Riverhead firefighters made a quick stop of a house fire on Deep Hole Road Monday evening. Riverhead Police and Riverhead Fire Department responded to a call for a structure fire on Deep Hole Road ...

Othelia M. Jackson of Moriches, formerly of Riverhead, died March 13, 2026, at home. She was 91 years old. Born Nov. 28, 1934, in Sag Harbor, she was the daughter of Andy and Mary (Magee) Milken. She ...

The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear a challenge to New York’s even-year election law, allowing a related federal case involving Riverhead to move forward.

Four disconnected 911 calls from a 911-only phone near Aquebogue Elementary activated the March 12 lockdown, police said.

Paula K. Johnson of Southold died March 20, 2026. She was 96 years old. Born in Indiana in 1930, she was taken back to Germany by her immigrant parents at 3 months old and grew up in Germany, ...

Riverhead’s loss of meaningful Town Board minutes is not a minor change. It is a blow to open, accountable government — and to local history.

Riverhead officials adopted a new code governing accessory dwellings, and approved a final scope of review for a proposed ...

A century after opening on 200 acres between Sound Avenue and Long Island Sound, Camp Baiting Hollow will celebrate its 100th anniversary with a daylong public event on Saturday, April 25.

Riverhead school officials said special education accounts for 55% of the proposed budget increase, while auditors reported no high-risk findings.

Former supervisor Tim Hubbard, whom Halpin defeated last year, and the rest of the Town Board, supported the agritourism resorts code, which would have allowed the construction of resort hotels with ...

Riverhead has closed the sale of the historic Vail-Leavitt Music Hall to The Jazz Loft, which plans to restore and reopen the downtown theater.

The Riverhead Town Board granted preliminary site plan approval Tuesday for a five-story addition to the Zenith Building on McDermott Avenue.