09.09.2021 News Remembering 9/11: ‘At a loss for words’ at ground zero He has many memories of those September days 20 years ago, but one is especially haunting. It’s of sounds he heard while searching for bodies on the massive hills...
03.18.2024 Community Blue Waves’ Deanna North pitches positive mental health to student athletes Riverhead High School senior and varsity softball captain Deanna North, 18, has teamed up with Hope for Athletes to organize a “student athlete mental health awareness” softball game May...
03.18.2024 Community Volunteers wanted for Earth Day litter cleanups Volunteers are needed for a townwide Earth Day Cleanup on Sunday, April 28. The effort, organized by the Riverhead anti-litter committee, will run in Riverhead from 9 to 11...
03.18.2024 Business Is East End craft brewing tapped out? With more than 50 craft breweries spread across Nassau and Suffolk counties, Long Island’s craft beer industry is undeniably hopping. These locales and their attached tasting rooms offer an array...
03.17.2024 Letters Letters to the editor: Your editorial was misleading NORTHVILLE Your editorial was misleading I feel compelled to write to you in response to your March 3 editorial, “The answer can’t always be no.” Your assertion that opposition...
03.16.2024 Police Blotters: Reid pleads guilty, sentenced to 20 years Marcus Reid of Riverhead, 24, was sentenced to 20 years in prison followed by five years of post-release supervision, after pleading guilty to manslaughter and criminal possession of a...
05.17.2023 Community East End’s homeless population faces daunting challenges The affordable housing crisis has affected all of Long Island, but it has hit the East End’s homeless population...
03.02.2023 COVID-19 As state drops mask mandate for health facilities, North Fork hospitals say they’re keeping them in place for now Hospitals and medical facilities on the North Fork will be keeping their mask policies...
12.07.2022 COVID-19 Residents urged to take precaution as ‘tripledemic’ of flu, RSV and COVID-19 infections rise Amid concerns over a possible “tripledemic,” state health officials held a press conference Wednesday...
09.07.2022 COVID-19 Rollout begins of updated COVID-19 booster that aids protections against latest variants ...
08.23.2022 COVID-19 No COVID-19 quarantine requirements, test-to-stay for schools this fall, governor announces ...
06.20.2022 COVID-19 Rollout of Covid-19 vaccines for children under 5 expected to begin this week after FDA, CDC approvals ...
03.14.2024 Government Area pols announce bids for U.S. Congress, New York State Assembly and NY Senate election Primary and general election season is in full swing as several candidates have officially...
03.08.2024 Government Expelled Congressman George Santos running for Nick LaLota’s seat Former U.S. Congressman George Santos, who was expelled from the House of Representatives in...
02.06.2024 Government Apartment project to be reviewed by IDA An application called 203-213 East Main St. LLC — a 165-unit, five-story mixed-use development...
01.26.2024 Government Riverhead awarded $5M for drinking water upgrades Riverhead Town has received a $5 million Bipartisan Infrastructure Law – Emerging Contaminant grant...
01.08.2024 Business CAT sues Riverhead over EPCAL contract Calverton Aviation & Technology — the developer whose 2018 contract with the Town of...
01.02.2024 Election 2023 New Town Supervisor outlines key priorities in inaugural address At his swearing-in ceremony Monday, new Town Supervisor Tim Hubbard made clear his plans...