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03.18.2025 News

Butterfly Effect Project cancels fundraiser amid threats

Threatening racist phone calls and hateful remarks aimed at the Riverhead-based nonprofit The Butterfly Effect Project have escalated in the past week, so much so that founder Tijuana Fulford...

03.04.2025 News

Area police urge residents to create Smart911 profiles

Last month, the Southold Town Police Department began urging members of the community to create a free Smart911 personal profile that allows individuals to provide 911 operators additional details in real...

02.05.2025 News

Riverhead officer honored for defusing armed standoff

Last week, Riverhead police officer Joseph Trivelli was awarded the 2024 Police Officer of the Year Award by the Kiwanis Club of Southampton for his response to an incident...

09.13.2024 Police

Chief Frost lays out priorities: tech, community outreach

Riverhead’s new chief of police, Chief Ed Frost, is focused on securing cutting-edge technology and equipment for the department and strengthening the bonds between town police and the community,...

08.02.2024 Featured Story

Ed Frost sworn in as new chief of the Riverhead Police Department

What looked to be the entirety of the Riverhead Police force showed out for the momentous swearing in of their brother in blue, Lt. Edward Frost, as the new...

07.30.2024 Education

Armed school resource officers approved for Riverhead district

Effective for the 2024-25 and 2025-26 school years, two armed school resource officers — also known as SROs — provided by the Riverhead Police Department will be stationed at...

05.29.2024 Police

Stepping out in style: Detective Edward Carey retires

Detective Edward Carey, a 22-year member of the Riverhead Police Department, was honored by fellow officers with a traditional “walk-out” ceremony Friday — his last day on the job. ...

07.26.2023 Police

Police: Barber indicted for attempted sexual abuse involving 11-year-old boy

A Riverhead man was indicted Tuesday for allegedly attempting to sexually abuse a young boy. Hilario Hernandez de la Cruz, 35, was indicted for an attempted criminal sexual act...

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