05.20.2026 News Riverhead woman receives third service dog from Canine Companions For Riverhead resident Johanna Benthal, a service dog is more than a companion. It is independence, confidence and a bridge to a world that does not always know how...
05.19.2026 News All aboard! LIRR service resumes after three-day strike Long Island Rail Road trains were chugging along the tracks again Tuesday, sparing the region from the nightmare scenario of a rail strike running into Memorial Day weekend. The...
05.19.2026 News Riverhead gas station fails underage alcohol-sale check, police say One Riverhead gas station failed an underage alcohol-sale check Monday after police visited 18 locations across town, authorities said. Valero Gas at 1356 Old Country Road was the only...
05.15.2026 Sports Riverhead baseball makes playoffs for second consecutive year The Riverhead varsity baseball team came into its final regular-season game this year sporting a 9-8 Division I record and just one win away from making the playoffs. Already...
05.15.2026 News Riverhead nationally recognized for music education for fourth consecutive year Cue the trumpets! The Riverhead Central School District has been named one of the Best Communities for Music Education for the fourth straight year. The designation comes from the...
05.13.2026 News Suffolk County preserves 34 acres of Calverton farmland for $2.5 million Suffolk County purchased the developmental rights for roughly 34 acres of farmland in Calverton for $2.5 million, County Executive Ed Romaine announced Tuesday. The protected farmland — part of...
05.12.2026 News East End man stabbed mom 40-plus times before fatal Mother’s Day police shooting: investigators A quiet East End neighborhood became the scene of a bloody Mother’s Day knife attack when police say a 28-year-old man stabbed his mom more than 40 times —...
05.12.2026 Community Riverhead Rotary leader and community volunteer Mel Ellwood dies at 63 Committed Riverhead Rotarian, past president and district governor Mary Ellen “Mel” Ellwood died last Thursday after suffering a sudden illness. She was 63. The lifelong Riverhead resident spent nearly...
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