Riverhead opens Long Island’s first food scraps drop off facility
Riverhead residents have a new way to handle food waste. In collaboration with the Long Island Organics Council and other environmental and civic groups, the Town of Riverhead recently celebrated the...
View ArticleSecret to Riverhead’s renaissance: grant money
In recent years, Riverhead has been swinging for the fences when it comes to seeking grant money — securing more than $26 million in public funding since 2017, according to town officials. That...
View ArticleNeed for more apartments sparks debate
Downtown Riverhead’s four- and five-story apartments and hotels may be the first thing people coming to the town notice and comment on, due to their size compared to the surroundings. Are more needed?...
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Memorial Day parade held in Riverhead: Photos
Riverhead held its annual Memorial Day parade to honor the nation’s fallen service members on Monday, May 29.. The parade featured the Riverhead High School NJROTC, marching band, kickline and local...
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Calverton National Cemetery hosts Memorial Day observance: Photos
The annual Memorial Day ceremony at Calverton National Cemetery was held on Monday, May 29. Congressman and veteran Nick LaLota gave the guest address. Gravesite flags will remain in place until June...
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Picture perfect weather greets Main Street chalk art festival
In the weeks leading up to the annual Mosaic Street Painting Festival on Main Street, East End Arts creative director Wendy Weiss hoped for precisely the kind of day Sunday turned out to be — bright...
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Blue Waves season ends following epic playoff run
Midnight has struck for Riverhead’s softball Cinderellas. After an undefeated run through the Suffolk County Class AA playoffs landed them in the semifinals of the double-elimination tournament, the...
View ArticleRiver and Roots garden shares the bounty in Riverhead
At the River and Roots community garden on West Main Street and Griffing Avenue in Riverhead, something new is germinating this spring. “We’re now growing vegetables outside of the garden so that...
View ArticleRiverhead UPS store on Route 58 closes suddenly, and permanently
Riverhead area residents and small business owners were upset and caught by surprise by the seemingly sudden closure of a full-service UPS Store on Route 58 near the corner of Ostrander Avenue. “Well,...
View ArticleKent Animal Shelter seeks improvements
Having struck out in a previous effort to improve their facilities on River Road, Kent Animal Shelter now appears to have the support needed to carry out their latest plan. The 55-year-old nonprofit,...
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Peconic Bay Medical Center announces $92 million investment for expansion
Northwell Health’s Peconic Bay Medical Center announced a $92 million investment for the expansion of the Riverhead hospital on Friday afternoon. The funds will be used to add 6,600 square feet to the...
View ArticleBomb threat prompts evacuation of Home Depot and surrounding stores
A bomb threat phoned into Home Depot on Route 58 in Riverhead Monday morning prompted an evacuation and a police search with a bomb-sniffing dog. After receiving the threat “with no specifics given,”...
View ArticleWildcats fall short in hard-fought LI championship game
Shoreham-Wading River’s electric run through the lacrosse playoffs came to a halt Saturday afternoon with an 11-6 loss in the Long Island Class C final against reigning state champs Manhasset. It has...
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Suffolk County history comes alive in ambitious new exhibit
Imagine trying to chronicle the entire history of Suffolk County inside a 30 by 35-foot room. Over the weekend, the Suffolk County Historical Society Museum in Riverhead launched its most ambitious...
View ArticleSuffolk police: arrest made in Tuesday stabbing death in Riverside
At 3:25 p.m. Tuesday, Southampton Town police responded to Nugent Drive in Riverside after a report of a man being stabbed, a release from Suffolk County Police said. “The victim, who has not yet been...
View ArticleNew York City sues Riverhead, Suffolk County and dozens of municipalities...
The fate of tens of thousands of migrants bussed to New York City since last spring could ultimately be determined by the courts. The city filed a lawsuit Wednesday against Suffolk County, Riverhead...
View ArticleRiverhead Town Parks closed due to thick haze from Canadian wildfires
Riverhead Town Supervisor Yvette Aguiar closed all Town Parks Wednesday due a thick haze of smoke from Canadian wildfires affecting the northeast. The New York State Department of Environmental...
View ArticleArt Beat: June 10-11, 2023
• “East and West,” plein air paintings by Patricia Feiler of Mattituck, will be the opening exhibit of the gallery at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in Greenport. A grand opening reception with the...
View ArticleBlotters: Arrest for grand larceny, petite larceny and criminal possession of...
A man was arrested for stealing flags off of flagpoles on Thursday, June 1, according to Riverhead police. Nelson Priester, 37, was processed on two counts of fourth-degree grand larceny, one count...
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County officials brief seniors on cybercrime, phone scams and how to guard...
Suffolk County law enforcement officials held a pair of a cybercrime prevention briefings for North Fork seniors on Wednesday to update the community on the latest and most prevalent scams being...
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