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Riverhead Police said a driver stopped on Old Country Road late April 18 for a headlight violation was arrested on aggravated DWI charges after officers found two children in the vehicle.

Scott’s Pointe wants drifting events, bumper boats and a zip line, but the track request raises questions about last year’s environmental review.

About 50 firefighters battled a blaze at a Baiting Hollow home Thursday morning. One firefighter was treated at the scene.

Riverhead police officers will take part in the Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee’s “No Empty Chair” campaign during the week of April 20, with enforcement and education efforts focused on teen driving safety.

The Riverhead Fire Department is inviting residents to stop by Sunday to learn what it takes to join the all-volunteer department.

Riverhead veteran Nester Kramer, 84, is pedaling 250 miles at Maximus Fitness to benefit American Legion Post 273.

Riverhead Free Library’s budget was approved by voters Tuesday, 225 to 135, library Director Kerrie McMullen Smith announced Tuesday night.

The Riverhead Country Fair will not take place this year, the 50th anniversary of the popular event’s founding in 1976. 

Take a look at what’s planned for the East End Arts campus in Riverhead’s town square project, from moving historic buildings to creating a more visible arts hub downtown.

A $6 million Friar’s Head refund drove Riverhead’s tax debt spike this year, but the bigger story is the town’s ongoing exposure to costly commercial property assessment litigation.