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North Fork Chocolate Company opens Monday on East Main Street

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North Fork Chocolate Company will open its new East Main Street eatery Monday morning, offering decadent desserts, waffles and freshly made lunch foods.

Cops: Three charged with DWI during St. Patrick’s Day enforcement action in Riverhead

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Police conducted multiple sobriety checkpoints and roving patrols, resulting in the three arrests and the issuance of 89 summonses, according to a Riverhead Police Department press release issued March 18.

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Victoria’s Helado, frozen delights with a Latin flair, now open in downtown Riverhead

by | Mar 17, 6:56 pm
The family-owned frozen dessert shop will feature frozen yogurt, Granizadas (shaved ice with fresh fruit syrup), mangoniadas, fresh con crema, smoothies, and more.

Riverhead lands $5 million in grants to connect homes in Manorville and Calverton to public water

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Riverhead has been awarded more than $3.8 million in grant funding for the extension of public water to 64 homes Manorville area, and a separate $1.2 million grant to extend public water to homes on Forge Road in Calverton.

Riverhead library proposes $4.7 million operating budget for 2023-2024

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The proposed operating budget requires a tax rate of $5.98 per $1,000 of taxable assessed value, an increase of $29 per year for an 'average' home in Riverhead.

Town officials balk at moving away from pattern book recommendations

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Town officials are not ready to set aside major recommendations of the pattern book, effectively rebuffing an effort by the Business Advisory Committee to revise the proposed code written to implement the $175,000 downtown study.

Downtown Riverhead plans full schedule of events from June through December

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The Riverhead BID once again has a full card of downtown events planned: Alive on 25 on four Friday nights, fireworks, Reflections- Art in the Park, Cardboard Boat Races, Halloween Fest, and a holiday parade and bonfire.

Riverhead school district budget proposal projects 8.4% increase in ‘regular day school‘ budget line for 2023-2024 year

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The Riverhead school district’s '23-'24 budget proposal includes an increase of more than $4.2 million for general classroom teaching, instruction and support, Assistant Superintendent for Business Rodney Asse said at Tuesday’s school board meeting.

Building construction at Mattituck marina will require 4,500 hauler truck trips through Riverhead to remove excavated soils

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Southold Town is studying the potential adverse impacts of a controversial proposal to build two large storage buildings at Strong’s Yacht Center on Mattituck Inlet that will require the transit of 135,000 cubic yards of excavated materials by tractor-trailers through the Town of Riverhead.

Federal environmental agency proposes national drinking water standards for PFAS

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The federal Environmental Protection Agency today announced a proposed drinking water standard for PFOA and PFOS of 4 parts per trillion, considered the lowest level at which they can be reliably measured. The proposal is "a game-changer," said environmental activist Adrienne Esposito.

The 10th Annual Duck Egg Hunt at Big Duck Ranch set for April 1

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Friends of the Big Duck will celebrate the arrival of spring with the 10th Annual Easter Duck Egg Hunt at Big Duck Ranch in Flanders on Saturday, April 1.

Riverhead Town pierced 2% tax cap for 5 years without following proper procedure: audit report

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The mistake, first discovered by the auditor as it completed the 2020 audit, was fully corrected by fiscal year 2023 and the town faces no penalties for the error, according to Riverhead Financial Administrator Bill Rothaar.

Nor’easter expected to bring heavy rain, coastal flooding and strong winds to local area

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Potentially heavy rain and strong winds are expected tonight into tomorrow morning as a coastal storm bears down on the local region.

Opinion | Editorial

Local news matters. Ask your legislator to support the Local Government Sustainability Act.

by | Mar 19, 12:59 pm
People around Riverhead are always telling us they don’t know what they’d do without us here to keep them informed. We appreciate that so much. Unfortunately, too many communities across NY have no local news source reporting on local issues. And the numbers keep shrinking.

Riverhead school district budget proposal projects 8.4% increase in ‘regular day...

The Riverhead school district’s '23-'24 budget proposal includes an increase of more than $4.2 million for general classroom teaching, instruction and support, Assistant Superintendent for Business Rodney Asse said at Tuesday’s school board meeting.

Riverhead High School revives its long-dormant mock trial team, and students...

The program gives students an opportunity to build public-speaking skills, while learning about courts and the law.

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James D. Weeden, 93

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Daniel J. Osip, 79

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