09.23.2016 Health Riverhead to go pink next month in support of breast cancer survivors Nearly 250,000 women will be diagnosed with an invasive form of breast cancer this year alone. And according to the American Cancer Society, one in about 36 women with...
12.23.2015 Business New owner at Barth’s Drug Store to take over Jan. 1 Standing behind the counter at Barth’s Drug Store on East Main Street in Riverhead, owner Barry Barth greets customers by name as they enter. Recently, however, they’ve also been...
12.06.2015 Parades Photos: Riverhead Christmas parade returns to Main Street The Riverhead Lions Club presented its annual Christmas parade along Main Street Sunday.
07.17.2015 Business Long-vacant former Sears building sold to mixed-use developer Roughly a week after town officials discussed condemning the vacant former Sears building and three nearby buildings on East Main Street, the properties have been sold, owner Shelley Gordon...
07.17.2015 Religion Historic church launches capital campaign after roof nearly collapses Concerned that two miles was too far of a commute for members without a horse, Fanning Church split in 1834, creating the First Congregational Church in Riverhead.
07.09.2015 The Arts Long-idle art gallery proposal on Main Street is back A proposal from more than 10 years ago to build an art gallery with artist lofts in downtown Riverhead is still alive, according to architect Martin Sendlewski, who represents...
06.26.2015 Editorials Editorial: Could now be the time for downtown Riverhead? The state of “progress” in downtown Riverhead is often discussed but hard to pin down: crime rears its head now and again, vacant storefronts still dot Main Street and...
10.20.2014 Business Two Brothers Take and Bake Pizza coming to Riverhead Brian Gurley is hoping the people of eastern Long Island, long-accostumed to the convenience of gooey, piping hot to-go pizzas, will embrace a West Coast approach to takeout. His venture,...
