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Cops: Riverhead man driving reportedly stolen vehicle faces felony charge
Police said after pulling over a 2017 Dodge Charge for speeding on CR 51 late Wednesday night, they learned the vehicle had been reported stolen out of NYC.
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Riverhead Police Feb. 2024 crime report
Riverhead Town Police reported 157 criminal incidents, issued 130 criminal charges, and arrested 118 individuals in February. Of the 118, 59 were held for arraignment, according to police data.
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Government
Riverhead Planning Board gives preliminary OK to self-storage facility on Main Road
The site plan for a two-story, 36,250-square-foot self-storage facility on Main Road in Riverhead, just west of County Route 105, won preliminary approval from the planning board Thursday.
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Residents to vote April 9 on $5.2M library budget
The $5.2 million operating budget for the 2024-2025 fiscal year will require a tax levy increase of $25 for the year on at the "average" home in the school district.
Environment
Riverhead receives $1.25 million in fed funding for public water extensions in Calverton
The funding will help the Riverhead Water District bring public water to 73 homes southeast of the former Grumman industrial plant where groundwater contaminated by PFAS, 1,4 dioxane and Freon.
Board of Education
Interim administrators to stay on another year: Riverhead school board wrap-up
The two women hired to temporarily lead the Riverhead Central School District will stay on until the end of the next school year, as the district searches for two people to fill the positions permanently, the school board announced last week.
Breaking News
Cops: Youth charged with felony burglary of Route 58 car wash business early Sunday morning
A Riverhead Police Department K-9 unit responded to an alarm at the Riverhead Car Wash on Route 58 at 3:23 a.m. March 24 and located within a juvenile male who had donation box and various store items in his possession, according to a police report.
Community News
What’s new in downtown Riverhead? BID and Chamber give update on events and initiatives
New this spring in Downtown Riverhead: A Peconic River cleanup sponsored by Riverhead Rotary, an outdoor job fair, an expanded Shakespeare in the Park moving to Grangebel and a contest to create new art on downtown fire hydrants.
Breaking News
Update: Girl missing from Timothy Hill facility located, police announce
Riverhead Police are seeking information on the whereabouts of Avaya Brown, 15, a resident at Timothy Hill Children's Ranch who did not return from school Friday afternoon.
Politics
Santos says he’s leaving GOP and will seek election in NY-01 as an independent candidate
Rep. Nick LaLota said the disgraced former congressman's resignation from the party is good for common sense conservatives. Santos can watch the November election results from his prison cell, LaLota said.
Weather
Flood watch and wind advisory in effect
The local region is under a flood watch and wind advisory Saturday for steady rain, which may be heavy at times, and strong winds gusting to 45-50 mph.
Real Estate
Real estate transfers: March 22, 2024
Transfers of real estate in the Town of Riverhead and selected hamlets in the Town of Southampton reported for RiverheadLOCAL by Suffolk Vision title service on March 22, 2024.
Interim administrators to stay on another year: Riverhead school board wrap-up
The two women hired to temporarily lead the Riverhead Central School District will stay on until the end of the next school year, as the district searches for two people to fill the positions permanently, the school board announced last week.
Parents blast cuts in Riverhead school district’s 2024-25 budget proposal
Parents criticized the Riverhead school district for gutting the elementary dual language program and reducing instructional staff in the administration's proposed 2024-25 budget, complaining about the district’s reliance on grant funding officials knew was not permanent.
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