Riverhead News Review

09.27.2026 Guest Spot

Guest Column: How nor’easters reshape the fall fishery

For fishermen, however, the effects of a nor’easter extend well beyond the days spent tied to the dock. These storms can bring one fishery to an abrupt end, but...

09.27.2026 Police

Blotter: Cops make 19 arrests; one man faces four charges

Riverhead Town police made the following arrests from Sept. 13 to 19: Sergio Palencia-Perez of Riverhead, 38, was arrested for alleged driving while intoxicated. Byron Samuel, 37, listed as...

09.26.2026 Editorials

Editorial: Doubling down

The campaign to gut solar and wind power in the United States and promote fossil fuels is relentless. Paired with that is the promoters’ equally relentless campaigns of misinformation...

Featured Stories

09.26.2026 Breaking News

Nor’easter knocks out power in Riverhead as flood threat persists

09.26.2026 Letters

Letters to the Editor: From 33 to 47

09.25.2026 News

Storm update: Halpin declares state of emergency as nor’easter whips toward East End

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

09.26.2026 Riverhead News-Review

Letters to the Editor: From 33 to 47

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