Government
Riverhead police highlight new local law regulating e-bikes and e-scooters
Riverhead Town Police are reminding residents of a newly enacted local law regulating e-bikes and e-scooters, including age limits, helmet requirements, speed restrictions and where the devices may be used.
Real Estate
Real estate transfers: July 24, 2026
What’s selling—and for how much? Follow local real estate activity with this week’s report of title transfers in Riverhead Town and adjacent Southampton Town hamlets.
Police & Fire
Riverhead police report fewer criminal incidents, more arrests in June
Riverhead police reported 127 criminal incidents in June, down from 150 reported during the same month last year, according to the department’s monthly activity report released July 16.
Government
Suffolk plans aerial mosquito larvicide treatments July 21-24
Suffolk County plans aerial mosquito larvicide treatments over marsh areas in Riverhead, Flanders, Southampton and Southold July 21-24.
Letters
Bring back verbatim Minutes
Detailed minutes are a valuable resource for tracking issues and create a permanent historical record.
Real Estate
Real estate transfers: July 17, 2026
What’s selling—and for how much? Follow local real estate activity with this week’s report of title transfers in Riverhead Town and adjacent Southampton Town hamlets.
News
Local residents hold vigil for men shot by ICE in Texas and Maine
About 30 people gathered outside Riverhead Town Hall for a candlelight vigil honoring two men killed by ICE agents days apart.
Letters
Riverhead should look to our founding principles and adopt OLA’s public safety law
This isn’t about whether or not you “support… the rule of law.” This is about defending everyone’s right to “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.”
Letters
ICE proves once again it does not represent ‘the rule of law’
The murder of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston is another example of the lawlessness of ICE — and it's a threat to our community we can't afford to ignore.
Crime
Police seek woman wanted in Stop & Shop petit larceny in Riverhead
Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Riverhead Town police are seeking the public’s help to identify a woman accused of stealing $218 worth of merchandise from Stop & Shop on Old Country Road.
