Riverhead highway department Archives

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...

08.27.2022 Featured Story

Highway department completes sidewalk project near school

The Riverhead Highway Department completed a new sidewalk with striping and pavement on Cranberry Street in Riverhead — just in time for school to open. “Now kids can be...

08.25.2022 Featured Story

Highway, police departments feel pinch at pump as fuel prices hit record highs in 2022

A nationwide increase in fuel prices is hitting the wallets of local governments, with both Southold and Riverhead towns feeling the impact. At barely past the half-year mark, some...

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