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A LIRR strike halted all train service at midnight Saturday. Shuttle buses will run from Ronkonkoma and other stations to Queens during weekday rush hours.

RVAC volunteers answer thousands of calls each year. For many members, the ambulance corps becomes a second family.

The zoning board unanimously denied an application to allow Stony Brook Medicine to operate an ambulance center at Staples Plaza on Route 58.

The proposed 94-room downtown hotel eliminates 12 condominium units previously planned and replaced them with 14 suites on the fifth floor. It will operate under Hilton’s Tapestry brand.

Riverhead police will take part in the statewide “Click It or Ticket”/“Buckle Up New York” seat belt enforcement campaign May 18-31, 2026, with fixed and roving safety restraint details across town.

Here’s a first look at the proposed Petrocelli downtown hotel project ahead of today’s Riverhead Town Board review.

After last year’s Westhampton Pines fire burned more than 600 acres, officials are developing a wildfire protection plan for Southampton pine barrens communities — with advice for homeowners on reducing risks from embers, fuel and evacuation confusion.

Riverhead BID group is rolling out a new branding and marketing strategy aimed at positioning downtown Riverhead as a year-round destination.

Riverhead H.S. music students earned top honors and superior ratings at the Music in the Parks festival in Philadelphia.

Council Member Bob Kern proposes a code change to expand permitted uses along Main Road between Doctors Path and Rt. 105. .