09.04.2026 News Drowning of former Team USA triathlete off Shelter Island prompts water safety warning The apparent drowning of a married father of two young girls near a luxury Shelter Island hotel is prompting a warning for Labor Day weekend visitors not to underestimate...
09.04.2026 Sports Riverhead cross country grows as athletes switch sports The fastest growing sport in Riverhead High School may not be what you think it is. Student-athletes who have played other fall sports all their lives are now shifting to cross...
09.02.2026 Health New York Lyme disease cases jump 16% as East End deer population surges Summer is ending, but tick season is not. Health officials warned Tuesday that autumn brings another peak in tick activity — as Southold wrestles with an exploding deer herd...
09.01.2026 Education Riverhead schools, town clash over cost of safety officers As Riverhead students return to school Thursday, the future of two police officers stationed at the district’s middle and high schools remains up in the air. A two-year agreement...
08.31.2026 News Meet the 26-year-old artist transforming the Long Island Aquarium, one mural at a time The walls of the Long Island Aquarium are almost as full as the exhibits and tanks themselves. Sea turtles surf the waves, sharks patrol the sea, a giant eye...
08.27.2026 News Peconic Bay Medical Center earns national designation for nursing excellence Green and yellow confetti shot into the air, balloons spelling “Magnet” were flaunted and smiles curled on everyone’s faces as Peconic Bay Medical Center received the highest national honor...
08.26.2026 Sports Riverhead football eager for a turnaround season With summer coming to an end and school bells set to ring, Riverhead’s varsity football team has been hard at work — eager to turn over a new leaf...
08.25.2026 News Residents debate potential Roanoke Avenue zoning shake-up A potential zoning change within the Business PB (BUS PB) Zoning Use District would allow personal services as a special permitted use and apartments on upper floors, and limit...
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