08.07.2025 News Community members plead with Legislature to stand against ICE A multitude of people dressed in white gathered at the Suffolk County Legislature Aug. 5 regular meeting at the Riverhead County Center, sharing their thoughts and pleading for elected...
08.06.2025 Education Area school districts lay out state-mandated cell ban plans Gone are the days of texting and scrolling during class, as Gov. Kathy Hochul’s statewide bell-to-bell ban on internet-enabled devices in schools takes effect this fall. The ban applies...
08.04.2025 Health Northwell Health opens multi-specialty practice in Riverhead A 6,400-square-foot Northwell Health facility is now open on the fourth floor of 889 Harrison Ave. in Riverhead and seeking patients who are looking for high-quality care in a...
07.29.2025 News Star Confectionery to close after a century on E. Main St. Star Confectionery, a popular restaurant in downtown Riverhead, will close its doors for the final time Wednesday, Aug. 27, after more than a century in the town. The eatery,...
07.29.2025 News A new beginning for Long Island Head Start in Riverside An already cheerful day ended in happy tears and excitement as Long Island Head Start leaders rejoiced over a surprise state funding commitment that will give them the “head...
07.24.2025 Sports RAC seeks Riverhead Hall of Fame nominations The Riverhead Athletic Club is seeking nominations as they begin a new Hall of Fame to honor former athletes, coaches and others in the district that have significantly impacted...
07.22.2025 Community Block party: July Alive on 25 rocks Riverhead Downtown Riverhead came ‘Alive’ Friday for the first installment of the revamped Alive on 25 block party. Organizers said this year’s focus was live music and to bring it...
07.18.2025 News Mermaid finds a home in Riverhead A mermaid has landed just a few blocks from Long Island Sound. She’s standing nine feet tall, carved out of a locust tree in Andrea Rubino’s backyard in Riverhead....