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12.02.2022 Community

Peconic Community School presents plans for Sacred Heart site in Cutchogue

Things have come full circle for Liz Casey Searl and Kathryn Casey Quigley now that the sisters have set out to purchase the former Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church...

11.28.2022 Education

54 Riverhead High School students earn AP Scholar awards

Dozens of students at Riverhead High School were recently honored for exceptional achievement on the national Advanced Placement exams. Thirty-four students were named AP Scholars, six students were named...

11.22.2022 Education

Meet Riverhead NJROTC’s new senior naval science instructor

David Chiaro has been hired as the new commander of Riverhead’s NJROTC unit. The school board made the decision at its Oct. 11 meeting. Mr. Chiaro replaces Timothy McAllister,...

11.03.2022 Education

Blue Masques to present ‘Little Shop of Horrors’ starting Friday

As November arrives, people shift gears from Halloween and start preparing for the holidays, but the Blue Masques, Riverhead High School’s theater group, are keeping the Halloween spirit alive...

11.02.2022 Education

Pulaski Street students honor Pfc. Garfield M. Langhorn in annual essay contest

Pulaski Street intermediate school honored Riverhead’s Vietnam War Hero Private First Class Garfield M. Langhorn during their annual essay contest ceremony held at the school on Oct 14. Pfc....

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11.01.2022 News

Calverton man, two teens charged for pair of robberies Sunday night; gun recovered in car at high school parking lot

Riverhead Town police arrested a 21-year-old Calverton man in connection to a pair of armed robberies Sunday night. Two teenagers were also arrested and police recovered a handgun from...

11.01.2022 News

Riverhead’s Latin program thriving once again under teacher Aidan Walsh

Aidan Walsh knew in high school that he wanted to teach Latin when he saw that his own teachers in Irvington, N.Y., could pass along their passion for the subject...

10.30.2022 Riverhead School District

Riverhead considers adding girls flag football team after statewide pilot program last spring

A girls flag football team may be the newest sport in Riverhead. Officials at Tuesday’s Board of Education meeting discussed the possibility of starting the new team. Brian Sacks,...

10.22.2022 News

Superhero-themed homecoming parade for Riverhead High School: Photos

It’s a bird … it’s a plane … it’s homecoming in Riverhead. Superheroes marched down Main Street Saturday afternoon as Riverhead High School held its annual homecoming parade through...

10.19.2022 News

Riverhead administrator outlines School Comprehensive Education Plans

Three schools in the Riverhead School District have been labeled as needing academic improvement under accountability standards released by the New York State Education Department. The system places schools...

10.18.2022 Education

Bright & Early Discoveries in Riverhead plans eastward expansion

When Karyn Cooper, chief operating officer and universal pre-K coordinator at Bright and Early Discoveries in Riverhead, noticed that the building at 31095 Main Road in Cutchogue was for...

10.16.2022 Shoreham-Wading River School District

SWR revives tradition of homecoming parade: Photos

A tradition was brought back to life at Shoreham-Wading River High School with the return of a homecoming parade. The high school held the parade in the high school...

10.15.2022 News

Second time around, Riverhead school board approves policy update for ‘Teaching About Controversial Issues’

The Riverhead Board of Education approved revisions to a policy titled “Teaching About Controversial Issues” at Tuesday’s meeting after it previously failed to gain approval last month. Only four...

09.23.2022 Education

Riverhead teacher fired earlier this year refused to comply with COVID-19 mandates, report says

A longtime music teacher at Riley Avenue School was fired from his tenured position earlier this year for failing to comply with COVID-19 mandates such as wearing a mask,...