Riverhead was awarded $3.5 million for sewer and water lines to serve a 133-unit W. Main St. apartment building and $675,000 for the riverfront amphitheater.

Federal immigration agents carried out enforcement actions across Riverhead Monday morning, making at least three arrests, witnesses say.

The Wading River Fire Department is in the final week of its annual Stuff-a-Bus food drive. The school bus, provided by First Student Bus Co., is nearly full, but due to the past weeks of ...

Rev. Charles Coverdale preached his last sermon as senior pastor at First Baptist Church Sunday, closing a 43-year chapter ...

The stories that shaped 2025 in Riverhead — from elections and development to breaking news, schools and community milestones.

A fast-moving storm dumped 6 to 8 inches of snow across the local area, beginning after dark Friday and ending before daylight Saturday. All winter storm warnings, which had been set to expire at 1 ...

A winter storm warning is in effect from 7 p.m. Friday through 1 p.m. Saturday for heavy snow, with 4-8 in. of accumulations in Riverhead and 2-5 in. across the twin forks.

Marilyn Jean Gatz of Mattituck died on Dec. 23, 2025, at home. She was 88 years old. The family will receive friends on Sunday, Dec. 28, from 1 to 6 p.m. at DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Home in Mattituck.

Hochul vetoed other transparency bills this year, too, including two geared toward strengthening New York’s Freedom of Information Law. As Chris Gelardi recently wrote, the “new era of transparency” ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul yesterday signed the Horseshoe Crab Protection Act, legislation that will phase out the taking of horseshoe crabs from New York waters for commercial and biomedical purposes over a ...