Business
Here’s the scoop: Ben & Jerry’s ice cream shop to open in downtown Riverhead
Ben & Jerry’s, the popular ice cream brand with flavors like Cherry Garcia, Phish Food and Chunky Money, is coming to downtown Riverhead with a brick-and-mortar shop on East Main Street.
Business
Downtown business group at odds with town over budget: Alive on 25 plans ‘frozen’
The nonprofit organization that plans Alive on 25, Oktoberfest and other events in downtown Riverhead is currently “frozen” because its board and town officials have not yet been able to resolve issues over the organization's 2025 budget.
Business
Suffolk Theater will present its first live theatrical production, ‘12 Angry Men,’ this month
The Suffolk Theater will present its first live theatrical production this month, "12 Angry Men," a play about 12 jurors tasked with deciding a death penalty case of a teenage boy accused of murdering his father.
Business
Buoy One moving east to Summerwind Square
Buoy One, a popular seafood restaurant and market on West Main Street, is moving to Summerwind Square on the Peconic Riverfront.
Breaking News
Drainage and road construction work set to begin this month on a portion of West Main Street
A State Department of Transportation contractor will begin drainage and roadway construction on a portion of West Main Street (NY-25) beginning this month and continuing through March.
Community News
Riverhead puts on Halloween show: Festival coffin races, trick-or-treating and parade draw crowds
The annual event, hosted by the Riverhead Business Improvement District, draws hundreds of people downtown for coffin races, trick-or-treating and a spooktacular Goblin Parade. Photo gallery.
Community News
Halloween Fest will bring coffin races and trick-or-treaters to downtown Riverhead next Saturday
Halloween will arrive early in Riverhead on Saturday, Oct. 19, when the popular Halloween Fest event comes downtown.
Community News
Riverhead’s 48th Annual Country Fair takes place downtown this Sunday
The perennial local favorite features vendors galore plus live entertainment, craft demonstrations, antique tractor and machinery displays and agricultural, homemaking and needlecraft competitions.
Community News
Alive on 25 tonight closes out the season’s final event with a laser light show in Riverhead
Tonight is the last Alive on 25 event for this summer. The popular summer street festival will culminate in a laser light show at the town square in downtown Riverhead.
Community News
Cardboard boats sail — and sink — in Riverhead’s annual race event on the Peconic
Cardboard boats set sail yesterday on the Peconic River in downtown Riverhead, with paddlers of all ages working hard to finish first — or stay afloat at all — in a competition for trophies and prizes.
