Riverhead News Review

10.16.2026 News

State buys nearly 750 acres around Shoreham plant in record DEC land deal on Long Island

New York State has acquired one of the largest remaining undeveloped coastal parcels in the Long Island Sound Estuary to protect rare pine barrens ecosystems and Long Island’s sole...

10.16.2026 Outdoors

Public wants better trails, new features at Aquebogue birders’ paradise

Nature lovers pitched ideas for the future of Broad Cove Preserve, a hidden gem in Aquebogue recently added to the state’s Birding Trail. About a dozen people attended a Peconic...

10.16.2026 Community

Revitalized East End Maritime Festival returns this weekend

The Greenport Maritime Festival returns to the village waterfront October 16-18 after a leadership change and a furious nor’easter that swept across the North Fork created challenges and forced...

Featured Stories

10.15.2026 Community

Community Calendar of Events: Oct. 15, 2026

10.15.2026 Election 2026

Chris Murray challenges Palumbo with affordability, health care focus

10.15.2026 Election 2026

Palumbo touts housing, public safety in bid for fourth state Senate term

Soil Savers: a father-daughter duo breathes new life into a farm on Oregon Road

Farm-fresh Lamora Salsa makes the perfect mix of spice, love and family

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Community

10.15.2026 Community

Community Calendar of Events: Oct. 15, 2026

All ages Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 17-18, Greenport Maritime Festival: The weekend begins on Friday, Oct. 16 with the...

10.08.2026 Community

Community Calendar of Events: Oct. 8, 2026

All ages Saturday, Oct. 10, 10 a.m.-noon: Celebrate World Migratory Bird Day with Turtleback...

10.05.2026 Community

Photo gallery: Riverhead celebrates fall with Hallockville Country Fair and witches paddle

Riverhead embraced the spooky season on a spectacular fall Saturday this weekend, with the...

Obituaries

10.16.2026 Obituaries

Thomas Robinson Cornwell

Thomas Robinson Cornwell, 87, of Cutchogue, died unexpectedly on Aug. 3, 2026.

10.14.2026 Obituaries

Joseph S. Suspenski

Joseph S. Suspenski of Calverton died Oct. 13, 2026 at Peconic Bay Medical Center....

10.14.2026 Obituaries

Ernest “Ernie” Lee Albee

Longtime North Fork resident Ernest “Ernie” Lee Albee passed away at his home in...

10.12.2026 Obituaries

Nancy Ann Morizzo

Nancy Ann Morizzo, of Southold, passed away on Thursday, Oct. 8, 2026 at the...

10.12.2026 Obituaries

Jack Robert Norris

Feb. 28, 1946 – Oct. 10, 2026 Jack Robert Norris, 80, went home to...

10.12.2026 Obituaries

John M. Shuot

John M. Shuot of Riverhead died at Peconic Bay Medical Center Oct. 9, 2026....

Sports

Latest Sports

10.14.2026 Sports

Riverhead Charter laces up cross country teams

Riverhead Charter School recently started cross-country competition for boys’ and girls’ teams. Senior Jakub Sobzcak led the boys’ squad...

10.14.2026 Sports

SWR girls soccer loses annual memorial game but fundraising and playoff surge continue

It’s been two years since former Shoreham-Wading River teacher and girls varsity soccer coach...

10.12.2026 Sports

Leandra North finds the right touch to give Riverhead volleyball Senior Day win

Facing a 2-0 deficit on Friday night against William Floyd, the Riverhead girls varsity...

Opinion

10.11.2026 Ambrose Clancy

Guest column: Coffee snob’s ode to the perfect cup

10.10.2026 Riverhead News-Review

Editorial: A family farm’s enduring promise

10.10.2026 Riverhead News-Review

Letters to the Editor: Town gains little from abatements

10.04.2026 John Cronin

Guest column: A caution about artificial intelligence

10.03.2026 Riverhead News-Review

Editorial: Hats off to the first responders