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A dozen ducklings trapped in a West Main Street storm drain were rescued Sunday morning by Riverhead firefighters, who reunited them with their waiting mother duck.

Riverhead Police are asking for the public’s help locating Colleen Evans (Loria), 46, who has not been heard from since Nov. 4, 2026. She may be driving a 2016 white Fiat with NY plate MEC6578.

Island Water Park Corp., which received nearly $1.4 million in net tax exemptions from 2022 through 2025, faces recovery of those benefits if it again misses a payment deadline, the Riverhead IDA said.

Watercolors by artist Eileen Kelly and illustrations by Vietnam veteran Bob Rouge make up 'Coming Home,' an exhibit honoring veterans on display at the Riverhead library all month.

At its first meeting since the election, the Riverhead Town Board acted unanimously on all matters, tabling a regional CPF attorney contract and advancing a farmland preservation purchase.

A historic marker honoring Brister Youngs, a man born into slavery in the 18th century who later lived as a free man in Aquebogue, was dedicated Thursday at Aquebogue Cemetery.

Rep. Nick LaLota won a third term representing New York’s 1st Congressional District, while Democrat Chris Murray won an upset victory in a State Senate district held by Republicans for more than a century.

A pedestrian was airlifted to Stony Brook University Hospital with serious, life-threatening injuries after being struck by a vehicle on East Main Street in Riverhead Tuesday evening, police said.

Rep. Nick LaLota held a narrow lead in his bid for a third term in Congress early Wednesday, while Democrat Chris Murray led State Sen. Anthony Palumbo in a potential upset of a longtime East End Republican legislator.

Riverhead Supervisor Jerry Halpin won re-election Tuesday, defeating Council Member Ken Rothwell 6,779 to 6,153.