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Restaurateurs in Riverhead spooked by Halloween Fest
Some downtown Riverhead restaurant owners expressed frustration about losing business during last month’s annual Halloween Fest, and organizers said changes will be made next year to ensure that more...
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Wrestling Preview: Wildcats younger, but experienced
Last season the Shoreham-Wading River High School wrestling team’s lineup was loaded with seniors and juniors. Seven starters from that team have moved on, leaving the Wildcats younger. But Shoreham’s...
View ArticleNorth Fork Brewing Company seeks to open in former firehouse
North Fork Brewing Company’s special permit application to build a brewery and tasting room in part of the former Riverhead Fire Department headquarters on Second Street faced no opposition — and...
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Cops: Aquebogue man killed in accident at Calverton business
An employee at Peconic Propane was killed in an accident at the Calverton facility Tuesday afternoon when he was struck by a company vehicle driven by another employee, according to Riverhead Town...
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Riverhead Supe wants to ensure prayers said before board meetings
Riverhead Supervisor Sean Walter is looking to ensure the Town Board continues the tradition of having an invocation or prayer before each regular meeting after he leaves office in January, and plans...
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Making wreaths with Two Forks and Flowers
If there were only one word to describe what best friends Lauren Zilnicki and Rebecca Hardman are all about, it would be fun. The women, both 28 and graduates of Riverhead High School, share their...
View ArticleBoys Bowling Preview: Riverhead a ‘work in progress’
Riverhead High School boys bowling coach Scott Hackal calls this year’s squad “a work in progress.” If the Blue Waves progress as well as last season’s side, he will be quite happy. Riverhead finished...
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PODS, with building started, withdraws request for tax breaks
A group called Calverton Distribution Rte 25 has withdrawn its request for Riverhead Industrial Development Agenda tax incentives on a new 45,000-square-foot PODS building that was already under...
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Boys Basketball: Riverhead suffers teasing, ‘quality loss’
Riverhead played well, just not well enough to win. Victory seemed to be in Riverhead’s grasp, only to be tantalizingly plucked away in the final minutes. Despite leading for a good deal of the way,...
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Wrestling: Blue Waves fall in dual meet at Mattituck
Neither Mattituck nor Riverhead needed to consult their advanced scouting reports ahead of Wednesday night’s dual meet. After all, the teams had just wrestled each other four days earlier. The teams...
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Boys Winter Track Preview: Coach says Riverhead’s on the rise
Sal Loverde, coach of the Riverhead High School boys winter track team, has a message to deliver: Look out for the Blue Waves. “The story of this year’s team is we are a youthful program that is going...
View Article‘No Hate Zones’ coming to Riverhead
Riverhead’s Anti-Bias Task Force is planning to place 25 signs around town that read “No Hate Zone.” Noreen LeCann, the task force’s vice chair, discussed the proposal with the Riverhead Town Board...
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A shared justice court for Riverhead and Southold?
For years, Southold and Riverhead towns have both been trying to upgrade their antiquated justice court facilities, which present similar safety and space problems. But could the towns create a shared...
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Girls Winter Track Preview: Lee primed for her final indoor season
Katherine Lee’s 2016-17 winter track season didn’t go the way she would have liked, and it really had nothing to do with how she performed. Lee’s undefeated indoor season was cut short when she was...
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Artist donates work to Riverhead schools
A love of history and art has prompted a part-time Greenport resident to donate printed art pieces to the Riverhead School District and 20 3-D sculptures to the Railroad Museum of Long Island in...
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PBMC plans to open center for caregivers next year
In response to community members, Peconic Bay Medical Center will open a new Caregivers Center within the hospital next year. Tara Anglim, associate director of the hospital’s palliative care program,...
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Parade and bonfire draw hundreds to Riverhead Sunday
Riverhead’s holiday parade and bonfire were held Sunday, a day late due to Saturday’s snowstorm, but it still drew several hundred to downtown Riverhead. This was the first year the Riverhead Business...
View ArticleBOCES cosmetology students raise money for charity in Riverhead
In the spirit of the holiday season, first-year students in the Eastern Suffolk BOCES cosmetology program put their skills to use for local charitable organizations. Last Wednesday evening, community...
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Girls Basketball: Eastport holds off Riverhead’s late rally
The gym inside Eastport-South Manor High School suddenly began to erupt with chants of “De-fense!” from the fans on both sides. The Riverhead Blue Waves, after trailing by 12 in the third quarter, had...
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‘Dream year’ for Riverhead cheerleaders after latest win
All the hard work comes down to 2 minutes and 30 seconds on the mat. The tumbling, the synchronization, the cheers must all come together just right for the cheerleading team to impress the judges. As...
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