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Riverside revitalization hits ‘critical funding milestone’ with $19 million grant for wastewater treatment system

by Nov 7, 2025
The grant allows Southampton Town to proceed with wastewater treatment system that is key to Riverside revitalization plan now taking shape.

Pedestrian killed in hit-and-run crash on Flanders Road in Riverside Sunday night

by Oct 6, 2025
A Flanders man died after being struck by a vehicle that left the scene last night on Flanders Road near Vail Avenue in Riverside, Southampton Town Police said in a press release this morning.

New Riverside Head Start center gets a surprise head start on fundraising from state lawmakers

by Jul 22, 2025
An event held by Long Island Head Start today to announce its plan to build a new facility on property it owns in Riverside, ended with a $2.25 million surprise for the organization.

Passenger stabbed aboard county bus on CR 51 in Riverside; suspect arrested after chase

by May 3, 2025
A man police said stabbed a passenger on a Suffolk County Transit bus in Riverside Friday was arrested on first-degree assault, weapon possession and drug charges, Southampton Town Police said in a press release Friday night.

Bill mandating unique ZIP codes for Flanders, Riverside and Northampton passes House

by Dec 14, 2024
The fate of the measure — the fourth time members of Congress representing NY-1 have attempted to pass such legislation — now rests with the Senate.

Cops: Man broke windows on Peconic Avenue, charged with felony criminal mischief

by Oct 17, 2024
Southampton Town Police have charged a Riverhead man with criminal mischief for breaking the windows of a Peconic Avenue storefront Monday.

Riverhead sues Southampton to block Riverside sewage treatment plant

by Aug 22, 2024
Riverhead argues that the Riverside Sewer District should include the county facilities in Riverside, currently served by the Riverhead Town sewage treatment plant. The lawsuit filed Wednesday, accuses Southampton of violating state environmental laws and the State Constitution.

Southampton’s plan to concentrate a massive amount of affordable housing in Riverside is a terrible idea — and may violate federal...

by Aug 7, 2024
Fair housing advocate Pilar Moya-Mancera of Housing Help Inc. argues that the hyper-concentration of affordable housing in the already underserved, low-income community of Riverside is a terrible idea that may violate the federal Fair Housing Act.

Cops: Man walking in Riverside park mugged by two homeless men Wednesday afternoon

by Jun 12, 2024
A Riverhead man walking in the Riverside Maritime Trail Park Wednesday afternoon was jumped from behind by two men who stole cash from his pockets, Southampton Town Police said in a press release this afternoon.

Machete attack leaves victim ‘covered in blood’- suspect charged after standoff in Riverside: cops

by Apr 21, 2024
A 24-year-old man suffered a head wound in a machete attack by another man on Pine Street in Riverside Friday afternoon, police said. The attacker was arrested late that night after a standoff with police and is being held on $50,000 bail.