Riverhead News Review

04.20.2025 Letters

Letters to the Editor: Riverhead Town Square Project

Aquebogue Riverhead Town Square project When I read the March 20 update on our long awaited “Town Square,” my jaw literally dropped! An amphitheater, a 72-room boutique hotel, condo...

A drawing of a town square with a concrete walkway lined with trees. People walk along the walkway and some sit on benches.

04.19.2025 Police

Blotter: Six arrested on warrant investigations

Highlights of Riverhead Police Department activity for April 6-12 include the incidents and arrests below. Those who are named in police reports have not been convicted of any crime...

04.18.2025 Business

Town officials approve probe into finances of Riverhead BIDMA

Riverhead officials are at odds with the management association of the town’s business improvement district (BIDMA). The Town Board approved two resolutions last week to authorize retainer agreements with...

Featured Stories

04.18.2025 Environment

Firefighting equipment, tactics change as Long Island evolves

04.17.2025 Sports

Sports Roundup: Blue Waves hurler twirls shutout

04.17.2025 Government

Town Board authorizes potential sale of Vail-Leavitt Music Hall

Everything’s Bigger in Texas: Macari Vineyards wins big at TexSom wine competition

Dream Day: Perusing for Pollinators

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Community

04.17.2025 Community

Community Calendar of Events: April 17, 2025

All ages Saturday, April 19, 10:30 a.m.: Greenport Egg Roll sponsored by The Village of Greenport Business Improvement District, Mitchell Park,...

04.16.2025 Community

Earth Day 2025 Events Roundup

As spring blooms, the North Fork is welcoming it through a series of Earth...

04.13.2025 Community

Letters to the Editor: ‘Sustainable’?

Calverton ‘Sustainable’? Beware of the word “sustainable.” With regard to farming, it is a...

Obituaries

04.17.2025 Obituaries

Bernard E. Wilcenski

Bernard E. Wilcenski of Speonk, formerly of Mattituck, passed away Wednesday, April 16. He...

04.17.2025 Obituaries

Henry Francis Santacroce Sr.

Henry Francis Santacroce Sr. of Southold passed away peacefully Sunday, April 13, 2025 surrounded...

Black and white portrait photo showing the late Henry Francis Santacroce Sr. smiling.

04.16.2025 Obituaries

Kathryn A. Jackson

Kathryn A. Jackson of Center Moriches, formerly of Aquebogue, passed way Tueday, April 15,...

04.16.2025 Obituaries

Travis Odell Maker

Travis Odell Maker of Greenport passed away Thursday, April 10, 2025. He was 43...

04.15.2025 Obituaries

Sandra M. Stagg

Sandra M. Stagg, lifelong resident of Riverhead, passed away Monday, April 14, 2025, at...

04.14.2025 Obituaries

Mary L. Larsen

Mary L. Larsen of Calverton passed away Friday, April 11. She was 94.

A close-up color portrait photo of the late Mary L. Larsen, who passed away April 11, 2025.

Sports

Latest Sports

04.17.2025 Sports

Sports Roundup: Blue Waves hurler twirls shutout

A roundup of high school sports games from the Riverhead Blue Waves and Shoreham-Wading River Wildcats. BASEBALL April 15:...

A lacrosse goalkeeper readies himself to catch the ball after the opponent's shot.

04.16.2025 News

Young Blue Waves boys lax team flashes some grit in comeback win

The Riverhead boys lacrosse team has been contending with a lack of experience this...

04.16.2025 News

Wildcats girls lacrosse off to solid start despite loss to top-ranked Westhampton

After winning their first three games of the season against Massapequa, Eastport-South Manor and...

Two Shoreham-Wading River Wildcats girls lacrosse players — dressed in white uniforms with green and yellow trim — and two Westhampton girls lacrosse players — dressed in black uniforms with white and red detailing — vie for the ball at a rainy evening game.

Opinion

04.06.2025 John Gibbons

Guest Spot: Jack Gibbons

04.06.2025 Riverhead News-Review

Letters to the Editor: Food rescue efforts

03.30.2025 Dominic Bossey

Guest Spot: Federal workers are not your enemies

03.30.2025 Riverhead News-Review

Letters to the Editor: Greenport ‘scandals’

03.23.2025 Riverhead News-Review

Guest Spot: Tijuana Fulford