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Flanders Fire Department celebrates 75 years of protecting the community

by Oct 1, 2023
Flanders Fire Department celebrated its 75th anniversary Saturday with a parade on Flanders Road from fire department headquarters to Flanders Men's Club, where firefighters, their families, friends and supporters gathered for food, refreshments and music. Photo slideshow.

Real estate transfers: Sept. 29, 2023

by Oct 1, 2023
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 Sept. 29, 2023.

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Stavropoulos family says good-bye after 32 years: Peconic Bay Diner closes its doors

by | Sep 30, 5:35 pm
Today marked the end of an era for the Peconic Bay Diner on Route 58, as the Stavropoulos family, owners of the classic diner at the corner of Ostrander Avenue for the past 32 years, cease operation.

Riverhead homecoming parade canceled by weather, but the big game is still on

by Sep 30, 2023
Inclement weather has canceled today's homecoming parade but the game will go on as scheduled, with a 1:30 kickoff at McKillop Field, where the Blue Waves take on Sachem East.

Riverhead CAP needs volunteers for Pulaski Street school drugs prevention program

by Sep 30, 2023
Riverhead Community Awareness Program is seeking community volunteers for its "Too Good for Drugs" prevention program at Pulaski Street school. Here's what CAP volunteers do.

Riverhead man killed in wrong-way, head-on crash on County Route 105 Friday night

by Sep 30, 2023
A 60-year-old Riverhead man drove the wrong way on County Road 105 and crashed head-on into an oncoming vehicle Friday night, Riverhead Police said. He later succumbed to his injuries at Peconic Bay Medical Center.

NAACP officials criticize school district’s response to racial incident at football game

by Sep 29, 2023
NAACP Eastern Long Island Branch representatives confronted Riverhead school officials at a school board meeting this week, complaining the district has failed to implement its diversity, equity and inclusion plan.

Cops: Freeport man arrested in connection with theft from a vehicle in Wading River

by Sep 29, 2023
Riverhead Police are seeking information in connection with a larceny from a vehicle parked at a residence on Herod Point Road overnight.

Heavy rains in downstate region prompt state of emergency; coastal flood watch in effect through late Friday night in Suffolk County

by Sep 29, 2023
Heavy rain in the forecast today and tonight have prompted the declaration of a state of emergency by Gov. Kathy Hochul today for New York City, Long Island and the Hudson Valley regions.

School district taxes will rise higher than budget projection, after court order reduces assessment of Route 58 hotel properties

by Sep 29, 2023
A successful tax grievance lawsuit by the owner of two route 58 hotels reduced the property tax obligations of the hotels and will increase the school district’s tax levy by more than half a million dollars.

Riverhead firefighter awarded Gold Medal of Valor for bravery in daring rescue of elderly resident trapped inside burning home

by Sep 28, 2023
Riverhead Fire Department Lieutenant Justin Berry was awarded the Gold Medal of Valor last night during the Vocational Education and Extension Board of Suffolk County’s Medal Day ceremony at Riverhead Fire Department headquarters. 

Public hearings for battery storage and industrial moratoriums scheduled for Tuesday

by Sep 28, 2023
The Riverhead Town Board will hold public hearings on two moratorium proposals — one on industrial development in Calverton and another on commercial battery energy storage facilities town-wide — starting on Tuesday.

Harlem Wizards will return to Riverhead this year

by Sep 27, 2023
After a three-year hiatus, the Harlem Wizards are returning to Riverhead this fall with a performance at Riverhead High School set for Nov. 9.

Opinion | Editorial

What the town’s Anti-Bias Task Force really needs: independence from political meddling

by | Sep 27, 4:42 pm
The Anti-Bias Task Force needs independence to be effective and true to its mission — a mission that has nothing to do with spreading cheer, pretending that problems don’t exist, or falling in line with the positions of any political party.

NAACP officials criticize school district’s response to racial incident at football...

NAACP Eastern Long Island Branch representatives confronted Riverhead school officials at a school board meeting this week, complaining the district has failed to implement its diversity, equity and inclusion plan.

School district taxes will rise higher than budget projection, after court...

A successful tax grievance lawsuit by the owner of two route 58 hotels reduced the property tax obligations of the hotels and will increase the school district’s tax levy by more than half a million dollars.

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Francis J. Kiernan, 75

Joseph Mantione, 87

Francis J. Kiernan, 75

Claudette Mary Messana, 90

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