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A Riverhead family physician is facing a federal felony charge in connection with a scheme to receive kickbacks for ordering hundreds of medically unnecessary brain scans.

Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Riverhead Police are seeking the public’s help locating the man they say stole $780 worth of merchandise from the Riverhead Walmart.

Eugenics, the pseudoscience that aimed to develop a master race of human beings with the purest blood and the most desirable hereditary traits was truly made in America — at the Cold Spring Harbor lab in Suffolk, the global headquarters of the eugenics movement for three decades.

Transfers of real estate in the Town of Riverhead and selected hamlets in the Town of Southampton reported for RiverheadLOCAL by Suffolk Vision title service on Dec. 6, 2024.

Temperatures were dipping and the wind was whipping, but there was plenty of hot cocoa to warm the body and caroling to warm the spirits, as a hearty band of residents braved the elements for the Jamesport Fire Department's tree-lighting celebration and visit with Santa Claus Thursday evening.

Excerpts from the Riverhead Town Police press reports for the week of Nov. 24, 2024. Police reported a total of 431 incidents and arresting 15 people on 18 criminal charges.

Transfers of real estate in the Town of Riverhead and selected hamlets in the Town of Southampton reported for RiverheadLOCAL by Suffolk...

The Riverhead Central School District launched an online survey this week to obtain community members’ opinions on what qualities the next superintendent should possess and what they should prioritize coming into office. The survey is available in multiple languages and will be open until Dec. 20.

The lawsuit filed last week by pet stores seeking to block New York's Puppy Mill Pipeline Law from taking effect Dec. 15 is a hail Mary pass with no time left on the clock. We trust a judge will see it for what it is and rule the suit has no merit.