Local groups work to stop the spread of invasive plant species on the East End
For thousands of years, plants and pollinators on the North Fork have evolved together, and their relationship has been mutually beneficial. But in the last few centuries, some of the greenery that...
View ArticleMarc LaMaina developing restaurant with outdoor experience in downtown Riverhead
Marc LaMaina is doubling down on downtown Riverhead. On July 13, the restaurateur behind the ever-expanding Lucharitos brand opened Burgercade, an inexpensive American eatery with old-school video...
View ArticleMore frustration for Riverhead as homecoming game cut short following crowd...
After winning their first game of the season last week over Patchogue-Medford, the Blue Waves hoped to carry some momentum into homecoming weekend. Unfortunately Riverhead took another step backwards,...
View ArticleDowntown Riverhead gears up for Halloween season
With Halloween swiftly approaching, Riverhead’s Downtown Business Improvement District is calling all coffin racers. BID officials say they are in need of coffin racers, parade participants —...
View ArticleRiverhead Free Library spotlights banned books, celebrates the ‘right to read’
This year, National Banned Books Week runs Oct. 1 through 7, and on Saturday at 2 p.m., Shoreham-Wading River school librarian Rosemary Pearce will speak about historical and current attempts to...
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Riverhead holds ribbon cutting for new Town Hall
Riverhead Town officials unveiled the new Town Hall on West Second Street Wednesday morning, accompanied by nearly 200 community members and local officials. “Today’s dedication will also commence the...
View ArticleHigh school sports round up: Oct. 6, 2023
Football Oct. 2: Shoreham-Wading River 41 – Port Jefferson 0 The Wildcats came out and simply dominated a team that had two wins under their belt in Port Jefferson. After a slow-moving first quarter,...
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ChickenKidz sells baby and children’s clothing, toys and essentials through...
Moms and dads with kids in tow from across Long Island will descend on Riverhead’s Polish Hall this weekend for a massive children’s clothing and toy consignment sale. ChickenKids Consignment Events,...
View ArticleBlotters: Man killed in car accident on Riverside Drive
A 60-year-old man died Monday of injuries suffered in a motor vehicle accident on Riverside Drive, according to Riverhead Town police. The accident occurred about 8:35 p.m. when a 1997 Honda Civic...
View Article‘Quilts of Valor’ honors local veterans in Calverton
Two veterans who live in the Calverton Meadows 55-plus community in Calverton were awarded with “Quilts of Valor” last Thursday, in honor of the their military service to the country. Quilts of Valor...
View ArticleLetters to the Editor: Who will better protect open space?
RiverheadMisleading ads? Joann Waski’s campaign ads lead with “no massive warehouses.” However, in her capacity as chair of the Planning Board, she led approval on Sept. 21 of 412,000 square feet of...
View ArticleEditorial: Banned Books Week is unhappily upon us
The first week of October has been set aside nationally as 2023’s Banned Books Week. The week, and the issue itself, will be recognized at Riverhead Free Library Saturday, Oct. 7, from 2 to 3:30 p.m....
View ArticleRiverhead Town budget will increase spending by 8.7%
Riverhead Town Supervisor Yvette Aguiar’s tentative 2024 town budget will increase spending by 8.7%, raise the town tax levy by 4.86%, and boost the tax rate by 4.54% for the three funds that all town...
View ArticleTalmage family exhibition on display at Hallockville Museum Farm
The first irrigation system on Long Island. The first bulk harvester of potatoes. The first telephone company on the North Fork. And the first to focus on land preservation. All these firsts are the...
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Riverhead girls volleyball team makes playoffs for the first time since 2013
For the first time since 2013, the Riverhead Blue Waves girls volleyball team earned a playoff berth Wednesday. And they could not have picked a better day to do it. Senior appreciation night took...
View ArticleCancer screenings to continue at Peconic Bay Medical Center
Suffolk County’s Cancer Services Program will continue to operate at Riverhead’s Peconic Bay Medical Center, thanks to a five-year extension approved by the New York State Department of Health. The...
View ArticleNew uses proposed for long-vacant building on East Main Street
An East Main Street storefront that’s been vacant and in disrepair for many years is now being proposed as a deli, convenience store and barber shop. The Riverhead Planning Board held a public...
View ArticleAnother warehouse planned at Grumman site
An 84,250-square-foot industrial warehouse building was proposed inside the security fence at the former Grumman site at the Riverhead Town Board’s Sept. 28 meeting. The proposal is located at...
View ArticleBlotters: Burglary at Riverhead restaurant
Riverhead police received a report of a burglary Sunday at Insatiable Eats, where the responding officer discovered a broken glass front door. The Detective Division was called to the scene and...
View ArticleLetters to the Editor: Your ‘facts’ are just sloppy reporting
SoutholdYour ‘facts’ are just sloppy reporting I try my best to be as open-minded as possible. I try to tease out the facts from fiction when presented with anything that is derived from news...
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