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Riverhead mushroom farm combines art and produce
An upstart family-run micro farm in Riverhead has an ambitious vision for the future. Hephzibah Organic Farm is a 10-acre organic mushroom and vegetable venture on Route 105. The owners are artists...
View ArticleWave of arrests alarm Riverhead school officials and community
In the wake of the arrests of three Riverhead students on weapons possession charges in less than a week, the school district superintendent announced Tuesday that “any student caught bringing a...
View ArticleSecurity guard saves Riverhead Middle School student from choking
Acting on instinct and years of training, a Riverhead Middle School security guard saved a student’s life recently. On June 1, like most days, eighth-grader Randy Ortega Perez was enjoying his lunch...
View ArticlePeconic Land Trust expanding trail network into Riverhead
Peconic Land Trust’s network of trails is spreading into Riverhead Town this year. Last month, the 40-year-old nonprofit dedicated to protecting land received a $61,200 stewardship and resource...
View ArticleCyanobacteria found in South Merritts Pond
While the air over Long Island was brown as a result of Canadian wildfires recently, the water in one part of Riverhead was blue and green. South Merritts Pond in Riverhead was tested and came up...
View ArticleVote on Riverhead Ciderhouse delayed
The Riverhead Planning Board postponed a vote on Riverhead Ciderhouse’s proposed patio and tasting room expansion last Thursday, citing the fact that only four of the five board members were present....
View ArticleRiverhead stabbing victim identified; ‘a callous disregard for human life’
Police have now released the name of the man who was stabbed to death on June 6 in Riverside. Tony Fernando Alvado Ajcuc, 26, of Riverhead was killed after allegedly being stabbed by Gelber Lopez...
View ArticleEroding bluff becomes an outdoor classroom
When the Maidstone Landing condo association in Riverhead grew concerned about the erosion of the bluff in front of their complex near Iron Pier beach, they explored two possible solutions: erecting...
View ArticleGuest Column: GOP candidates Stark, Williams in their own words
The Republican Primary for Suffolk County Legislator in the First Legislative District is today, June 27. Candidates Catherine Stark and Greg Williams explain in their own words why they’re running....
View ArticleRiverhead and SWR athletes of the year
Every year, the Riverhead News-Review compiles a list of student-athletes who excelled over the school season and chooses male and female “Athletes of the Year” for each school. The award-winners have...
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Photos: Onward and Upward to Riverhead and Shoreham-Wading River’s class of 2023
Not even the chance of rain deterred last Friday’s celebrations of the newly minted alumni of Riverhead and Shoreham-Wading River High Schools. See more photos from Riverhead High School’s graduation...
View ArticleSides split on huge Main Street apartment plan
A proposal to build a five-story, 165-unit mixed use apartment complex on East Main Street drew both support and criticism at a public hearing before the Riverhead Town Board last Wednesday. Several...
View ArticlePolice Blotter: Police identify Jairon Canahui, pedestrian that was struck by...
Riverhead police received a 911 call on Monday, June 19, at about 1:45 a.m., that a truck collided with a pedestrian on Sound Avenue, west of Pier Avenue, according to officers. The caller was the...
View ArticleDimon Estate seeks expansion on Manor Lane in Jamesport
Plans to expand the former Jamesport Manor Inn with a dining and catering room once again encountered overwhelming opposition from area residents at a Riverhead Town Board hearing last Wednesday....
View ArticleRiverhead Central School District announced receipt of $5.1 million owed in...
Riverhead Central School District announced that they received the $5,135,948.43 owed in payments in lieu of taxes for the 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 school years by Long Island Power Authority. “LIPA...
View ArticleRiverhead Fire Department hosting annual county parade
A large portion of Route 58 will be closed to traffic Saturday, July 8, as the Riverhead Fire Department is hosting the Suffolk County Fire Motorized Drill and Parade Saturday. Route 58 will be...
View ArticlePolice Blotter: Riverhead man arrested on numerous drug charges
An effort by several Riverhead law enforcement agencies led to the arrest of 45-year-old Larry Johnson of Riverhead Friday morning. Larry Johnson Jr., 45, was arrested on a number of drug charges....
View ArticleRiverhead wide receiver is top recruit
As Korey “KJ” Duff Jr. fires up his white Jeep Grand Cherokee for yet another 45-minute ride to St. Anthony’s High School in Melville, it’s a reminder of taking the road less traveled and the steps...
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Photos: Suffolk County Fire Motorized Drill and Parade
More than 25 fire departments from across Suffolk County marched from the Roanoke Avenue traffic circle to the Riverhead armory as part of the 150th Suffolk County Drill & Parade, hosted this year...
View ArticlePolice: Barber charged with attempted sexual abuse involving 11-year-old boy
Two men were arrested Tuesday on charges related to the attempted abuse of one of the men’s son, according to Riverhead Town Police. It was reported to police Tuesday that in the evening hours on...
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