News
Can Riverhead come ‘Alive After Five’ like Patchogue? BID board thinks so
Downtown business owners want to see Riverhead host a regular summer street festival modeled after Patchogue's popular "Alive After Five" events. BID board members also discuss downtown Riverhead's ongoing "perception problem."
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Supervisor: Time has come for condemnation of properties owned by landlords ‘holding Riverhead hostage’
Riverhead Supervisor Sean Walter is calling for the town board to move to condemn properties owned by a Brooklyn-based landlord. 'It's time to end the siege,' he said.
Denise Civiletti
A white woman’s assumptions about — and in — Grangebel Park
At this racially charged moment in our nation’s history, it’s time for each of us to take a hard look at the assumptions we make about people based on the color of their skin or ethnicity.
Business
Inside Riverhead’s newest eatery: PeraBell Food Bar East opens doors for ‘friends and family’ event – photos
PeraBell plans a grand opening in Riverhead right after July 4 — but look for some "soft openings" in the next two weeks, PeraBell partner John Peragine said.
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Town officials don protective gear to execute search warrant and inspect derelict former restaurant site
More than six months after serving a demand on the owners of a derelict former restaurant on Griffing Avenue, Riverhead Town took a step...
Denise Civiletti
The seedy edges of the downtown business district do just as much to hurt Riverhead as criminal incidents: Opinion
Crime in downtown Riverhead isn't as bad as people perceive. But the conditions that contribute to Riverhead's "bad reputation" can and must be dealt with — not by cops, but by politicians. No more excuses.
News
Plans advance for 48-unit apartment building on W. Main Street
Peconic Crossing, which plans to build 48 rent-regulated apartments in downtown Riverhead, was awarded nearly $5.5 million in state funding. The project is in the final stages of review by town planners and the developer hopes to break ground by the beginning of 2016.
Guest Column
Opinion: How to make Main Street safe (and it’s not the Guardian Angels)
Retired Riverhead Police Det. Tim Hubbard speaks his mind on what's needed to tackle public safety issues downtown: better deployment of cops, stepped-up code enforcement and holding absentee landlords accountable — not the Guardian Angels. (Opinion column.)
Business
Moustache Brewing Co. celebrates first birthday, looks ahead to year two
Riverhead's newest brewery celebrated its first birthday yesterday with a big party at the Polish Town pavilion. (Photos) Co-owner Lauri Spitz said the startup's goal for year two is increasing capacity to meet demand at area bars and restaurants.
Business
Sweet Tart frozen yogurt cafe gears up for March opening on Main Street
Sweet Tart Frozen Yogurt Cafe will open its doors on East Main Street within a month, according to wife-and-husband owners Miyoshi Cambra and James Foster.
