06.14.2023 Community Wave of arrests alarm Riverhead school officials and community In the wake of the arrests of three Riverhead students on weapons possession charges in less than a week, the school district superintendent announced Tuesday that “any student caught...
06.07.2023 Government New York City sues Riverhead, Suffolk County and dozens of municipalities over migrant ‘state of emergency’ orders The fate of tens of thousands of migrants bused to New York City since last spring could ultimately be determined by the courts. The city filed a lawsuit...
06.05.2023 Business Bomb threat prompts evacuation of Home Depot and surrounding stores A bomb threat phoned into Home Depot on Route 58 in Riverhead Monday morning prompted an evacuation and a police search with a bomb-sniffing dog. After receiving the threat...
05.30.2023 Community Picture perfect weather greets Main Street chalk art festival In the weeks leading up to the annual Mosaic Street Painting Festival on Main Street, East End Arts creative director Wendy Weiss hoped for precisely the kind of day...
05.22.2023 Business Riverhead extends controversial migrant ‘state of emergency’ Riverhead Supervisor Yvette Aguiar has extended a controversial executive order declaring a state of emergency in an effort to prevent Mayor Eric Adams of New York City— which has...
05.17.2023 Community Riverhead declares state of emergency over fears of potential migrant influx In a sign that the massive influx of migrants into New York City in recent months could spread to Long Island, Riverhead Supervisor Yvette Aguiar on Tuesday declared a...
04.28.2023 News At mass shooter survival training at Riverhead theater, expert urges ‘Run, hide, defend’ strategy A former Suffolk County police sergeant who has given trainings at hundreds of schools, businesses and houses of worship nationwide since 2012 in how to respond to an active...
03.31.2023 Education Riverhead high school locked down after student brought bullets — but no weapon — to school A Riverhead high school student was taken into police custody Friday after bringing more than a dozen .22 caliber bullets into the school and prompting a security alert that...