Denise Civiletti

Some big changes are coming next year to the Riverhead Planning Board, the appointed board of residents whose responsibilities include reviewing and approving plans for new commercial development in town.

Michael Parrish, 26, of Coram; Danielle Hall, 39, of Calverton and Corry Wallace, 40, of Riverhead were charged on October 20 with murder in the second degree after an investigation by detectives.

A ruptured gas main in the vicinity of Harbes Farm in Riverhead has Sound Avenue closed between Herricks Lane in Riverhead and Aldrich Lane in Laurel.

A forgotten pot left cooking on a stove in an unoccupied Flanders Road home drew Flanders firefighters to the scene on the report of a possible structure fire.

With the help of Riverhead High School NJROTC cadets, Riverhead Rotary distributed a couple hundred turkey dinners with all the trimmings Friday afternoon.

After parents complained to the school board earlier this month, district officials analyzed bus ridership and changed routes on four buses.

The overnight lane closures beginning tonight through Friday are needed for bridge repair between exits 71 and 70.

The 'fast-casual' restaurant offers a variety of fresh, made-to-order Southwest fare. It will host a Blue Waves fundraiser on Friday, with 50 percent of all sales going to the boys basketball booster club.

The State Supreme Court buildings on Court Street and Griffing Avenues in downtown Riverhead were evacuated this afternoon after a 'suspicious package' was found inside. The offending item turned out to be a lawyer's forgotten briefcase.

Sixty-one immigrants classified as "unaccompanied children" have enrolled in the Riverhead school district since July 1. The district will need to hire additional teachers to handle the influx of children, who need ESL instruction and other services. Riverhead had already added three new ESL positions to the budget this spring to handle existing demand.