01.06.2025 Environment Horseshoe crab protection bill vetoed by governor Walk along the shoreline on any North Fork beach and occasionally there appears a rare and odd sight — a horseshoe crab — that scarce dinosaur-era crustacean that either...
12.20.2024 Community Baiting Hollow Library to add native plant garden The trustees of the quaint Baiting Hollow Library on Sound Avenue hope library users will also spend time outside the 82-year-old library this spring when a native plant garden...
12.12.2024 Community ‘Shop with a cop’ a hit for Riverhead kids For the first time, the Riverhead Police Benevolent Association held a “Shop with a Cop” Christmas shopping spree at Target on Tuesday, Dec. 10 for Riverhead students. “We decided this...
12.11.2024 News More downtown Riverhead surveillance cameras planned More surveillance cameras are going up in downtown Riverhead, a move that is supported by the Town Board but is being questioned by some community activists. The south side...
11.29.2024 News New entrance, welcome center in works at Riverhead Library A new entrance is being built at the front of the Riverhead Library at the intersection of West Main and Court Streets, in yet another step to make downtown...
11.11.2024 Environment Town gets creative to cleanup Meetinghouse Creek For the first time, the Town of Riverhead is gearing up to use a unique and inexpensive approach to protect the wetlands and marshes in Meetinghouse Creek from further...
10.16.2024 News Riverhead composting initiative picks up steam It’s been almost 18 months since the Town of Riverhead launched its first food composting program, and it’s being called a success — with room for expansion. All seven...
08.29.2024 The Arts Blue jean sphere grabs attention on Sound Ave. Drive along Sound Avenue in Riverhead and something unique may catch your eye. An outdoor sculpture in the form of a 12-foot-high sphere crafted from hundreds of pairs of...