Riverhead News Review

09.25.2026 News

Storm update: What’s canceled, postponed and still on this weekend as East End braces for nor’easter

Thar she blows! Riverhead officials and event organizers raced to make final preparations Friday ahead of a powerful nor’easter expected to hammer the East End with strong winds, coastal...

09.25.2026 News

Peek inside Harbes Orchard’s new harvest market

Harbes Orchard (5698 Sound Ave., Riverhead, 631-683-8388) announced on Sept. 18 that Harbes Harvest Market, featuring produce, food, wine and myriad other treats, has opened in a century-old barn...

09.25.2026 News

The woman behind North Fork True Value roadside signs that keep drivers laughing

A Jamesport hardware store really hits the nail on the head — when it comes to wisecracks. The always-changing sign outside North Fork True Value carries a different message...

Featured Stories

09.24.2026 News

Schaffer retains Suffolk Democratic chair after challenge by Casey Quigley

09.24.2026 News

Halpin’s Riverhead budget would end four-year streak of tax cap overrides

09.24.2026 Community

Community Calendar of Events: Sept. 24, 2026

Sip, shuck and savor at Sparkling Pointe’s annual oyster showcase

East End Collected returns to Southampton Arts Center

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Community

09.24.2026 Community

Community Calendar of Events: Sept. 24, 2026

Arts and crafts Saturday-Sunday, Sept. 26-27, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.: Old Town Arts & Crafts Guild hosts a Fine Art,...

09.23.2026 Community

Harvest and history plus a little friendly competition return to Hallockville Country Fair

For 45 years, the Hallockville Country Fair has brought a traditional country-fair atmosphere to Sound Avenue....

09.17.2026 Community

Community Calendar of Events: Sept. 17, 2026

All ages Friday, Sept. 18, 5:30 p.m.: Traveling troupe Circus Splendiferous performs at Peconic...

Obituaries

09.24.2026 Obituaries

Mary Jane Sledzieski

March 3, 1938 – Sept. 23, 2026 Mary Jane Sledzieski, born Mary Jane Pelc,...

09.23.2026 Obituaries

Marie Jeanne Downs

Marie Jeanne Downs passed away peacefully at the age of 81 on Aug. 16, 2026.

09.23.2026 Obituaries

Francisca J. (Paquita) Montenegro

Francisca J. (Paquita) Montenegro of Southold passed away on Monday, Sept. 21, 2026, at...

09.23.2026 Obituaries

Gerret Conover

Gerry Conover passed away peacefully on Sept.17, 2026 at St. Joseph’s Living Center in...

09.21.2026 Obituaries

Anne Marie (Thomson) Schmitt

Anne Marie (Thomson) Schmitt, 94, passed away peacefully on Sept. 17, 2026.

09.18.2026 Obituaries

Constance Claire Case (Tippy

Constance Claire Case (Tippy) died peacefully at home on Sunday, Sept. 13, 2026, surrounded...

Sports

Latest Sports

09.23.2026 Sports

Riverhead football growing but still learning after tough loss

Sometimes you win and sometimes you learn. The Riverhead Blue Waves varsity football team has been learning of late,...

09.18.2026 Sports

Wildcats boys soccer looks to repeat last year’s success with new faces

When Dani Braga took over the Shoreham-Wading River soccer program last season, he instantly...

09.16.2026 Sports

SWR girls soccer is back in championship form

The Shoreham-Wading River girls soccer team took the Class A Long Island championship twice...

Opinion

09.20.2026 Patricia Marcin

Guest Column: Medical aid in dying is now legal in New York State

09.19.2026 Riverhead News-Review

Editorial: When the North Fork shows up

09.19.2026 Riverhead News-Review

Letters to the Editor: No dearth of deer

09.13.2026 Joanne Sherman

Guest Column: Emptied nests

09.12.2026 Riverhead News-Review

Editorial: ‘The struggle of memory against forgetting’