Community News
Two local veterans honored with ‘Quilts of Valor’ by Calverton Meadows community
Veterans Joseph Napolitano and Richard Robinson of Calverton were awarded Quilts of Valor by Calverton Meadows residents and local officials, honoring them for their service to country and community.
Community News
Anti-Bias Task Force to host Hispanic Heritage Month ‘meet and greet’ Oct. 11
Riverhead Town’s Anti-Bias Task Force will hold a meet-and-greet event to celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month on Wednesday, Oct. 11.
Community News
Perseverance pays off for Wading River boy, 10, winner of 2023 Bandits Championship
Meet Reid Halpin. This 10-year-old race car driver came back from a hard crash at Waterford Speedbowl in 2021 to earn the 2023 Bandits championship Sunday at Riverhead Raceway.
Government
Aguiar’s proposed 2024 budget: $5.5 million town-wide spending increase, 4.9% tax levy hike, piercing cap
Riverhead Supervisor Yvette Aguiar has proposed a $5.5 million town-wide spending increase in 2024. The spending, which covers new police officers and...
Guest Column
Riverhead Town Board candidate: A teen’s swastika graffiti is not necessarily an expression of anti-semitism or racism
"Some pimply adolescent who is likely only vaguely aware that WW II was even fought mindlessly scratched out a symbol they almost certainly don’t understand." We should not over-react, says council candidate Andrew Leven.
Community News
Flanders Fire Department celebrates 75 years of protecting the community
Flanders Fire Department celebrated its 75th anniversary Saturday with a parade on Flanders Road from fire department headquarters to Flanders Men's Club, where firefighters, their families, friends and supporters gathered for food, refreshments and music. Photo slideshow.
Business
Stavropoulos family says good-bye after 32 years: Peconic Bay Diner closes its doors
Today marked the end of an era for the Peconic Bay Diner on Route 58, as the Stavropoulos family, owners of the classic diner at the corner of Ostrander Avenue for the past 32 years, cease operation.
Community News
Riverhead homecoming parade canceled by weather, but the big game is still on
Inclement weather has canceled today's homecoming parade but the game will go on as scheduled, with a 1:30 kickoff at McKillop Field, where the Blue Waves take on Sachem East.
Breaking News
Riverhead man killed in wrong-way, head-on crash on County Route 105 Friday night
A 60-year-old Riverhead man drove the wrong way on County Road 105 and crashed head-on into an oncoming vehicle Friday night, Riverhead Police said. He later succumbed to his injuries at Peconic Bay Medical Center.
Breaking News
Cops: Freeport man arrested in connection with theft from a vehicle in Wading River
Riverhead Police are seeking information in connection with a larceny from a vehicle parked at a residence on Herod Point Road overnight.