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...
03.30.2026 Featured Story Wells Farm barn heavily damaged by fire, second blaze in six months This story has been updated with additional information. A blaze ripped through a barn at Wells Farm on Monday — the second at the historic property since a devastating...
01.15.2026 News Riverhead first responders request fewer service years for tax break allowance Riverhead first responders are asking the Riverhead Town Board to aid in membership retention by considering a possible reduction in the number of service years volunteers would need to...
12.26.2025 Year in Review 2025 Year in Review: Area fire departments answered the call Local fire departments were busy all year on calls within their districts and also responding as mutual aid to several major fires that occurred in 2025. The most recent...
10.20.2025 News Suffolk Credit Union banks on Jamesport FD with $5K grant The Jamesport Fire Department Association received a $5,000 grant from Suffolk Credit Union, in partnership with the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York, at a check presentation on...
09.07.2025 News Jet skiers rescued in Sound by Riverhead Police On Saturday, Sept. 6, at 3:47 p.m., the Riverhead Town Police received a call reporting that two people had fallen off a jet ski in Long Island Sound and...
08.28.2025 News UPDATE: Sound Avenue accident causes death of Mattituck woman In a 7 p.m. statement Thursday, the Riverhead Police Department reported that a motor vehicle accident resulted in the death of a Mattituck woman. The accident tied up traffic...
08.08.2025 News Raging fire destroys a Calverton home on Middle Road The Riverhead Fire Department and other area first responders battled a structure fire at 1535 Middle Road in Calverton in the early hours of Friday morning. When firefighters arrived,...
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