04.24.2025 Environment Area officials crack down on illegal dumping Suffolk County officials have a warning for anyone illegally dumping garbage in the Pine Barrens: They are watching the woods. On April 22, at a press conference outside the...
02.19.2025 Community Photos: 16th annual Riverhead Black History Month Celebration The Riverhead Central School District’s 16th annual Black History Month community event at the high school last Thursday again proved itself an evening of celebration and commemoration. Once again,...
01.04.2025 News Area officials react to rash of drone sightings, press for federal support A rash of more than two dozen recent drone sightings — some “as big as cars” — over or near Francis Gabreski airport in Westhampton Beach prompted local officials...
02.20.2024 Environment Man charged for dumping 24-foot boat in Pine Barrens The Central Pine Barrens Commission and Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office made a joint arrest of Timothy Hughes of Shirley, who dumped his 24-foot 1980 Century boat in the Pine...
02.15.2024 Community Anti-Bias Task Force to host Black History event Later this month, Riverhead’s Anti-Bias Task Force is hosting a free screening at The Suffolk (118 East Main St., Riverhead) of the 2019 film “Just Mercy,” starring Jamie Foxx,...