Riverhead BID unveils packed lineup of events planned for this year, from...
The Riverhead Business Improvement District Management Association unveiled its list of events for this year at Thursday’s Town Board work session. The BIDMA will continue to hold its popular “Alive...
View ArticleTown gets $5M in grants to continue safe drinking water projects in...
Riverhead Town received $5 million in grant money last week to continue two projects aimed at helping residents in Manorville and Calverton get access to clean drinking water. Earlier this month, the...
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North Fork Chocolate Company opens downtown sweets boutique in Riverhead
The sign on the front door says “chocolate,” but that’s hardly the full story of what’s behind the counter at 309 East Main Street in Riverhead. North Fork Chocolate Company’s newest location, which...
View Article‘Zero tolerance zone’ could mean 90 days in jail for drinking in public
Town officials are hoping some tough new regulations will help improve the quality of life in downtown Riverhead. Proposals aimed at increasing penalties and fines for offenses such as panhandling,...
View ArticleRiverhead Board of Education VP resigns following incendiary remarks about...
In a stunning twist that capped a fast-moving scandal involving a member of the Riverhead Central School District Board this week, board vice president Laurie Downs resigned her position Tuesday in...
View ArticleRiverhead Charter School launches college scholarship fund for first...
Riverhead Charter School’s Fundraising Gala is back this year to support an important cause — creating a college scholarship fund for the school’s first senior class, which is set to graduate in 2024....
View ArticleTown officials mum on suspension of head planning administrator Jefferson...
The Riverhead Town Board last Wednesday voted to suspend town building and planning administrator Jefferson Murphree for up to 30 days without pay pending the result of a hearing officer’s report. The...
View ArticleNew surgery, cardiology chairs hired at PBMC in Riverhead
Peconic Bay Medical Center recently announced the addition of new chairs of surgery and cardiology. Dr. Luis Davila Santini has been named the hospital’s new chair of surgery. Dr. John Kassotis has...
View ArticleRiverhead high school locked down after student brought bullets — but no...
A Riverhead high school student was taken into police custody Friday after bringing more than a dozen .22 caliber bullets into the school and prompting a security alert that sent the school into...
View ArticlePeconic Hockey Foundation breaks ground on hockey dome in Calverton
The Peconic Hockey Foundation is a few steps closer to realizing its dream of building an NHL-sized, dome-covered ice hockey rink at Enterprise Park in Calverton. The group’s president, Troy Albert of...
View ArticleWater Authority aiming to begin Calverton water main extension this year
The Suffolk County Water Authority is moving forward with its program to bring public water to Riverhead Town residents in the Manorville and Calverton areas. Riverhead Town has now raised $7.39...
View ArticleTown to present comprehensive plan update this month
Riverhead officials will hold a public meeting on the town’s comprehensive plan update on April 22 to present a summary of work completed to date and to discuss priority issues and opportunities that...
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New Café Victoria at Tanger Outlets celebrates Latin American coffee culture
Tanger Outlets may not be the first place that comes to mind when deciding on the perfect spot for a local coffee shop. But for Alexander Escobar and his partner and girlfriend Monserrat Ruiz, it’s...
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Vail-Leavitt Music Hall to host talent show this summer
An upcoming audition night at the Vail-Leavitt theater could prove whether Riverhead’s Got Talent. East End residents of all ages with performance skills to showcase are being encouraged to audition...
View ArticleOrganized retail crime blamed for surge in shoplifting at Tanger Outlets in...
Riverhead police logged more than 200 reports of shoplifting at the Tanger Outlets mall in the past year, according to data obtained through public records requests. The Polo Ralph Lauren Factory...
View ArticleD.A.: Middle Island man sentenced to 10 years for 2022 shooting outside East...
A Middle Island man convicted in a 2022 Memorial Day weekend shooting that injured two at the now-closed Mambo Grill & Lounge on East Main Street has been sentenced to 10 years in prison,...
View ArticleRiverhead school board authorizes new hires for pupil services that will earn...
The Riverhead Central School District Board of Education approved new hires last Wednesday for two positions in the office of Pupil Personnel Services. Salaries for the new employees total more than...
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Blue Waves take first place with win over Sachem North
After punching their playoff ticket Wednesday with a 1-0 victory over Sachem East, Riverhead got right back to business behind the electric arm of Mya Marelli who led the Blue Waves to their biggest...
View ArticleLots of noise, few insights at EPCAL presentation
A presentation by an attorney for Calverton Aviation & Technology Wednesday night was cut short when a boisterous, overflow crowd of local residents accused the company of planning a massive...
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Racing season kicks off at Riverhead Raceway
When Riverhead native Jeremy McDermott welcomed his first child, Cam, right before racing season last year, he knew it was time to take a break and spend some time with his family. The 6-time Late...
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