Riverhead CAP

Deaths from prescription drugs are now the leading cause of accidental death in the United States, outnumbering even traffic fatalities.

Students bedecked in glittering gowns and tuxedos posed for photos in the high school courtyard yesterday at a pre-prom red carpet reception.

Cheers, music and booming chants of “Just say no!” drew people to their windows and to the streets of downtown Riverhead, where hundreds of Pulaski Street students marched against drugs and alcohol.

Riverhead Police collected 102 pounds of prescription and over-the-counter medications Saturday at the first annual Drug Take-Back Drive-Through Event.

Riverhead Community Awareness Program will soon have a new, larger home right next-door to its current location in the East Lawn building on Main Street.

Project Sticker Shock, an effort by the Riverhead Community Awareness Program to deter underage drinking is launched with the help of local beer distributor Riverhead Beverage.