03.30.2018 Police Fire chief convicted on one of two charges in firefighter vs. wedding party brawl A Riverhead jury delivered a split decision Tuesday in the case of chief from the Hagerman Fire Department in East Patchogue who became involved in a brawl between fire...
02.01.2018 Government Justice Court audit reveals discrepancy in bail balance An audit of the Riverhead Justice Court found that a bail bank balance is approximately $23,000 more than is accounted for in transaction logs, according to a draft audit...
01.17.2018 Government Board rejects Baiting Hollow Farm Vineyard lawsuit settlement A proposed settlement of an eight-year-old lawsuit filed by Riverhead Town against the owners of Baiting Hollow Farm Vineyard was rejected by the Town Board last month in a...
12.08.2017 Government A shared justice court for Riverhead and Southold? For years, Southold and Riverhead towns have both been trying to upgrade their antiquated justice court facilities, which present similar safety and space problems. But could the towns create...
12.01.2017 Editorials Editorial: Riverhead courthouse a disaster waiting to happen There are so many things wrong with what passes for a “courthouse” in Riverhead that it’s hard to know where to begin describing them. The place is a tragedy...
11.22.2017 Government Judges urge town to move courts to Route 58 armory building Riverhead Town Justices Allen Smith and Lori Hulse are urging the Town Board to resurrect a plan to convert the Route 58 armory building into a police and justice...
04.03.2017 Government Dozens of businesses fined for snow violations, totaling $15K The Riverhead Town Board has already scheduled an April 4 public hearing on a plan to increase fines for business owners who fail to shovel snow in front of...
01.24.2017 Police Suspects in Riverhead robbery, assault held on bail Three of the four people arrested for the reported mugging of a man at a Riverhead home Monday morning are being held on bail after their arraignment in town...
