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12.29.2025 Outdoors

State Parks: Start 2026 offline with a ‘First Day Hike’

The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, the Department of Environmental Conservation and the Canal Corporation are once again inviting New Yorkers to kick off...

12.09.2025 Agriculture

NYS announces $500K grant pool to support farmers markets

Up to $500,000 is available to farmers markets through Part 1 of the Farmers Market Resiliency Grant Program’s fourth round, state agriculture commissioner Richard Ball said. The money will help markets...

12.03.2025 Featured Story

SCWA pipeline project moves to environmental review phase

The Suffolk County Water Authority pushed forward its controversial North Fork pipeline, despite a standoff with Riverhead over whether the regional authority can bypass local zoning control. In a 67-page Final...

11.19.2025 Environment

Marine Rescue Center seeks volunteers to save sea turtles during cold-stun season

The New York Marine Rescue Center in Riverhead is urgently recruiting volunteers to patrol Long Island beaches for cold-stunned sea turtles, as the November-to-February rescue season officially begins. Volunteers...

11.09.2025 Featured Story

New clinic expands mental health, addiction treatment services

A new mental health and substance abuse clinic in Riverhead is expanding access to behavioral health care on the East End. Quannacut Outpatient Services held a ribbon cutting ceremony...

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11.04.2025 Environment

2025 Peconic Bay scallop season harvest ‘sucks’

The 2025 scallop season got off to a rough start in Peconic Bay on Monday — and the prospect of a bountiful haul is not looking good for the...

10.29.2025 Health

Addiction medicine specialist joins Quannacut Outpatient

Dr. Nisha Ghayalod, a board-certified physician specializing in family and addiction medicine, has joined Southold Family Medicine, a practice of Stony Brook Medicine Community Medical Group. Dr. Ghayalod grew up...

10.28.2025 Health

Breast cancer screening free at PBMC on Nov. 1

In acknowledgement of October as Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Northwell Health Peconic Bay Medical Center, partnering with North Fork Radiology, will offer no-cost breast cancer screenings on Saturday, Nov....

10.27.2025 Outdoors

Birders from near and far go ‘cuckoo’ for rare bird spotted in Riverhead

Birders have been flocking to Riverhead since Friday morning hoping to catch a glimpse of the rarest bird to be spotted in New York in a long time, ironically...

10.15.2025 Community

A health fair for all: Over 20 providers to offer wellness services in Peconic

‘Tis the season for avoiding the colds and sicknesses that come with chilly weather. Thanks to the Center for Advocacy, Support and Transformation, Stony Brook Eastern Long Island Hospital and Southold Town...

10.03.2025 News

Riverhead follows statewide burn ban until Oct. 15

New York State issued a temporary two-week burn ban on Oct. 2 in response to ongoing dry weather conditions that heighten the risk of potential wildfires in the region....

09.22.2025 Environment

NFEC volunteers clear refuse on International Coastal Cleanup Day

North Fork Environmental Council (NFEC) held its annual litter pickup for International Coastal Cleanup Day on Saturday, Sept. 20, at Reeves Beach in Riverhead and Baillie Beach in Mattituck....

09.21.2025 Community

Upcoming community blood drives in Riverhead

Three blood drives will be held throughout the Town of Riverhead over the next two weeks. They are as follows: On Tuesday, Sept. 23, from 1 to 7 p.m.,...

09.17.2025 Outdoors

Anglers line the Peconic waterfront in annual snapper derby

The 27th annual snapper tournament returned to the Peconic Riverfront Saturday, Sept. 13. Run by Riverhead Town Parks and Recreation, local merchants donated items for raffles and prizes. The tournament...

09.10.2025 Outdoors

Local geology enthusiast society knows how to rock

Kristen Walker never found a rock she didn’t like. It was this passion with pebbles that led her to seek out a local organization where she could meet with...

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