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What are they thinking?

by Sep 16, 2025
Letter: The Riverhead Democratic Committee has put an "unelectable candidate ...on the ballot — for all intents and purposes, a socialist."

New e-bike restrictions will disproportionately affect low income, people of color & elderly

by Sep 5, 2025
Featured letter: The town's new e-bike restrictions will really hurt people without other means of transportation.

Is the Petrocelli plan really what’s best for downtown Riverhead?

by Jul 31, 2025
Letter to the editor: The Town Board is accepting public comments only through Friday, Aug. 1 at 4 p.m.  If you care about building height, parking, affordability, or preserving Riverhead’s character, now is the time to speak up.

When traffic must be diverted, police are needed at impacted intersections

by Jul 28, 2025
Letter: Whenever an accident closes lanes on Sound Avenue or Main Road, police are needed to safely direct traffic at impacted intersections.

Giglio voices concerns about North Fork pipeline

by Jul 28, 2025
Assembly Member Jodi Giglio expresses concerns about SCWA's North Fork Pipeline impacts.

A peaceful exercise of our constitutional rights

by Jun 19, 2025
The 'No Kings' gathering in Riverhead was carried out flawlessly.

They put their party before constituents

by May 28, 2025
Republican representatives Nick LaLota and Andrew Garbarino were quick to pat themselves on the back for getting the "SALT" cap raised —...

No way to deal with flooding

by May 7, 2025
To the Editor: It would be nice if they would fix the problem with flooding of the road on...

Truth or consequences

by Apr 4, 2025
To the Editor: Legend has it that as a boy George Washington chopped down a cherry tree and when...

Irony in image: ‘We the People’ elected Trump

by Apr 1, 2025
To the Editor: I found it ironic that the LOCAL would use a "We The People" banner over the...