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The Riverhead Town Board is expected to choose the firm that will finish the update to the comprehensive plan as soon as next week. The Town Board heard from its two finalists, H2M and BFJ, during a work session on Thursday

The Riverhead Anti-Bias Task Force and the LGBT Network are partnering to hold a program celebrating National Coming Out Day at Riverhead Free Library Tuesday evening.

The Riverhead Country Fair, one of the largest fairs in New York State, will return Oct. 9 with vendors, carnival rides, contests and food.

The remnants of Ian are expected to bring several inches of rain and gusty winds to Suffolk County tomorrow through early next week, canceling weekend events and ushering in a blustery start to October.

The second annual Oktoberfest event in Grangebel Park has been canceled due to potential inclement weather this weekend, but indoor celebrations will still be held on location at participating local breweries.

The Riverhead CAP is seeking community volunteers to help teach its "Drug and Alcohol Prevention Program" to fifth and sixth grade students at Pulaski Street Elementary School for the 2022 to 2023 school year.

The joint master developers of the long anticipated revitalization project near the blighted Long Island Rail Road station area in Riverhead presented their financial and development qualifications last night in pursuit of an agreement to develop two multimillion dollar mixed-use buildings on municipal properties.

Pulaski Street Intermediate School kicked off this year’s Pulaski PRIDE Program with a pep rally for students and staff, featuring performances, interactive skits and chants led by school mascot Rippy the Riptide.

Two gas station employees were arrested during an underage alcohol sales investigation in town yesterday. Eight other retail establishments were also checked and found to be in compliance.

The developer of a proposed wholesale propane facility and industrial office building on Kroemer Avenue has withdrawn its Riverhead Industrial Development Agency application for financial assistance and will likely downsize its project, after the IDA previously declined to grant the developer’s requested 10-year, 100% enhanced real property tax abatement.