Community News

The Town of Riverhead has started accepting applications for the upcoming season’s shotgun-hunting lottery, which will take place Dec. 7.

The community continues to mourn five members of a family that perished in a blaze that tore through a home on East Second Street Tuesday night.

The North Fork Spanish Apostolate partnered with National Grid and Northwell Health on Thursday to give food and flu shots to needy families ahead of the holiday season.

Family members of Marta Esmeralda Carbajal, 20, who police said was a victim of domestic violence, said her life ended in an argument sparked by jealousy.

Riverhead’s fourth annual holiday light show returns tonight at a new location — Splish Splash Water Park in Calverton. 

The one-day tournament on Sunday, Nov. 21 will raise money to help with funeral arrangements for one of its players, Carlos Peñate Rivera, and four members of his family, who were killed in a fire Tuesday night.

Laura Rivera, who lost her sister, niece and three nephews in the Nov. 16 fire on East Second Street in Riverhead, talks about her sister's courage and love for her family.

Fundraising efforts are underway to help defray costs of funeral expenses for the family that perished in the horrific fire on Second Street in Riverhead Tuesday night. A mother, her 24-year-old son, 16-year-old daughter and two nephews died in the blaze.

Retired Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Kevin Carrick of Aquebogue talks about his experience as the grand marshal of the New York City Veterans Day Parade.

The Baiting Hollow ranch, where animals help people cope with grief and mental health issues, has expanded its programs to include therapies for children with special needs.