Southampton approves Riverside sewer project despite ongoing concerns from...
The Southampton Town Board voted unanimously recently to create a Riverside Sewer District, a move officials hope will increase development in Riverside, one of the poorest hamlets on Long Island. The...
View ArticleTown seeks to acquire Science Center building: Eminent domain seizure a...
The Riverhead Town Board is seeking to acquire property owned by the Long Island Science Center at 111 East Main St. for “general municipal purposes,” according to a resolution the board approved by a...
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Athletes of the Year: Blue Waves and Wildcats
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 both Riverhead and Shoreham-Wading...
View ArticleSea turtle sculpture unveiled at Riverhead’s aquarium honoring NY Marine...
Two years ago, while studying a model of a 2-foot-long sea turtle, artist Eli Fishman, who oversees exhibits at the Long Island Aquarium in Riverhead, and Bryan DeLuca, its executive director, came up...
View ArticleTuesday primary voter guide
Tuesday’s Democratic primary pits two congressional candidates, John Avlon and Nancy Goroff, vying to run against Republican Rep. Nick LaLota in November. Also on the ballot are Sean Walter and...
View ArticleRiverhead secures $24 million federal grant for downtown
Supervisor Tim Hubbard announced Friday that Riverhead has been awarded a $24.12 million federal grant from transportation funding to further economic redevelopment in the downtown area. This follows...
View ArticleRiverhead faculty protest Riverside sewer plant
Members of the Riverhead Central Faculty Association, which represents teachers in the Riverhead schools, held a “lunchtime demonstration” Tuesday outside Phillips Avenue Elementary School in...
View ArticleLacrosse: Blue Waves alumni gather for annual Dashan J. Briggs Memorial game
The Riverhead Boys Lacrosse Booster Club hosted the annual Dashan J. Briggs Memorial Alumni Lacrosse game on June 14 at the Pulaski Street Complex, featuring Riverhead alumni from classes going back...
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Riverhead anthem star Mark ‘MK’ McLaughlin to shine again at Mets game
Oh say can you … Citi Field! Riverhead’s Mark “MK” McLaughlin is heading back to Queens this month to sing “The Star-Spangled Banner” ahead of a New York Mets game at Citi Field — part of summer...
View ArticleRotary awards more than $90k in scholarships at annual luncheon
The Rotary Club of Riverhead awarded a total of $90,500 in college scholarships to 17 students at their annual Scholarship Luncheon Wednesday at the Hyatt’s Sea Star Ballroom. New Rotary president...
View ArticleRiverhead officials ask court to shut down Scott’s Pointe
Riverhead Town took legal action last week against Scott’s Pointe — also known as Island Water Park — asking a state Supreme Court judge to shut the park down, force the owners to dismantle illegally...
View ArticleCenter for Women and Infants at PBMC received $10 million boost
Northwell Health’s Peconic Bay Medical Center received a $10-million contribution for the upcoming Emilie Roy Corey Center for Women and Infants from the center’s namesakes, Emilie and Michael Corey....
View ArticleFrost to replace Hegemiller as Riverhead Police Chief
After 42 years with the department, Riverhead Police Chief David Hegemiller is retiring and will be replaced next week by another department veteran, Lt. Ed Frost, according to Town Supervisor Tim...
View ArticleRiverhead dealer linked to 2021 fentanyl overdose deaths gets 25 years
Marquis Douglas of Riverhead was sentenced Tuesday to 25 years in prison for his role in the sale of fentanyl-laced cocaine that killed four North Fork residents in one day in August 2021. “The amount...
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Riverhead clerk defends ending verbatim minutes
In January, the Town of Riverhead ended its practice of keeping verbatim minutes of town meetings. The meetings are recorded and these videos are available to the public, in compliance with state law....
View ArticlePBMC honored for culinary excellence by Slow Food East End
Toward the end of the COVID-19 pandemic, North Forker Ralph Reinertsen checked into Peconic Bay Medical Center PBMC in Riverhead twice for hip replacements. His patient experience during each visit,...
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Police rescue three from house fire in Riverhead
Riverhead police helped rescue three people from a fast-moving house fire on Newton Avenue on Monday evening, authorities said. Responding to a 911 call, police officers John Dahlem, William Leonardi...
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Photos: Riverhead Cardboard Boat Race 2024
Adventure-seeking mariners took to the Peconic Saturday in Riverhead’s annual Cardboard Boat Race, which featured the usual array of sinking ships, hula-hoops and boisterous crowds. The Salty Sea Dogs...
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DWI arrest after fatal seven-car crash in Riverhead
A seven car pile up on County Road 105 Wednesday evening left one man dead and several others injured, according to Riverhead police. The accident occurred at approximately 6:18 p.m. on County Road...
View ArticleForecast forces BID to postpone Alive on 25
This weekend’s planned Alive on 25 summer street festival and laser light show has been postponed due to weather until Friday, August 23, from 5 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., according to Kristy Verity of the...
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