Riverhead News Review

08.08.2026 Editorials

Editorial: August

Hang in there, we’re almost out of the woods. Or should we say out of the kennel? Next Tuesday, Aug. 11, we’ll have come through “the dog days of...

08.08.2026 Letters

Letters to the Editor: Rules include e-bikes

Riverhead Rules include e-bikes The banning of scooters on the recreation trail at EPCAL, through the adoption of revisions to Section 213-11 of the Riverhead Town Code, has led...

08.07.2026 News

Riverhead Town Board roundup: $35M Peconic River Hotel secures site plan approval

The Peconic River Hotel can officially begin construction with the unanimous approval of its site plan and special permit application for the $35 million Town Square centerpiece. The latest...

Featured Stories

08.07.2026 Business

From Jeans to Jackets, Men’s Wearhouse Opens in Riverhead

08.07.2026 News

Free PFAS testing available for East End private well users

08.07.2026 Community

Alive on 25 keeps downtown Riverhead buzzing with summer fun

The Dish: Billy’s by the Bay lends a tropical-meets-East End feel to all things fish-forward

Southside Sips: the Vampirín at Topping Rose House

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Community

08.07.2026 Community

Alive on 25 keeps downtown Riverhead buzzing with summer fun

Not dead yet. Alive on 25 survives another year as round one of 2026 packed Main Street in Riverhead...

08.06.2026 Community

Community Calendar of Events: Aug. 6, 2026

All ages Friday, Aug. 7, 8:30-10 p.m.: Stargazing with Custer Institute at Silver Sands,...

08.06.2026 Community

Alive on 25 hosts its first event of the summer on Thursday, Aug. 6

Alive on 25 is finally having its first festival of the summer after the...

Obituaries

08.05.2026 Obituaries

Master Sergeant Jared Emil Hazzard

It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Master Sergeant Jared...

08.03.2026 Obituaries

John Rutkoske

A memorial Funeral Mass for 89-year-old John Rutkoske of Florida, formerly of Laurel, will...

07.29.2026 Obituaries

Veronica “Ronnie” Matovcik

Veronica “Ronnie” Matovcik, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, aunt, and friend, passed away peacefully at...

07.29.2026 Obituaries

Schuyler VanKurin

Lifelong Riverhead resident Schuyler VanKurin died at home July 26, 2026, at the age...

07.29.2026 Obituaries

Penelope D. “Penny” Winters

Penelope D. “Penny” Winters, longtime Southold resident, passed away on Sunday, July 5, 2026....

07.29.2026 Obituaries

Moses Goode Jr.

Moses Goode Jr., known as “Big Moe,” died peacefully July 2, 2026. He was...

Sports

Latest Sports

08.05.2026 Sports

SWR boys basketball uses summer league to build next generation after playoff run

The Shoreham-Wading River boys basketball team spent the summer searching for the next group to carry the program forward...

07.24.2026 Sports

Guest column: From World Cup final to high school soccer, every player has a story

A mere 24 hours after covering Sunday’s 2026 World Cup final at MetLife Stadium...

07.22.2026 Sports

Riverhead AD Melissa Edwards is eager for future of district sports

In her first year as director of health, physical education and athletics, Melissa Edwards...

Opinion

08.02.2026 Henry Cruise

Guest Column: There’s some lively fishing to be had

08.01.2026 Riverhead News-Review

Editorial: SCWA’s better route still leaves Riverhead in a rut

08.01.2026 Riverhead News-Review

Letters to the Editor: Don’t 86 dissent

07.26.2026 Congressman Nick LaLota

Guest Column: Why I oppose sanctuary laws

07.25.2026 Riverhead News-Review

Editorial: Bring back Claudio’s