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Riverhead High School hosts 15th annual Black History Month celebration
With song and dance, poetry and praise, Riverhead High School celebrated not only Black history, but members of its community worthy of recognition Thursday evening. This year marked the school’s 15th...
View ArticleSix Riverhead residents charged in Bloods gang probe
Six Riverhead residents have been charged with a variety of felonies ranging from attempted murder to conspiracy and robbery, as part of a sweeping, two-year probe into a local faction of the...
View ArticleMan charged for dumping 24-foot boat in Pine Barrens
The Central Pine Barrens Commission and Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office made a joint arrest of Timothy Hughes of Shirley, who dumped his 24-foot 1980 Century boat in the Pine Barrens Core Preservation...
View ArticleRiverhead Brew House eyes spring opening
Lily Flanagan’s Restaurant Group plans to fill the vacancy left by Peconic County Brewing on the ground floor of the Riverview Lofts apartment building on Main Street after it shuttered suddenly last...
View ArticleLong Island student artists create to celebrate Black History Month
Through paint and chalk and pencil and ink, East End Arts’ fourth annual MLK Portrait Project takes Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. statements to heart — but instead of using broad strokes, they’re working...
View ArticleSection XI New York State Qualifiers Roundup
Local athletes competed in the New York State qualifiers Feb. 13 to 16 at Suffolk County Community College’s Brentwood campus. First- and second-place finishers punched their tickets to the state...
View ArticleKate Fullam steps down from East End Food
When Kate Fullam began her journey cultivating East End Food in 2018, she said turning produce into products for farms and other institutions in the community was simply an idea, not yet a reality....
View ArticleBurlington to open in Riverhead in coming months
Burlington Stores is planning to open a new store in the coming months in the facility that previously housed Bed Bath & Beyond in Riverhead Centre on Old Country Road. Burlington Stores is a...
View ArticleCrime stats reported, new tracking system coming
The Riverhead Town area has seen a number of violent crimes in recent weeks, and several Riverhead residents were among subjects of a 103-count indictment involving people across Suffolk County. Other...
View ArticleDowntown ‘Reflextions’ arts initiative gains steam
Downtown Riverhead is in the midst of a slow — but steady — arts revival, one which will soon include a new palette of artistic creations. Vibrant murals promise to bring life to drab brick alleyways...
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Charter school controversy dominates Town Board meeting
More than 50 speakers made public comments at last Wednesday’s Riverhead Town Board meeting — and many more jammed Town Hall to capacity. The hot topic was the Riverhead Charter School’s plan to...
View ArticleRiverhead releases draft comprehensive plan
Riverhead Town has released drafts of all 13 chapters of its Comprehensive Plan Update. All chapters have now been posted online at townofriverheadcomprehensiveplanupdate.com/draft-documents, where...
View ArticleCAT claims campaign politics motivated EPCAL
Calverton Aviation & Technology — the developer whose contract with Riverhead Town to purchase more than 1,600 acres at EPCAL for $40 million was canceled last fall following a rejection of its...
View ArticleBuses to fill in for trains east of Ronkonkoma
Trains running on the eastern end of the Long Island Railroad’s Ronkonkoma branch between 7 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Mondays through Fridays will be temporarily replaced with buses starting March 4....
View ArticleMolly Hatchet looks to tear it up at The Suffolk
A reinvigorated Molly Hatchet will slice through Riverhead next Saturday for a night loaded with heavy Southern rock that honors the band’s past and teases its future. Those looking to check out the...
View ArticleRiverhead farmer in D.C. ahead of Farm Bill update
Eve Kaplan-Walbrecht, owner and farmer of the Riverhead-based Garden of Eve organic farm, is headed to the nation’s capital to advocate for policies specific to organic farming and discuss their...
View ArticleHubbard: Riverhead missing out on pot sales
Riverhead officials are still struggling to find ways to effectively capitalize on recently approved measures allowing for the sale and consumption of recreational pot sales within the town. At a...
View ArticleRiverhead’s antidote to bias: film, facts and conversation
The first installment in what Riverhead Anti-Bias Task Force chair Mark McLaughlin calls “Black History on Screen” unfolded last Wednesday before a full house at The Suffolk with a panel discussion...
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Riverhead’s new fishing club fundraises at Ward Melville Fishing Expo
The Riverhead Fishing Club was caught fundraising at the Ward Melville Fishing Expo Saturday at Ward Melville High School in East Setauket. Members of the club, newly formed for the 2023-24 school...
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North Forkers compete at New York State track tourney
Several area athletes earned spots in the New York State indoor track and field championships on Saturday at Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex in Staten Island. Here’s how they fared: Kayleanne Campbell...
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