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Juneteenth celebrates freedom and marks the day in 1865 when Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, to enforce the Emancipation Proclamation — more than two years after it was issued.

Riverhead native Rashad Robinson’s new book offers a strategy for social change rooted in lessons he first learned growing up here.

Riverhead adopted new rules Tuesday for electric scooters and electric bicycles. Here's a rundown of actions taken at the Town Board meeting.

Advocates warned Riverhead’s proposed site plan review changes could push public input too late in the development review process.

Riverhead approved new lake attractions at Scott’s Pointe but left existing restrictions on the Calverton park’s go-kart track in place.

Stony Brook Eastern Long Island Hospital has earned designation by the Joint Commission as a Primary Stroke Center, which allows patients access to rapid evaluation, diagnosis and treatment for stroke.

All but two government plaintiffs have withdrawn from the federal lawsuit after incurring more than $1.6 million in legal fees and expenses.

Riverhead Elks honored winners of its annual Flag Day Essay Contest during Flag Day ceremonies at the lodge Sunday afternoon.

Starting July 1, hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers enrolled in the state’s Essential Plan will lose their health insurance due to federal cuts. Here's what you need to know.

Suffolk County plans aerial mosquito larvicide treatments over marsh areas in Riverhead, Flanders and Southold June 16-18.