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Here's a rundown of the candidates in the "down-ballot" races in the 2020 General Election, and a summary of propositions on the ballot in Riverhead.

“As of 4:30 p.m. on October 23, 2020, we feel that we can safely run our transportation department on Monday,” TInterim Superintendent Christine Tona wrote in a letter to the community.

Early voting in New York takes place daily Saturday, Oct. 24 through Sunday, Nov. 1. Polling times vary from day to day, but the times are the same at all 12 early voting locations in Suffolk.

All Riverhead Central School District students will have remote instruction tomorrow because several district transportation employees have tested positive for COVID-19, the interim superintendent announced tonight.

Most of the comments, questions and discussion that took place during the hearing, which lasted more than an hour and forty minutes, was among town board members, town staff and representatives of the applicant.

As the pandemic grinds on, Riverhead High School seniors, disconnected from each other and without access to typical extracurricular activities in this year of austerity, are watching their final year of high school slip through their fingers.

In a wide-ranging, 90-minute debate Monday night, incumbent Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-Shirley) sparred with challenger Nancy Goroff (D-Stony Brook) on the U.S. response to the pandemic, health care, climate change and more. The debate was hosted by the League of Women Voters. Here's the transcript.

Riverhead Police Department public safety dispatcher Melissa Breitenbach Elco (center) has filed a $10 million lawsuit against town and police officials, alleging intimidation, retaliation, discrimination, sexual harassment and the creation of a hostile work environment.

Four Riverhead High School students have been selected to perform at the prestigious New York State Music Association All-State Festival.

Olivia Collins, 16, of Wading River, a junior at Riverhead High School won the Miss Long Island Teen pageant Oct. 4.