Riverhead News Review

01.12.2026 Sports

SWR girls basketball clutch comeback keeps perfect season alive

Shoreham-Wading River’s new girls’ basketball coach, Christian Coster, couldn’t have scripted a better start for his coaching career. With the 49-47 win over Bayport-Blue Point on Friday, Jan. 9,...

01.12.2026 People of the Year

2025 Northforker of the Year: Anthony Martignetti

Bringing Mattituck’s Old Mill Inn back to life wasn’t a task, it was a mission. Owner Anthony Martignetti may not have known the full scope of the project when...

01.12.2026 News

East End Arts updates are ‘In Motion’

Changes and a movement-focused member exhibition are on the horizon at East End Arts & Humanities Council. The non-profit organization has called the 133 E. Main St., Riverhead campus home...

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2025 Sportsperson of the Year: Rich Vlacci Jr.

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Blotter: Man arrested on eight alleged counts of criminal trespass

01.10.2026 Editorials

Editorial: Heroes don’t wear capes

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Community

01.08.2026 People of the Year

2025 Person of the Year: Doug Corwin

Since an H5N1 outbreak decimated his flock last January, Crescent Duck Farm owner Doug Corwin has been working to...

01.08.2026 Community

Community Calendar of Events: Jan. 8, 2026

All ages Wednesday, Jan. 14, 7-8:30 p.m.: Pet loss support and memorial group, The Giving...

01.01.2026 Community

Community Calendar of Events: Jan. 1, 2026

Meetings Thursday, Jan. 15, 6-7:30 p.m.: Cutchogue Civic Association Meeting with Pete Stein of...

Obituaries

01.12.2026 Obituaries

Edythe Tomkinson

Edythe Tomkinson of Riverhead died on Nov. 1, 2025 at the age of 91. ...

01.12.2026 Obituaries

Robert Edward “Farmer” Kosciusko

Robert Edward “Farmer” Kosciusko, lifelong Cutchogue resident, passed away on Monday, Jan. 5, 2026....

01.12.2026 Obituaries

Jayne Lewis Day

Jayne Lewis Day of Peconic passed away at home on Friday, Jan. 9, 2026....

01.12.2026 Obituaries

Barbara Ann Bugdin Drake

Barbara Ann Bugdin Drake of Morgan Hill, Calif., and formerly of Riverhead, passed away...

01.12.2026 Obituaries

Alexandra Passadakes

Alexandra Passadakes of Southold, born and raised in Istanbul, Turkey, passed away peacefully on...

01.11.2026 Obituaries

Walter F. Blanck

Walter F. Blanck of Baiting Hollow, formerly of West Islip, died Jan. 9, 2026...

Sports

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01.11.2026 People of the Year

2025 Sportsperson of the Year: Rich Vlacci Jr.

Homegrown talent breeds homegrown commitment. When Rich Vlacci Jr. took over the Riverhead varsity softball program in 2024, he...

12.25.2025 Sports

SWR boys’ basketball routs East Islip to improve to 5-0

After sweeping their non-conference schedule to start the year, winning four consecutive games, the Shoreham-Wading River...

12.23.2025 News

Riverhead student-athletes recognized for academic performances

Members of Riverhead High School’s fall sports teams were honored at the district’s Dec....

Opinion

01.10.2026 Riverhead News-Review

Editorial: Heroes don’t wear capes

01.10.2026 Riverhead News-Review

Letters to the Editor: New year, old problems

12.28.2025 Ambrose Clancy

Guest Column: Endgame for English?

12.27.2025 Riverhead News-Review

Letters to the Editor: Another IDA giveaway

12.24.2025 Edward Glazarev

‘A Visit from St. Nicholas:’ Read the classic Christmas Eve poem