Breaking News
Updated: Missing Riverhead teen located
Update: Cynthia Reyes Cardenas, 16, previously reported missing, has been located, Riverhead Police said in a press release this afternoon.
Breaking News
Riverhead man pleads guilty to manslaughter and weapon possession in 2021 fatal shooting
Marcus Reid of Riverhead is expected to be sentenced to 20 years in prison following his guilty plea to manslaughter and weapon possession charges in the fatal shooting of another man in Coram in December 2021, Suffolk DA Ray Tierney said.
Politics
Former Suffolk legislator Sarah Anker to challenge Anthony Palumbo in First Senate District
Former Suffolk County Legislator Sarah Anker, a Democrat, has announced her candidacy for the First Senate District, where she hopes to unseat incumbent State Senator Anthony Palumbo.
Environment
County officials announce deal on 1/8% sales tax hike to fund septic systems and sewer expansion
Suffolk County Executive Ed Romaine on Monday announced county lawmakers' agreement to increase county sales tax by 1/8-cent to fund sewage treatment facilities and advanced septic systems.
Community News
PSEG-LI agrees to delay demolition of historic power plant building in Riverhead
After local preservation advocates pressed the Riverhead Town Board to try to delay PSEG-Long Island demolition plans for a historic building that once housed one of the island’s first electric power plants, the utility company has shelved its plans — at least temporarily.
Business
State fire safety working group for battery energy storage systems issues draft recommendations
The Inter-Agency Fire Safety Working Group Gov. Kathy Hochul established last summer after fires at battery energy storage facilities in New York has issued 15 draft recommendations. A public comment period is open through March 5.
Business
Lily Flanagan’s to open Riverhead Brew House at Riverview Lofts on the Peconic Riverfront
The owners of Lily Flanagan's Restaurant Group, which operates several restaurants and pubs in western Suffolk, will be opening a brew pub restaurant in the riverfront space formerly occupied by Peconic County Brewing Company.
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Government
Riverhead hires special counsel to defend lawsuit by Calverton Aviation & Technology
Certilman Balin Adler & Hyman of Hauppauge was hired by RIverhead to represent the town and the Riverhead IDA in the lawsuit filed last month by Calverton Aviation & Technology seeking to enforce its purchase agreement with the town for 1,644 acres of vacant industrial land in Calverton.
Guest Column
What happened to the transparency Riverhead’s new supervisor promised us?
Supervisor Tim Hubbard has promised us open government. Words, words, words. A month into his new job, he's defending behavior he assured us he would not abide.