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Peconic Bay Medical Center in Riverhead has received national recognition from the American Nurses Credentialing Center for nursing excellence and quality patient care.

A former Suffolk County correction officer was sentenced to 18 months in jail after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting an inmate at the Riverhead Correctional Facility, prosecutors said.

Three public observances in Calverton, Reeves Park and Flanders will commemorate the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks and honor those who died, including local residents and first responders.

All 23 retail establishments checked by Riverhead Police Monday during an enforcement sweep targeting the sale of tobacco and vape products to underage patrons were found to be in compliance with the law, police said in a press release.

CEO Jeff Szabo discusses the draft environmental impact statement for the North Fork Water Main Project ahead of a public hearing on the project Wednesday in Riverhead.

Riverhead Little League district champs were honored by the Town Board Tuesday, plus: legislation, purchases, budget transfers OK'd.

What’s the local real estate market doing? Stay up to date on the latest trends with the title transfers report for Riverhead Town and adjacent hamlets in Southampton Town.

Suffolk County health officials have reported the county’s first human case of West Nile virus this season, along with dozens of additional mosquito samples that tested positive for the virus.

A proposed code change to allow personal service uses in the Professional Business zoning use district along Roanoke Avenue south of the traffic circle drew pushback from residents during a public hearing Tuesday night.

The developer wants to build an 81-unit assisted-living residence with memory care and 60 attached and detached independent-living units for residents 55 and older on the 46.8-acre site.