Riverhead highway department Archives

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...

01.27.2026 News

Riverhead highway crew clears roads, schools opt for delayed opening Tuesday

After 29 hours of plowing, sanding and salting through a foot of snow and sleet, Riverhead Highway Department crews successfully cleared main roads and secondary streets Monday following Winter Storm Fern....

11.25.2025 News

Riverhead highway department treats elementary kids to truck show-and-tell

Students at Roanoke Avenue Elementary School were overloaded with excitement while learning about the ins and outs of the Riverhead Highway Department and its trusty trucks. For nearly 15...

02.10.2025 People of the Year

2024 People of the Year awards ceremony: in their words

Riverhead News-Review’s 2024 People of the Year awards were handed out in a ceremony Thursday night at Southold American Legion. As honorees received their awards, they took to the...

01.03.2025 People of the Year

2024 Public Servants of the Year: Mike Zaleski and the Riverhead Highway Department

When Town Councilman Ken Rothwell heard that Riverhead Highway Department Superintendent Mike Zaleski and his staff are being honored with Riverhead News-Review’s Person/People of the year award for 2024,...

12.03.2024 News

Area vehicle deer strikes spike as days shorten

It’s that time of year again — high season for deer-car collisions. This fall, Southold Highway Dept. workers are picking up an average of one dead deer a day, “and...

11.04.2022 Featured Story

Highway superintendent says loose leaves won’t be picked up until town comes up with $219K

The agreement that would allow Riverhead Town’s Highway Department to pick up loose leaves left at the curb has hit a snag. After years of arguing whether loose leaf...

10.12.2022 Featured Story

Town Board approves resolution to allow Highway Department to pick up loose leaves

The Riverhead Town Board approved a resolution last Tuesday to allow the town Highway Department to pick up loose leaves from the curbside in front of homes. The issue...

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