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The $56 million Northville Commons project in Riverhead has been awarded $3.67 million from the state's Long Island Investment Fund as a change-of-zone application remains pending before the town.

Federal recovery funding could flow to Long Island governments and nonprofits if President Trump approves Gov. Kathy Hochul's request for a major disaster declaration after September's nor'easter.

Suffolk County Transit has launched a weekday express bus route, offering commuters limited-stop service along the Long Island Expressway between Riverhead and Hicksville.

Brookhaven has committed $850,000 toward restoring the Wading River duck ponds, advancing a joint effort with Riverhead to dredge accumulated sediment, replace failing bulkheads and control polluted stormwater flowing into the ponds.

New York heating assistance program opens Nov. 2 with higher benefits for delivered fuel

Riverhead’s winter farmers market will open Nov. 7 at Hallockville Museum Farm under the leadership of a longtime vendor who has formed a nonprofit dedicated to running it.

A draft environmental study of proposed zoning changes that would allow up to 108 golf cottages across six golf courses will be the subject of a Dec. 1 public hearing before the Riverhead Town Board/

Riverhead police reported 166 criminal incidents in September, up from 158 in September 2025, according to the department’s monthly activity report

Keep an eye on trends in local real estate values with the weekly report of real estate title transfers in Riverhead Town and adjacent hamlets in Southampton Town. Here's this week's report from Suffolk Vision title service.

Wading River celebrated autum Saturday with a Halloween-themed fall festival. Photos.