Riverhead seeks sports memorabilia from alumni athletes for display showcase...
Sports memorabilia sought: Riverhead Central School District athletic director Brian Sacks found inspiration to pay tribute to Riverhead’s talented alumni athletes. Now, he’s looking to Riverhead High...
View ArticleJamesport man killed: police
A Riverhead man was killed on Monday night by what officials described as a “sharp force injury.” Riverhead police officers responded to a 911 call at 448 Herricks Lane in Jamesport just...
View ArticleRiverhead school board warned of ‘fiscal cliff’ as funding dries up
Over the past few years, the Riverhead Central School District has received roughly $19 million in state and federal funding — but these funds are about to run dry, according to Marianne Cartisano,...
View ArticleRiverhead town board approves retail cannabis plan
On Tuesday, the Riverhead Town Board unanimously voted to approve the zoning it recently created in an attempt to increase available retail sites for the sale and on-sight consumption of cannabis in...
View ArticleRiverhead’s old electric plant is safe, for now
The old brick building on West Main Street in Riverhead that once brought light to downtown as an electric plant will not be demolished any time soon. While it looks run down, the 19th-century...
View ArticleHome health care aide’s death in Jamesport under investigation
A man whose death Monday night by “sharp force injury” at a home in Jamesport is being investigated by Suffolk County homicide detectives was a live-in home health care aide who came to the North Fork...
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Townhouse development proposed at site of deadly fire
New townhouse apartments are in the works for the East Second Street property where a historic home was destroyed in a 2021 fire that killed a family of five. Sag Harbor-based contractor Houseworks,...
View ArticlePeconic resident testifies on behalf of Plum Island preservation
Louise Harrison, the natural area manager for New York- and Connecticut-based nonprofit Save the Sound, testified last Thursday before a congressional subcommittee in the nation’s capital about the...
View ArticleRiverhead and Shoreham-Wading River schools outline budget proposals
The 2024-25 budget season has commenced for the Riverhead Central School District and the Shoreham-Wading River School District. Business officials at the respective districts have started laying out...
View ArticleMurphree agrees to retire, ending feud with Town Board
Riverhead Town has reached an agreement with Jefferson Murphree, its former building and planning administrator, who was facing charges including “neglect of duty, misconduct, insubordination,...
View ArticleRiverhead Free Library seeking 9% budget increase
Riverhead Free Library is proposing to exceed the state’s 2% tax levy with its 2024-2025 budget. The budget is up for vote on April 9, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the library. According to numbers...
View ArticleRiverhead settles water contamination suit with DuPont, 3M
The Riverhead Town Board voted earlier this month to settle a three-year-old lawsuit it filed against DuPont and 3M. The town will get $1 million in the settlement, board members said. The Town Board...
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Riverhead middle schoolers ‘pie’ their teachers in honor of Pi Day
To raise funds for the PTO and celebrate Pi Day, Riverhead Middle School’s teachers, staff and administrators endured a barrage of pies courtesy of an army of seventh and eighth graders. Students who...
View ArticleLetters to the editor: Your editorial was misleading
NORTHVILLE Your editorial was misleading I feel compelled to write to you in response to your March 3 editorial, “The answer can’t always be no.” Your assertion that opposition to the Riverhead...
View ArticleVolunteers wanted for Earth Day litter cleanups
Volunteers are needed for a townwide Earth Day Cleanup on Sunday, April 28. The effort, organized by the Riverhead anti-litter committee, will run in Riverhead from 9 to 11 a.m. Volunteers will meet...
View ArticleBlue Waves’ Deanna North pitches positive mental health to student athletes
Riverhead High School senior and varsity softball captain Deanna North, 18, has teamed up with Hope for Athletes to organize a “student athlete mental health awareness” softball game May 9. She also...
View ArticleRiverhead mock trial team goes deep in playoffs
Riverhead High School’s recently revived mock trial team made it all the way to the Suffolk County playoffs this year, losing a close case last week when Blue Wave prosecutors failed to convict a...
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Hopes high for Blue Waves softball season
White painted handprints scatter the top of the Riverhead’s varsity softball field dugout. One handprint for each member of the team. It’s all a part of first-year varsity coach Rich Vlacci’s vision....
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Third annual 5K honors the 18th birthday of the late Andrew McMorris
The family of a young person who died too young is gearing up for a celebration of his life and legacy on what would have been his 18th birthday. The Andrew McMorris Foundation and the Suffolk County...
View ArticleRiverhead BID announces new president
Sean Kenna was named interim president of the Riverhead Business Improvement District’s Management Association following an election Wednesday night that resulted in a split vote. Mr. Kenna replaces...
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