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Suffolk Community College moves to purchase downtown Riverhead culinary center

by Sep 18, 2026
The college's Board of Trustees on Thursday authorized negotiating a purchase-and-sale agreement for the roughly 30,000-square-foot culinary center it has leased on Main Street in downtown Riverhead.

School board members say town politicized negotiations over SRO program

by Sep 18, 2026
Five Riverhead school board members accused town officials Wednesday of making false statements and politicizing negotiations over funding two school resource officers assigned to the high school and middle school.

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Wading River Duck Ponds restoration moves into engineering phase

by | Sep 17, 3:23 pm
Riverhead and Brookhaven will split the cost of an engineering assessment of the Wading River Duck Ponds, where sediment, stormwater runoff and deteriorated infrastructure have accumulated over decades.

Riverhead board delays SRO deal with school district over unresolved cost questions

by Sep 16, 2026
The Riverhead Town Board on Tuesday tabled a resolution authorizing a renewed school resource officer agreement, prolonging a dispute over who should pay for officers assigned to the district's high school and middle school.

New York moves to end Regents exams as graduation gatekeeper beginning in 2028

by Sep 16, 2026
Beginning in 2028, New York students will no longer have to pass Regents exams to earn a high school diploma, under a change approved Monday by the State Board of Regents.

Zeldin announces rollback of power plant greenhouse gas limits

by Sep 15, 2026
The EPA said the rollback will save $310 billion and help preserve reliable electricity from coal and natural gas plants. Environmental and public-health advocates said it abandons a major federal tool for reducing climate pollution.

Riverhead to hold lottery for bow-hunting on town lands Thursday

by Sep 15, 2026
Bow-hunters can enter Riverhead Town's 2026 lottery in person at Town Hall on Sept. 17, with slots available at EPCAL, Sound Avenue and Middle Road properties.

Police: Manorville man charged with drug-impaired driving after LIE crash

by Sep 14, 2026
A Manorville man faces drug-impaired driving and drug possession charges after a Sunday crash on the Long Island Expressway in Melville that seriously injured a pedestrian, police said.

Cops: Undomiciled man charged in Calverton vehicle, garage larcenies

by Sep 13, 2026
Riverhead Town Police said a 34-year-old man was arrested and charged with felony burglary, grand larceny and criminal mischief following reports of vehicle and garage larcenies in Calverton.

Riverhead High School grad arrested after running onto Yankee Stadium field during 9/11 game waving Palestinian flag

by Sep 13, 2026
A 2006 Riverhead High School graduate was arrested after running onto the field at Yankee Stadium during a Sept. 11 Yankees-Mets game.

Youth division winners top 110 anglers in Riverhead’s 29th Annual Snapper Tournament

by Sep 13, 2026
Three youth anglers swept the top spots in Riverhead’s annual snapper tournament Saturday, each landing a 10-inch-plus snapper. Photo gallery.

Artists paint U.S. flag mural on LIRR car for Sept. 11 anniversary in Riverhead

by Sep 12, 2026
Street artists Patrick Voorhees and Zach Sieglinger of Medford returned to the Railroad Museum of Long Island to paint a Sept. 11 memorial mural marking the attacks' 25th anniversary.

Flanders honors 9/11 victims, first responders and firefighters at annual service

by Sep 12, 2026
A memorial wreath was laid at the base of a monument made from steel recovered at the World Trade Center site as Flanders honored the victims and first responders of 9/11 Friday evening.

Opinion | Guest Column

Laura Jens-Smith: Waski’s post about Kevin Shea crossed a line

by | Sep 19, 8:32 am
Laura Jens-Smith argues that Council Member Joann Waski’s Facebook post about Kevin Shea’s July 21 Town Board remarks omitted his immediate correction and turned a verbal mistake into a partisan attack.

School board members say town politicized negotiations over SRO program

Five Riverhead school board members accused town officials Wednesday of making false statements and politicizing negotiations over funding two school resource officers assigned to the high school and middle school.

New York moves to end Regents exams as graduation gatekeeper beginning...

Beginning in 2028, New York students will no longer have to pass Regents exams to earn a high school diploma, under a change approved Monday by the State Board of Regents.

Riverhead’s top business official resigns four months after hiring

Colleen Card, hired as Riverhead's assistant superintendent for business in May, has been appointed school business administrator by the Sag Harbor Union Free School District, effective Nov. 1.

With first year behind him, Riverhead superintendent looks ahead as students...

As Riverhead students head back to school this week, Superintendent Bob Hagan says his second year begins with a deeper understanding of the district, its schools and the community.

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Constance Claire Case, 88

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