04.17.2026 Community Pop in for a pop-up farmers market at East End Food Hub East End Food Hub is holding a Spring Pop-Up Farmers Market on Saturday, April 18, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at 139 Main Road in Riverhead. As always,...
04.17.2026 News Lighthouse Marine Supply sets sail with new owners Lighthouse Marine Supply in Riverhead is entering a new chapter in its nearly five-decade history, with new ownership at the helm. Longtime owner Clete Galasso officially handed over the...
04.16.2026 News Baiting Hollow house fire sends heavy smoke over North Fork neighborhood Fire tore through a vacant Baiting Hollow home Thursday morning, sending thick smoke over the wooded community near the Long Island Sound, officials said. The Riverhead Fire Department was...
04.16.2026 Community East End fire departments push for volunteers at open house events Four East End fire departments are opening their doors this weekend for recruitment events— hoping a new round of volunteers will step forward as ranks continue to thin. The...
04.16.2026 Business Riverhead Tanger Outlets seek changes to zoning code as store vacancies grow Shoppers at the Tanger Outlets in Riverhead can browse dozens of stores, but when it comes to dining, their options are limited — a sign of decades-old zoning restrictions...
04.15.2026 News Riverhead PD joins ‘No Empty Chair’ campaign targeting teen driver safety Riverhead Town police will take part in the statewide “No Empty Chair” campaign later this month, an effort aimed at keeping teen drivers safe during prom and graduation season....
04.15.2026 News Riverhead, Baiting Hollow, and North Shore public libraries pass budgets Voters on Tuesday approved 2026-27 budgets for the Riverhead, Baiting Hollow and North Shore public libraries. Riverhead Free Library‘s $5.47 million tax levy for 2026-27 — a 5.2% increase...
04.14.2026 Featured Story North Fork Audubon Society plant sale May 16 The North Fork Audubon Society will host its 2026 spring native plant sale May 16 and 17 at the Roy Latham Nature Center at Inlet Pond County Park in...
04.14.2026 News Riverhead could acquire large Sound-front 4-H camp property in Baiting Hollow Riverhead could soon own a large stretch of historic Long Island Sound-front land in Baiting Hollow — and officials have already signaled they want to move quickly to secure...
04.14.2026 Featured Story Riverhead Country Fair canceled — again! Downtown construction blamed The Riverhead Country Fair committee has canceled the beloved festival for the second straight year — this time because downtown construction made the event unsafe to hold, organizers said...
04.14.2026 Featured Story What to know about e-bike laws in Riverhead as use rises E-bikes and their more powerful cousins, electric dirt bikes, are becoming more common across the East End, and police say confusion over what is legal — and what isn’t...
04.13.2026 News National rain-tracking network looks to expand on East End A national weather monitoring network is looking for volunteers to help fill a gap in rainfall data on the East End, where, in many places, no one is measuring...
04.13.2026 News Adult, child rescued after jet ski breaks down off Jamesport Two people on a jet ski, an adult and a 10-year-old, were rescued after the watercraft broke down in Long Island Sound off Jamesport on Sunday, Riverhead police said....
04.13.2026 News Anti-Bias Task Force ex-chair calls for liaison to step down, cites ‘culture of silence’ The former chairman of the Riverhead Anti-Bias Task Force called on the Town Board liaison to step down, claiming a “culture of silence” has hampered the group’s work. Mark...
04.12.2026 Police Blotter: Thirteen arrested in last week Riverhead Town police made the following arrests from March 29 through April 4: Those who are named in police reports have not been convicted of any crime or violation....