvaidze. I’ve owned Natea’s Deli for the last two years. I [moved here] from the Republic of Georgia. I love Riverhead. I’ve been here for 19 years. I was looking for a long time...
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Riverhead Town seeks $200K grant for local groups to help the needy
Riverhead Town is seeking up to $200,000 in federal Community Development Block Grants for 2018, and a number of nonprofit agencies that rely on those funds to help the needy locally are hoping to get...
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Howell House in Riverhead may be replaced by parking lot
History or parking? That’s the question being asked with regard to a 112-year-old house that’s proposed for demolition in a historic district in downtown Riverhead. The East Main Street building,...
View ArticleRiverhead Blotter: Merritts Pond Road residents confronted by man with gun
Two residents of Merritts Pond Road were reportedly menaced with a handgun by an unknown man sitting in a car west of their house around 11:30 p.m. last Wednesday, according to a Riverhead Town police...
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Football: Riverhead falls in season finale
It was a somber group of Riverhead High School football players who marched in double file from Coach Mike McKillop Memorial Field to their school to turn in their equipment. They didn’t want their...
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Geothermal heating system installed at Glenwood Village in Riverhead
Some of the region’s top energy and elected officials came together in Riverhead last Thursday to showcase a signature achievement on Long Island: the installation of a geothermal heating system that...
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