Mike Zaleski Archives - Riverhead News Review

09.22.2026 News

Riverhead Highway Department secures national award for innovative snow fence pole remover

An old golf cart wheel and a piece of box tubing turned out to be the perfect combination to earn the Riverhead Town Highway Department national recognition. Highway Superintendent Mike Zaleski earned the Pioneer Award...

07.23.2026 News

Sound Avenue to be paved Monday, may cause traffic delays

Riverhead Town’s Highway Department will pave Sound Avenue from Roanoke Court to Sandpiper Drive on Monday, weather permitting. Highway Superintendent Mike Zaleski said the roughly one-mile stretch of road...

07.06.2026 News

Riverhead cleans up after ‘tornado-like’ storm slams East End

Riverhead’s Fourth of July fireworks show Saturday night was no match for the lightning that followed, as a fast-moving storm with wind gusts as high as 84 mph tore...

06.22.2026 Community

Riverhead Highway Department truck show draws kids of all ages

Who knew bulldozers, snow plows, dump trucks and street sweepers could bring so many smiles? Roughly 500 kids and adults visited the Riverhead Highway Department yard at 1177 Osborn...

06.17.2026 Community

Riverhead Highway Department brings back truck show for local kids

The Riverhead Highway Department will have its full fleet on display for kids to marvel at this weekend. Highway department superintendent Mike Zaleski and his crew are bringing back...

03.03.2026 News

Brutal winter storms force highway departments to tap into reserves

The historic Blizzard of 2026 didn’t just bury Southold and Riverhead under piles of snow — it blew through both towns’ highway budgets, forcing officials to tap reserve funds to cover...

02.25.2026 Weather

Historic blizzard hits Riverhead Town

The Blizzard of 2026 will go down in the record books, burying Riverhead in nearly two feet of snow, knocking out power to hundreds of North Fork homes and...

02.22.2026 Weather

Latest: Area schools close, county travel ban, Supervisor Halpin holds press conference

Riverhead Central School District and Shoreham-Wading River Central School District announced they will be closed Monday, Feb. 23 due to the weather. Additionally, Suffolk County Executive Romaine issued a...