Riverhead News Review

09.17.2026 News

Officials push Sunrise Highway widening near Riverhead gateway

Eastern Long Island’s growing traffic and development have sparked a push to widen a 10-mile stretch of Sunrise Highway — a gateway to the East End. State and Suffolk...

09.17.2026 News

Hallockville Museum Farm welcomes new head of operations

The historic Hallockville Museum Farm is entering a new chapter with a change at the top. The Riverhead institution announced Monday that Marianne Della Croce has been named executive...

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 Community School, 27685 Main Road, Cutchogue. Outdoor performance followed by hands-on workshop for children at...

Featured Stories

09.17.2026 News

Riverhead tables school resource officer deal over contract concerns

09.16.2026 House of the Week

North Fork house of the week and real estate transfers: Sept. 16, 2026

09.16.2026 Sports

SWR girls soccer is back in championship form

Michelle Obama’s “Women Like Us” to film on Shelter Island

Montauk Brewing Co. opens new taproom in Port Jeff

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Community

09.10.2026 Community

Community Calendar of Events: Sept. 10, 2026

25th 9/11 commemorations All ages Saturday, Sept. 13, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.: North Fork Foodie Tour, self-guided tour of 20...

09.03.2026 Community

Community Calendar of Events: Sept. 3, 2026

All ages Saturday, Sept. 13, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.: North Fork Foodie Tour, self-guided tour...

09.01.2026 Community

Riverhead never forgets: Town to commemorate 25th anniversary of 9/11

A quarter century after terrorists struck on Sept. 11, 2001, Riverhead will pause to...

Obituaries

09.16.2026 Obituaries

Fred J. Gallo Jr.

Fred J. Gallo Jr., of Riverhead, passed away on Sept. 13, 2026. He was...

09.16.2026 Obituaries

Benedict Michael Santacroce

Benedict Michael Santacroce of Westmoreland, N.H., and Southold native, known affectionately to his family...

09.14.2026 Obituaries

Fred Gallo Jr.

Fred Gallo Jr., 79 of Riverhead passed on Sept. 13, 2026.

09.14.2026 Obituaries

Barbara Joyce Brady

Barbara Joyce Brady (née Gillies), of Farmingdale, N.Y., beloved daughter of Nancy Gillies and...

09.14.2026 Obituaries

Darlene Anne “Dubie” Zelinski

Darlene Anne “Dubie” Zelinski, 72, of Cutchogue, passed away peacefully on Sept. 10, 2026,...

09.14.2026 Obituaries

Ronald W. Schweizer

Ronald W. Schweizer, 77, of Jamesport, passed away peacefully Aug. 29, 2026, surrounded by...

Sports

Latest Sports

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 in a row under the...

09.15.2026 Sports

Riverhead Athletic Hall of Fame adds five new inductees for 2026

Three former Riverhead High School football stars, a track whiz and a longtime softball...

09.08.2026 Sports

SWR field hockey trying to find its way under new coach

There’s a new face leading the Shoreham-Wading River field hockey sideline these days —...

Opinion

09.13.2026 Joanne Sherman

Guest Column: Emptied nests

09.12.2026 Riverhead News-Review

Editorial: ‘The struggle of memory against forgetting’

09.12.2026 Riverhead News-Review

Letters to the Editor: Deer delusion

09.06.2026 John Cronin

Guest Column: What matters most

09.05.2026 Riverhead News-Review

Editorial: The hard work behind Labor Day