2024 Year In Review Archives - Riverhead News Review

01.03.2025 2024 Year In Review

Local sports highlights of 2024

Here’s a look back at some top sports headlines and highlights: Riverhead lax alum Goodale training with Team USA Growing up on her family farm in Riverhead shaped who...

12.30.2024 2024 Year In Review

In Memoriam: Remembering those we lost in 2024

The following is a list of obituaries published by the Riverhead News-Review for Riverhead area residents and public figures who died in 2024. Click on the name of the...

12.27.2024 2024 Year In Review

Year in review: Major changes, few answers at San Simeon nursing home in Greenport

At the end of 2023, the future of San Simeon by the Sound Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation seemed bleak as the operators at the time were struggling to...

12.27.2024 2024 Year In Review

Year in review: Solar eclipse has us all looking up

A total eclipse of the sun was visible across much of the U.S. on Monday, April 8. The moon aligned with the sun, creating a shadow across the Earth....

12.27.2024 2024 Year In Review

Year in review: Local and national elections take center stage

Well, at least it’s over. That was the likely reaction of many U.S. voters when the polls finally closed on Tuesday Nov. 5 and the winners of the vast...

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12.27.2024 2024 Year In Review

Year in review: PBMC’s growth spurt continues

Northwell Health’s Peconic Bay Medical Center received a $10-million contribution for the upcoming Emilie Roy Corey Center for Women and Infants from the center’s namesakes, Emilie and Michael Corey. The Emilie...

12.27.2024 2024 Year In Review

Year in review: Sound Avenue agri-resorts plan nixed amid widespread pushback

Riverhead officials pressed pause on plans to allow for the development of agritourism resorts along Sound Avenue after the town and the farming community were unable to come to an agreement on...

12.27.2024 2024 Year In Review

Year in review: Riverhead Charter School hits milestones amid opposition

Creating expansion plans, celebrating its first-ever graduating class and facing ongoing tensions with the public, the Riverhead Charter School made headlines frequently this year. The persistent feud between the...

12.27.2024 2024 Year In Review

Year in review: Chief Edward Frost sworn in

In a changing of the guard, Edward Frost replaced David Hegermiller as Chief of the Riverhead Police Department. Chief Hegermiller retired after serving 23 years as chief and 42...

12.27.2024 2024 Year In Review

Year in review: The battle over the planned development of Riverside

Earlier this year, the Town of Riverhead sued Southampton Town in an effort to force the neighboring town to rethink its planned creation of a large-scale, high-density development project...

12.27.2024 2024 Year In Review

Year in review: Movement on North Fork environmental issues

There was lots of movement this year with new initiatives geared to help the environment across the North Fork and Riverhead. Here are some of the highlights. Food-to-compost programs...

12.27.2024 2024 Year In Review

Year in review: Riverhead’s 2025 budget pierces state-mandated tax cap

The Riverhead Town Board unanimously approved the final draft of its 2025 budget on Nov. 19, which includes $73.5 million in townwide appropriations and a total of $117.2 million...

12.27.2024 2024 Year In Review

Year in review: North Fork Juneteenth parade and celebration

“When the drummers start drumming, they’re calling the people together,” the Rev. Natalie Wimberly said as she stood atop the steps at Clinton Memorial AME Zion Church in Greenport,...

12.27.2024 2024 Year In Review

2024 Year in Review: Top stories of the year

Here’s a look at our top stories of 2024. North Fork Juneteenth parade and celebration Riverhead 2025 budget pierces state-mandated tax cap Progress on North Fork environmental issues The...

12.23.2024 2024 Year In Review

Year in Review: Our favorite stories of 2024

As we look back on the year, the Times Review staff reflects on the stories that grabbed us in 2024: RIVERHEAD NEWS REVIEW: “One of my favorite stories this year...

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