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Riverhead will honor its veterans with tribute banners on Main Street

by Nov 10, 2020
Riverhead Veterans Advisory Committee and the Riverhead BID are seeking applications for the Veterans Tribute Banner project. Honor a veteran with a banner to be displayed on Main Street in honor of Memorial Day or Veterans Day, beginning next year.

BID looks to help downtown restaurants survive cold weather with grants for tents & heaters

by Nov 2, 2020
Restaurants, still operating under 50% indoor capacity limits established by the governor’s executive order in response to the coronavirus pandemic, need outdoor dining to help them survive.

Dine on 25 debuts in downtown Riverhead Thursday evening

by Jul 15, 2020
Downtown Riverhead's first “Dine on 25” event takes place Thursday evening. Main Street will be closed to traffic from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m.

Riverhead loses a champion of downtown revitalization: Raymond Pickersgill, 71

by Apr 20, 2020
Raymond Pickersgill, former Riverhead Business Improvement District president, died this morning at Stony Brook University Hospital, where he had been hospitalized with coronavirus.

BID and PBMC launch ‘downtown double’ fundraiser to support healthcare workers and downtown restaurants

by Apr 8, 2020
Residents can support both PBMC's health care workers and downtown restaurants by donating to a fund that will be used to purchase restaurant gift cards to be given to hospital workers.

Riverhead’s Great Cardboard Boat Races return to the Peconic River

by Aug 6, 2017
Elaborate creations of cardboard and duct tape raced up and down the Peconic River today in downtown Riverhead in the comeback of a popular summer event after a one-year hiatus.

Riverhead native Diane Tucci is named BID group’s new executive director

by Sep 28, 2016
Diane Tucci is expected to be named executive director of the Riverhead BID Management Association this evening.

Riverhead BID Management Association elects new president, directors

by Jun 23, 2016
Hyatt Place East End general manager Steve Shauger now leads the downtown business group, replacing longtime president Raymond Pickersgill, who will serve as VP.

Photos: Riverhead’s holiday bonfire

by Dec 13, 2015
Christmas carols, Santa Claus, a giant bonfire, fireworks and record-setting warm temperatures provided a great time for holiday revelers on the Peconic Riverfront in downtown Riverhead last night.