06.19.2025 Business New owners, new brews at Jamesport Farm Brewery Jamesport Farm Brewery opened under new ownership this season, with brothers Kirk and Joe Weiss and Nick Giuffre, the team behind Long Island Farm Brewery at Waterdrinker Family Farms,...
06.16.2025 News Riverhead Rotary gets ‘Uncorked’ Mini lobster rolls, BBQ wings, pasta, Indian and Jamaican food accompanied by local wines, champagne and crafted brews. All were on the tasting menu, as 300 people attended the...
06.13.2025 Business Hampton Gyro brings fast gyros and burgers to Riverhead Hampton Gyro has a new branch in Riverhead in the shopping center on the Route 58 traffic circle. The stylish, sparkling clean restaurant opened its doors in March and offers “fast...
06.04.2025 Business Hilton’s Garden Inn in Riverhead reopens with new intentions The reopening of the Hilton Garden Inn Riverhead after a six-month, multi-million-dollar renovation brings a much-needed cosmetic facelift to the 17-year-old hotel at the juncture of the North and...
04.24.2025 Food and Drink In a twist: April 26 is national pretzel day! From its humble 7th century beginnings as a snack during lent, the pretzel has become a ubiquitous offering all over America. Pretzels can be found in home pantries, gas stations...
04.18.2025 News Town officials approve probe into finances of Riverhead BIDMA Riverhead officials are at odds with the management association of the town’s business improvement district (BIDMA). The Town Board approved two resolutions last week to authorize retainer agreements with...
04.08.2025 Business Buoy One reopens at new waterfront location in Riverhead Riverhead’s Buoy One (40 Peconic Ave, Riverhead, 631-208-9737) seafood restaurant and fish market has a new home on the Peconic waterfront in the old Riverwalk Café. The new space is situated near...
03.25.2025 The Arts Exit 73 Studios: Drawn back home Nestled in the heart of downtown Riverhead lies a colorful secret: a high-tech, boutique animation studio producing frame-by-frame videos for industry heavy hitters and independents alike. From big names...
03.14.2025 Business Órale Grill Mexican restaurant opens in Riverhead A new restaurant has opened in Riverhead featuring fresh, authentic Mexican dishes made with traditional flavors. Órale Grill (226 Riverleigh Ave., Riverhead, 631-770-0040) recently settled in on the Riverside traffic...
03.07.2025 Business Legal marijuana industry is taking root in Riverhead New York State legalized recreational marijuana in 2021, but it has taken several years for the cannabis industry to take root on Long Island. When Strain Stars, the island’s...
01.27.2025 News Scott’s Pointe public hearing packed with supporters of amended application Riverhead Town Hall was packed to the brim on Wednesday night, mostly with supporters from all across the island — and even from as far as Maryland — who...
12.09.2024 Business Eagle Kia Riverhead unveils new showroom Local car dealer Eagle Kia Riverhead opened a new show room Friday afternoon with a ribbon cutting ceremony at its brand-new Kia facility at 1330 Old Country Road. The celebration...
09.25.2024 Business Two cannabis dispensaries coming to Riverhead Two cannabis dispensaries will open in Riverhead Town, one in a Calverton shopping plaza and one in the long empty commercial building at the corner of Kromer Avenue and...
08.27.2024 Business ‘Riverheadopoly’ spotlights businesses, community groups Riverhead is ready to roll the dice with “Riverheadopoly,” a new edition of locally-themed Monopoly style boardgames that arrived in stores last weekend, a few weeks ahead of schedule....
07.24.2024 Featured Story Popular pizzeria Caruso’s celebrates milestone The year Caruso’s Pizzeria (1104 Old Country Road, Riverhead) opened, “Blazing Saddles” was the top grossing movie, “All in the Family” ruled TV and Barbra Streisand’s “The Way We...