Riverhead News Review

03.16.2026 News

Peconic Bay Medical Center named among New York’s best hospitals

Peconic Bay Medical Center in Riverhead has been named one of America’s Best-In-State Hospitals for 2026 by Newsweek — one of only 10 Long Island hospitals to earn the...

03.16.2026 News

From L.I. college classrooms to historical fiction: Ex-professor Stephen Lewis releases new novel

Longtime Suffolk County Community College professor and author Stephen Lewis often thinks about the breeze coming off the Atlantic Ocean — even from his home on a peninsula in...

03.16.2026 News

Burn ban begins Monday as wildfire risk rises

In preparation for warmer temperatures and a higher risk of wildfires, an annual statewide burn ban will begin on Monday and run through May 14. The spring ban prohibits...

Featured Stories

03.15.2026 Columns

Guest Column: A visit to County Clare following St. Patrick’s Day

03.15.2026 News

Blotter: Three arrested for alleged petit larceny

03.14.2026 Editorials

Editorial: Hello sunshine!

Of fathers and sons and shipyards: A view into Greenport’s storied working waterfront with Anders Langendal & Sons Boatbuilders

A new dining ‘Miracle’ comes to Sag Harbor’s Main Street

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Community

03.12.2026 Agriculture

Laurie McBride, a familiar face at Wickham’s, takes helm of Long Island Farm Bureau

On busy weekends at Wickham’s Fruit Farm in Cutchogue, Laurie McBride can often be found answering customers’ questions about...

03.12.2026 Community

Community Calendar of Events: March 12, 2026

Fundraisers Thursday, March 12, 3:30-4:30 and 5:30-6:30 p.m.: Corned Beef & Cabbage takeout dinners...

03.10.2026 Community

Riverhead Business Improvement District hires executive director

The Riverhead Business Improvement District Management Association appointed Melissa Martin as its new executive...

Obituaries

03.13.2026 Obituaries

Marilee Ann (née Richards) Drews

Marilee Ann (née Richards) Drews of Cutchogue passed away at her home on Tuesday,...

03.12.2026 Obituaries

Thomas William Condzella

Thomas William Condzella passed away March 10, 2026. He leaves behind his loving sons,...

03.09.2026 Obituaries

Salvatore Virgadaula

Salvatore Virgadaula of Riverhead, formerly of Brooklyn, died March 9, 2026. He was 88.

03.09.2026 Obituaries

Dorothy F. Dinnigan

Dorothy F. Dinnigan of Riverhead, formerly of St. James, died at home March 5,...

03.09.2026 Obituaries

Keith R. Mackie

Keith R. Mackie, formerly of Riverhead, passed away at his home in Mattituck on...

03.04.2026 Obituaries

Herbert Hoover Smith

Herbert Hoover Smith, born on Oct. 7, 1936, in Cartersville, Va., passed away peacefully...

Sports

Latest Sports

03.13.2026 Sports

SWR girls basketball team loses nail-biter in L.I. championship

The Shoreham-Wading River girls basketball team came within two points of school history Wednesday, March 11. But Plainedge rallied...

03.09.2026 Sports

Keegan twins lead SWR to second county championship in school history

Facing a 10-point deficit with just six minutes remaining in the Suffolk County Class...

03.05.2026 Sports

Riverhead student-athletes announce their next steps

Eight Riverhead senior student-athletes officially penned a commitment to continue their academic and athletic...

Opinion

03.15.2026 Ambrose Clancy

Guest Column: A visit to County Clare following St. Patrick’s Day

03.14.2026 Riverhead News-Review

Editorial: Hello sunshine!

03.14.2026 Riverhead News-Review

Letters to the Editor: Golf course cottages

03.08.2026 Amy Zavatto

Guest Column: Thank you, Mrs. M.

03.07.2026 Riverhead News-Review

Editorial: Honor those who never stopped working despite the snow