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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.

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With inclement weather forecast Saturday, Riverhead Raceway management have moved the Saturday program to Sunday. Here's the lineup.

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Apartment developer Heatherwood and Riverhead Town officials today celebrated the groundbreaking of a new downtown apartment building on East Main Street, nine years in the making.

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All information shared during the interviews will be kept confidential, the Navy said in a press release. The Navy is seeking information to help ensure a thorough and effective environmental restoration of the property, it said.

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Bill Sutton of Riverhead, managing editor at The Express News Group, is in urgent need of a kidney transplant. He has gone public with his diagnosis, hoping to raise awareness and find a living donor.

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NOAA forecast models predict 6 to 10 Atlantic hurricanes this season, including 3-5 major hurricanes (category 3, 4 or 5, with winds of 111 mph or higher.)

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The proposed motocross track would be built on a 15-acre industrially zoned site at 2822 River Road, previously used as a vineyard.

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Police said the homeowner returned Sunday afternoon to find two males exiting a rear door of the home. They removed assorted jewelry and other items, police said.

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Riverhead High School senior Daniel Carty is organizing the May 31 car show to benefit the high school’s Special Olympics program.

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Wingstop, the popular chicken wing franchise, is opening a store in Riverhead this summer in the shopping center on the Route 58 traffic circle.

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“Today, we remember the sacrifice made and the debt we cannot repay,” Riverhead VFW Post 2476 Commander Thomas Najdzion said during one of several ceremonies in town on Memorial Day.

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Riverhead Town Police reported 132 criminal offenses and arrested 79 people on 97 criminal charges in April, according to a monthly crime report released by Police Chief Ed Frost this month.

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Riverhead couple Jay and Erinn Urena are blending faith, coffee, and community with The Porch, a nonprofit ministry and coffee roasting company.

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The co-owner of downtown Riverhead bar Craft’d decried the town’s plan to acquire the business’s leasehold interest through eminent domain during a public hearing last Wednesday.

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Suffolk County Crime Stoppers released surveillance camera images of a suspect wanted by Riverhead police in connection with the alleged theft of sunglasses valued at $3,500 from a store at Tanger Outlets on May 11.

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New York Islanders All-Star Kyle Palmieri will lead Riverhead CAP’s 38th Annual Say NO to Drugs March next Friday.

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New York Islanders All-Star Kyle Palmieri will lead Riverhead CAP’s 38th Annual Say NO to Drugs March next Friday.

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Suffolk County Crime Stoppers released surveillance camera images of a suspect wanted by Riverhead police in connection with the alleged theft of sunglasses valued at $3,500 from a store at Tanger Outlets on May 11.

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Riverhead couple Jay and Erinn Urena are blending faith, coffee, and community with The Porch, a nonprofit ministry and coffee roasting company.

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“Today, we remember the sacrifice made and the debt we cannot repay,” Riverhead VFW Post 2476 Commander Thomas Najdzion said during one of several ceremonies in town on Memorial Day.

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Wingstop, the popular chicken wing franchise, is opening a store in Riverhead this summer in the shopping center on the Route 58 traffic circle.

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Riverhead High School senior Daniel Carty is organizing the May 31 car show to benefit the high school’s Special Olympics program.

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Police said the homeowner returned Sunday afternoon to find two males exiting a rear door of the home. They removed assorted jewelry and other items, police said.

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Scout troops, veterans groups and other volunteers from across Suffolk County decorated gravesites at Calverton National Cemetery Saturday with American flags in commemoration of Memorial Day. Photos.

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Angelica Guarin, 15, is described by Riverhead police as a Hispanic female, 4 ft. 8 in. tall, 100 pounds, with brown curly hair and brown eyes.

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General admission tickets will be discounted 50% with gratitude to all military personnel, past or present with proper ID at Riverhead Raceway May 24.

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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.

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Riverhead Town officially celebrated the opening of permanent bathroom facilities, and the planting of new cherry blossom trees, at Veterans Memorial Park today

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The Riverhead Town Board is requiring the operator of Scott’s Pointe amusement park in Calverton to resolve outstanding issues with the state Department of Environmental Conservation before granting final approval for the use of an already-built go-kart track.

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A new Shake Shack will open at Tanger Outlets in Riverhead next year, according to a company spokesperson.

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Riverhead High School’s ceramic poppy art installation has a new home. The red ceramic poppies, hand-crafted by art students since 2021, now grace the main entrance of Calverton National Cemetery. Photos.

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The Riverhead High School Blue Masques received 23 nominations and the Judges’ Choice Award for its production of “Something Rotten!” ahead of the 23nd annual East End Arts Teeny Awards ceremony.

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BJ’s is planning to expand its wholesale club in Riverhead with more space and a new on-site gas station, according to an application filed with the town’s Planning Department.

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The first group of about 900 12-week-old ducks were transported to the duck farm early Monday morning, a week after a USDA avian-flu quarantine was officially lifted.

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Voters in Riverhead, Shoreham-Wading River, Eastport-South Manor, Longwood, Hampton Bays and across the North Fork approved budgets Tuesday.

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Riverhead school district voters approved a $211.4 million operating budget for the coming school year Tuesday by a vote of 1,004 to 793.

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A used car dealership on the corner of Route 58 and Ostrander Avenue is slated to become a retail cannabis dispensary, according to a site plan application pending before the Riverhead Planning Board.

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Riverhead officials marked National EMS Week Monday evening at Town Hall with an awards ceremony recognizing Riverhead Volunteer Ambulance Corps, Stony Brook EMS and Riverhead Police Department members for five CPR saves made this year so far.

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Riverhead Town will end its effort to seize a blighted building on East Main Street from the Long Island Science Center, clearing the way for the nonprofit to build a new museum along the town square.

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Bob Finan's recap of all the action May 17 at Riverhead Raceway, with photos by Richie Grodski.

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What's the local real estate market doing? Stay up to date on the latest trends with the weekly report of title transfers in Riverhead Town and adjacent hamlets in Southampton Town.

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A Mastic man was indicted today on charges connected to the "alleged unprovoked stabbings of two random men" on May 2 in Riverhead and Riverside, according to Suffolk County’s district attorney.

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Riverhead Central School District voters will head to the polls Tuesday to vote on a $211.4 million spending plan for the 2025-2026 school year. Polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. in the Riverhead High School gym.

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A new documentary by the Calverton-based Warrior Ranch Foundation tells the story of how horse therapy can help veterans cope with trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder. It premieres May 22 at the Suffolk Theater.

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The water authority, as lead agency, determined that the project is likely to have adverse environmental impacts and should be the subject of an environmental impact statement to identify those impacts and develop ways in which to mitigate them.

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Riverhead Fire District voters Tuesday authorized $4.5 million in bonds to fund the purchase of a new ladder truck and new communications equipment.

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The EPA will delay enforcement of drinking water standards for two PFAS chemicals until 2031 and will rescind and reconsider standards adopted last year for three others. Environmental advocates say the move puts public health at risk.

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East End Food, the nonprofit that supports eastern Long Island farmers and food businesses, won a $5 million state grant to complete the construction of a year-round farmers market and shared commercial kitchen in Riverhead.

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A special mass at St. John the Evangelist honored Pope Leo XIV, who was born in Chicago and has deep ties to Latin America. Local Catholics expressed hope he will continue Pope Francis’ legacy of compassion, unity and service to the poor.

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Guest column: Trump’s tariff and budget plans aren’t just contradictory — they’re mathematically impossible. The result? Economic chaos, fewer services, higher prices, and no path to prosperity.

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