Spicy’s in Riverhead remains closed with no signs of reopening
Spicy’s BBQ, Riverhead’s iconic barbecue spot, closed its doors around two weeks ago. The restaurant, located on a one-acre riverfront property on West Main Street, has posted signs saying it is...
View ArticleRobert David Lion Gardiner Foundation moves headquarters to Riverhead
It has been said that the late Robert David Lion Gardiner held a special place in his heart for Riverhead. Now the foundation named after him can call Riverhead home. The Robert David Lion Gardiner...
View ArticleBarnes & Noble planning to open in vacant store along Route 58 in Riverhead...
Barnes & Noble Booksellers, the nation’s largest bookstore chain, plans to open a store in Riverhead this fall. Jefferson Murphree, Riverhead Town’s building and planning administrator, said...
View ArticleUkrainian church in Riverhead to host annual BBQ Sunday for benefit of...
Since February, when Russian troops invaded Ukraine and began bombarding its cities, St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Church in Riverhead has been ground zero on the North Fork for getting help to that...
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Football: New Riverhead coach dealing with more than Xs, Os
It didn’t take long for Ed Grassman to begin feeling the pressure and stress of being a high school varsity football head coach. Much of the reason for that Monday — Riverhead’s first practice on Day...
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Riverhead grad, Breezzyy, making his way in wrestling’s ‘minor leagues’
For an answer to the question perhaps most commonly asked of professional wrestlers, why not go directly to the wrestler nicknamed “The Answer”? The question: Is pro wrestling fake? “I say it’s not...
View ArticleEAC Network expands to Riverhead to provide services for children across East...
To help aid a child who was the victim of abuse, the EAC Network turns to its “multidisciplinary team.” The child advocacy center — whose name stands for “empower, assist, care” — features a team of...
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Field Hockey: Young Waves take lesson from Ward Melville
For almost half of the players on the Riverhead roster, this was their introduction to high school varsity field hockey. Girls, meet Ward Melville. Yes, that Ward Melville. Mighty Ward Melville. The...
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Girls Soccer: For Riverhead’s Re, no amount of goals is ever enough
Since Alexis Re lost two years of school soccer because of the COVID-19 pandemic and a failed school budget, she didn’t make her varsity debut with the Riverhead girls soccer team until last season....
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Football: After slow start, Riverhead cruises past Bay Shore, 20-0, for...
As the Riverhead Blue Waves arrived back on the field for the second half of Saturday’s Division I game at Bay Shore, Riverhead coach Ed Grassman sensed his team was flat. The Blue Waves had...
View ArticleBoys Soccer: Riverhead ends goal drought in draw against Sachem North
Riverhead’s goal drought is over, as is its four-game losing streak. Overcoming 1-0 and 3-1 deficits to visiting Sachem North, Riverhead used second-half goals by Tawayne Hinds and Lesther Rivera to...
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Football: Riverhead loss is painful in more ways than one
That one really hurt. Literally. And it’s the sort of pain that will undoubtedly linger for the coming weeks. Injuries are a reality. They are an inevitable part of football. They are going to happen....
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Det. Brian ‘Smiles’ Simonsen Foundation honored for its charitable work in...
The memory and legacy of Brian Simonsen lives on throughout his hometown of Riverhead — even in ways unbeknownst to his widow, Leanne. At St. John Paul II Regional School on Marcy Avenue, the...
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Riverhead sophomore Cris Arias may have Major League Soccer in his future
As the family story goes, when Cris Arias took his first baby steps, he was heading toward a soccer ball. All these years later, Arias may be headed to a professional soccer career. In the meantime,...
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Girls Tennis: Riverhead seventh-grader faces challenges of first singles
Meet Christina Pagnozzi. She is 12 years old. She is a seventh-grader. She is in her first season on the Riverhead girls tennis team. She is the youngest player on the team. And, oh yeah, she plays...
View ArticleRiverhead football game against Walt Whitman moved to 9:30 a.m. Saturday
Brew an early pot of coffee Saturday. The Walt Whitman-Riverhead high school football game Saturday at Coach Mike McKillop Memorial Field in Riverhead will get off to an earlier start than usual....
View ArticlePeconic Hockey Foundation to donate second rink to Riverhead that can be used...
Peconic Hockey Foundation is donating another ice hockey rink to Riverhead Town. The nonprofit organization, which aims to promote ice hockey on the East End, had previously agreed to donate a...
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Football: Riverhead falls in playoff rematch of early risers
Rise and shine. Unfortunately for Riverhead, it was Walt Whitman that rose to the occasion early Saturday morning and shined in a Suffolk County Division I football game that had a 9:30 a.m. kickoff...
View ArticleBoys Golf: This league championship is all Riverhead’s
Sharing is nice, but when it comes to league championships, teams would rather have it all. For the first time ever, the Riverhead boys golf team has a league title it can call its own. Riverhead...
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Superhero-themed homecoming parade for Riverhead High School: Photos
It’s a bird … it’s a plane … it’s homecoming in Riverhead. Superheroes marched down Main Street Saturday afternoon as Riverhead High School held its annual homecoming parade through downtown. The...
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