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09.16.2026 News

Homeless man in Riverhead charged in multiple Calverton larcenies

A homeless man in Riverhead was arrested over the weekend and charged with multiple felonies after an alleged string of vehicle and garage thefts, according to the Riverhead Police...

09.16.2026 News

Crescent Duck Farm in Aquebogue is back in full production almost two years after bird flu outbreak

The last surviving commercial duck farm on Long Island is hatching up its comeback. For the last 19 months, Crescent Duck Farm owner Doug Corwin has been rebuilding his...

09.15.2026 News

East End housing fund tops $100M as towns confront affordability crisis

The Peconic Bay Region Community Housing Fund has collected more than $100 million since its launch in 2023 — including more than $8.5 million in Southold Town, according to...

09.15.2026 News

Big catches reel in winners at Riverhead Snapper Derby

Anglers young and old lined the Peconic Riverfront Saturday for Riverhead’s 29th annual Snapper Derby, competing to see who could reel in the biggest catch. The event featured youth...

09.14.2026 News

Photo gallery: Garlic-eating champ downs 21 cloves at Waterdrinker festival

Things got pungent Saturday at the 24th annual Waterdrinker North Fork Garlic Festival on Sound Avenue, where contestants had two minutes to eat as many garlic cloves as they...

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09.14.2026 Education

Riverhead school business official leaving after just months on the job

A recently hired Riverhead school official is leaving after only a few months on the job for a role...

09.14.2026 News

Calverton National Cemetery honors Sept. 11 victims 25 years later

Twenty-five years after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, volunteers gathered at Calverton National Cemetery on Saturday to honor those...

09.14.2026 Education

Riverhead moves to keep school resource officers amid funding dispute

The Riverhead Town Board is expected to vote on a resolution on Tuesday to extend the existing agreement with...

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09.13.2026 Police

Blotter: Police tackle spate of alleged ‘little larcenies’

Riverhead police made 33 arrests during the week of Aug. 30 through Sept. 5. Those who are named in police reports have not been convicted of any crime or...

09.11.2026 News

Riverhead remembers on the 25th anniversary of Sept. 11

There wasn’t a dry eye at the World Trade Center Memorial Park in Calverton on Friday morning during Riverhead Town’s 25th anniversary memorial ceremony of the Sept. 11, 2001...

09.11.2026 News

9/11 survivor finally tells the tale he’s kept quiet

“It was a day just like today,” Daniel Hochman said on a recent late summer morning, describing the weather 25 years ago when the world changed. Sitting on the...

09.10.2026 News

Riverhead, SWR join inaugural volleyball tournament honoring Coach Pick

A new volleyball tradition is starting in Mattituck. The inaugural Kelly Pickering Memorial Volleyball Tournament is set for Saturday, Sept. 26, honoring the beloved teacher and coach who died in...

09.10.2026 News

Riverhead’s Brooke Meyer, 12, races toward her NASCAR dreams

At 12, Brooke Meyer has already spent five years doing something many kids her age have never experienced: racing a car. The Riverhead Middle School student discovered racing in...

09.09.2026 News

Extradited Polish national pleads guilty to fatal 2022 Cutchogue crash: Suffolk DA

A Polish national extradited to Suffolk County in March pleaded guilty on Wednesday to alleged aggravated vehicular homicide and other related charges for driving while intoxicated and causing a...

09.09.2026 Education

Photos: Riverhead and Shoreham-Wading River faculty welcome students back to school

Everyone was all smiles and ready to get the 2026-27 school year started at Riverhead and Shoreham-Wading River school districts last week. From kindergarteners just starting their academic journeys...

09.09.2026 News

Riverhead Planning Board advances Summerwind Farms project despite active stop-work order

The Riverhead Planning Board granted conditional approval for the final plat for the major Summerwind Farms subdivision, despite objections from neighboring residents and the active stop-work order on the...

09.08.2026 News

Riverhead man arrested for child pornography possession: Police

Suffolk County Police arrested Josue Duran, 33, of Riverhead on Sept. 4 for allegedly possessing child pornography after executing a search warrant at his Duryea Street home, according to...