Now more than ever, local news matters.

Riverhead Town will see upgrades to its website in the new year. The Town Board at its regular meeting last week approved a contract with CivicPlus, a Kansas-based technology company that specializes ...

Now more than ever, local news matters.

Now more than ever, local news matters.

Kids of all ages gathered at Big Duck Ranch in Flanders last night for the 35th Annual Big Duck Holiday Lighting. Children and their families bundled up against the cold to await Santa’s arrival and ...

Riverhead Town has five new police officers. The new officers were appointed by Town Board resolution and sworn in by Police Chief Ed Frost during Tuesday’s board meeting at Riverhead Town Hall.

In the northwest corner of Suffolk County is the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. Its outrageous history is detailed in a forthcoming book, “Long Island and the Legacy of Eugenics: Station of ...

Roger Waggoner of Riverhead died on Dec. 8, 2024, at home. He was 78 years old. He was born on May 25, 1946, in Queens to Herbert and Geraldine (McFadder) Waggoner. He served in the Navy and worked as ...

Strain Stars, a 14,000-square-foot cannabis dispensary, touted by its owners as a “superstore” and the largest in the state, celebrated its grand opening in Riverhead yesterday. The grand opening drew ...

Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Riverhead Town Police are seeking the public’s help to identify and locate the man they say stole merchandise from a Riverhead store. Surveillance camera image of ...

The Riverhead Town Board allowed the construction of a new commercial communications tower at the Wading River Fire Department headquarters to go forward on Tuesday, but not after hearing protests ...

Joseph W. Lawrence of Riverhead died on Dec. 7, 2024, at the Long Island Veterans Home in Stony Brook. He was 97 years old. Born on Aug. 23, 1927, in Dunmore, Pennsylvania, Mr. Lawrence was the son of ...