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12/14/2025

The Riverhead Central School District will have a two-hour delayed opening Monday morning. The National Weather Service warned motorists of black ice overnight and during morning commute.

12/14/2025

The National Weather Service now forecasts accumulations of 4 to 6 inches in eastern Suffolk County, with locally higher totals possible. Photos from around Riverhead this morning.

The National Weather Service now forecasts accumulations of 4-6 inches in eastern Suffolk, with locally higher totals possible.

12/14/2025

Long Ireland Beer Company, the first craft brewery to open in Riverhead, is closing its doors on Dec. 31.

Long Ireland Beer Company, the first craft brewery to open in Riverhead, is closing its doors on Dec. 31.

12/14/2025

The suspect was charged with public lewdness and endangering the welfare of a child after the Dec. 4 incident as the girl, 13, was walking home from school.

12/12/2025

The first snowfall of the season is in the forecast Saturday night through Sunday morning, with 2 to 4 inches of snow expected in the local area, according to the National Weather Service.

12/12/2025

A demolition excavator tore into 127 East Main Street today as Riverhead’s town square project moved into its next phase.

12/12/2025

PBMC’s radiology school’s Class of 2025 kept the program’s perfect board-pass record — and every graduate has already landed a job

Peconic Bay Medical Center’s radiology school Class of 2025 kept its 100% board-pass record and job placement, creating local health care careers.

12/12/2025

A ZBA hearing on two variances for a proposed Calverton cannabis greenhouse widened into debate over odors, traffic and code interpretation.

Residents urge Zoning Board to issue use interpretation, arguing proposed cannabis facility is “vertical farming,” not a permitted APZ use

12/11/2025

Council Member Ken Rothwell is considering a run for supervisor in 2026. The Even-Year Election Law requires a new supervisor vote next year and party committees will be choosing their candidates by the end of February.

Council Member Ken Rothwell is considering a run for supervisor in 2026. The Even-Year Election Law requires a new supervisor vote next year and party committees will be choosing their candidates by…

12/11/2025

Riverhead High School’s NJROTC unit earned an “outstanding” rating at its Area Manager’s Inspection as enrollment surges to 179 cadets. Photo gallery.

Riverhead High School’s NJROTC unit earned an “outstanding” rating at its Area Manager’s Inspection Wednesday and is in the running for a repeat Distinguished Unit honor.

12/10/2025

A Flanders man was charged with DWI and leaving the scene of an incident without reporting following a crash at the intersection of Flanders Road and Cypress Avenue Tuesday night, Southampton Town Police said.

A Flanders man was charged with DWI and leaving the scene of an incident without reporting following a crash at the intersection of Flanders Road and Cypress Avenue Tuesday night…

12/10/2025

New York and other Northeast states say they will keep recommending a universal hepatitis B vaccine at birth, despite a CDC panel vote.

New York and other Northeast states will keep recommending a universal hepatitis B vaccine at birth for newborns, despite a CDC panel vote.