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River Road in Calverton from Railroad Avenue to Connecticut Avenue will be closed on Friday, Aug. 7 from 7 a.m.to 3 p.m. for drainage repair work.

A 54-year-old man died after crashing an e-bike into a chain-link fence in the rear parking lot of a Route 58 shopping center Wednesday evening, police said.

Heat index values expected to reach around 100 prompted a heat advisory for Long Island from 11a.m. Thursday through 8 p.m. Friday.

Riverhead police officers cooked burgers, and hot dogs and served ice cream at the National Night Out celebration Tuesday evening. Photo gallery.

Riverhead granted Riverhead Ambulance District exemptions to various zoning code requirements, including site plan approval, for the construction of a new headquarters on Osborn Avenue.

The Riverhead Town Board voted 5-0 Tuesday to approve site plan and special permit applications for the proposed Peconic River Hotel, advancing Joe Petrocelli’s five-story downtown hotel project amid renewed questions about parking, environmental review and pending IDA financial assistance.

A proposed 20-room country inn and wellness retreat at a historic Jamesport farmstead drew cautious interest from Riverhead planning staff, but officials said the plan faces significant zoning hurdles.

Photos of Sunday's barbecue at St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Church in Riverhead.

"We are as prepared as we could be," Riverhead Water District Superintendent Frank Mancini said. The district has hardened its systems against such attacks and continues to be vigilant.

An appeals court struck down Riverhead’s 1,000-foot school setback for cannabis dispensaries, but upheld other zoning provisions and left the town’s 2,500-foot separation rule unresolved.