01.21.2026 Sports Sports roundup: SWR hoops dominate on the court BOYS BASKETBALL Jan. 19: Shoreham-Wading River 60, Port Jefferson 32 After losing its first two games of the season two weeks ago, Shoreham-Wading River has found its winning ways...
01.21.2026 News Pride Enjoy hits a sweet spot with vegan and gluten-free goodies These days, gluten-free treats are readily found in grocery stores. Vegan desserts have become easy to track down, too. Gluten-free and vegan goodies, on the other hand… There’s a decided dearth...
01.20.2026 News Riverhead dodges sewage spill into Peconic, inspectors find It’s not the Peew-conic River after all. State and county officials said Tuesday they found no evidence that raw sewage reached the Peconic River following a sewer pipe break...
01.20.2026 News Tesla Science Center hires new director, targets summer opening The Tesla Science Center at Wardenclyffe in Shoreham has a new leader, and Kara Cannon is racing to open a “preview center” by summer at the fire-damaged site. The...
01.20.2026 Sports Riverhead wrestlers eye podium spots ahead of county championships With the Suffolk County wrestling championships on the horizon, a trio of Riverhead wrestlers have been making names for themselves on the mat in hopes of landing a podium...
01.19.2026 Featured Story SWR student builds kiosk at nature preserve for Eagle Scout project A Wading River teen is one step closer to earning Eagle Scout honors after installing an information kiosk at the Sound Avenue Nature Preserve in Baiting Hollow that will...
01.19.2026 News Hundreds of RHS students walk out in ICE protest When Riverhead High School senior Oliver Earl heard one of his friends had been stopped by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents shortly after Christmas, he felt unsettled. This...
01.19.2026 Featured Story Shoreham-Wading River senior wins international piano competition A Shoreham-Wading River High School senior who hasn’t competed as a pianist since middle school returned to the keyboard — and was among four international first place winners in...
01.18.2026 News Countdown to the big game: Catch NFL playoff games locally The NFL playoffs are in full swing and it’s four weeks until the Super Bowl, slated for February 8 this year. Round up some friends and catch a game...
01.18.2026 Police Blotter: Five arrested on alleged outstanding warrants Riverhead Town police made the following arrests from Jan. 4 to Jan 10: Those who are named in police reports have not been convicted of any crime or violation....
01.17.2026 Editorials Editorial: The real winners We congratulate the Shelter Island School varsity boys basketball team for breaking a streak of five years without a single victory on its home court. It was an exhilarating...
01.17.2026 Letters Letters to the Editor: Thank you Aquebogue Thank you I would like to express my sincere gratitude to the Riverhead News-Review, as well as the Riverhead, North Fork and Long Island community, for the Person...
01.16.2026 Sports Riverhead underclassmen distance runners setting a new pace When looking up and down the distance runner records at Riverhead High School, you see names like Luke Coulter, Eric Cunha, and, most recently, Christopher Jones. These are benchmarks...
01.15.2026 Sports Sports roundup: SWR wrestling pins Kings Park Boys wrestling Jan. 8: Shoreham-Wading River 46, Kings Park 26 Shoreham-Wading River continues its reign in Division II wrestling with yet another win in the books. The Wildcats are...
01.15.2026 Education Riverhead Town school districts earn mixed marks on Regents exams Riverhead Town school districts showed differing performance on state Regents exams administered during the 2024-25 school year, with just one of two local districts exceeding state averages in English...