Riverhead Planning The site plan application for a retail cannabis dispensary on the corner of Route 58 and Ostrander Avenue gained preliminary approval from the Riverhead Planning Board last Thursday ...

There’s a giant bee in downtown Riverhead — and it wants your empty cans. The new bottle-guzzling sculpture was unveiled ...

A Ben & Jerry’s scoop shop will open in downtown Riverhead on Thursday at noon, bringing classic and exclusive flavors from the iconic ice cream brand to East Main Street.

Former Riverhead town supervisor and longtime Wading River resident Vincent (“Vinny”) Villella died July 3, 2025 at age 78. Villella served one term as supervisor from 1998 through 1999. Villella grew ...

The Flanders Fire Department and Flanders, Riverside, Northampton Community Association will host oa blood drive on July 5, starting at 10 a.m. and ending at 2:30 p.m. The drive will be held at the ...

The last weekend of June 2025 will forever standout as a special one for Chase Grennan of Glen Cove, who, just hours after graduating from high school, went on to score a clean sweep of the “Flying ...

What is a hate crime? That was the subject of a seminar Thursday led by Suffolk County law enforcement officials and organized by the Riverhead-based Butterfly Effect Project (BEP), the Riverhead Anti ...

The Rev. Larry Duncklee, who has served as pastor at St. John the Evangelist Church in Riverhead since June 2011, has been transferred to St. Joseph’s in Babylon. His time at St. John’s has flown by, ...

Florence S. Darowski of Calverton died on June 27, 2025. She was 96 years old. SHe was born on Dec. 18, 1928, in Wading River to George and Anna (Tuplinski) Gates. She worked as a laborer at Ivy Acres ...

An energy company is seeking the Town Board’s approval to build a new 5 MW/20 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) facility in the Calverton Enterprise Park. Sundial Energy LLC, based in Saint ...

Governor Kathy Hochul continued her push for nuclear power in New York State by announcing on June 21 that she has “directed the New York Power Authority” to “develop a new nuclear facility” to be ...

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has announced several proposed regulation changes the agency says will streamline use and reporting of hunting tags and provide new deer ...