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Riverhead to hold lottery for bow-hunting on town lands Thursday

by Sep 15, 2026
Bow-hunters can enter Riverhead Town's 2026 lottery in person at Town Hall on Sept. 17, with slots available at EPCAL, Sound Avenue and Middle Road properties.

Youth division winners top 110 anglers in Riverhead’s 29th Annual Snapper Tournament

by Sep 13, 2026
Three youth anglers swept the top spots in Riverhead’s annual snapper tournament Saturday, each landing a 10-inch-plus snapper. Photo gallery.

Artists paint U.S. flag mural on LIRR car for Sept. 11 anniversary in Riverhead

by Sep 12, 2026
Street artists Patrick Voorhees and Zach Sieglinger of Medford returned to the Railroad Museum of Long Island to paint a Sept. 11 memorial mural marking the attacks' 25th anniversary.

Flanders honors 9/11 victims, first responders and firefighters at annual service

by Sep 12, 2026
A memorial wreath was laid at the base of a monument made from steel recovered at the World Trade Center site as Flanders honored the victims and first responders of 9/11 Friday evening.

‘Even in the aftermath of unimaginable loss, there still can be hope’: Reeves Park marks 9/11

by Sep 12, 2026
Local residents gathered Friday evening at 9/11 Memorial Park on Sound Avenue to mark the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, sharing memories of lost loved ones.

Riverhead marks 25th anniversary of 9/11 with ceremony in Calverton

by Sep 11, 2026
Riverhead Town's annual 9/11 memorial ceremony drew a large crowd to Calverton Friday, where speakers shared vivid memories of the attacks that shook the nation in 2001.

A quarter-century later, the duty to remember Sept. 11 remains

by Sep 11, 2026
Local remembrance services today honor the nearly 3,000 lives lost on Sept. 11, 2001, including three Riverhead residents, and the first responders who risked and gave their lives that day.

LIR Clothing hosts 14th annual Back to School Backpack Giveaway at Unity Park: photos

by Sep 1, 2026
Backpacks filled with school supplies and goodies were given away to dozens of eager kids Saturday at the 14th Annual Back to School Backpack Giveaway at Unity Park in Riverhead.

For generations of campers, Dorothy P. Flint 4-H Camp is more than land to be preserved

by Aug 30, 2026
For generations of campers, Dorothy P. Flint 4-H Camp has been a childhood refuge, a training ground and a place where memories and friendships were made. A pending sale has made the future of the Baiting Hollow camp feel fragile.

Riverhead area to mark 25th anniversary of Sept. 11 with memorial ceremonies

by Aug 25, 2026
Three public observances in Calverton, Reeves Park and Flanders will commemorate the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks and honor those who died, including local residents and first responders.