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Pulaski Street School students and supporters wearing “Drug Free Body” t-shirts, marched around downtown Riverhead Friday morning, in Riverhead CAP’s 38th annual Say No to Drugs March. Photos.

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RiverheadLOCAL took home five awards, including three first-place trophies, at the Press Club of Long Island’s 2025 Media Awards held June 5 in Woodbury.

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Bob Finian's rundown of all the action at Riverhead Raceway Sunday, June 1. Photos by Richie Grodski.

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Alive on 25 will focus more on music and Riverhead businesses this year, the event’s organizer said during her presentation to the Town Board on Thursday.

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An air quality health advisory is in effect today for the Long Island region, where levels of ground level ozone will make the air unhealthy for sensitive groups, including young children, people with cardiovascular disease and respiratory disease such as asthma.

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The smoldering ruins of the Crown Recycling facility on Youngs Avenue provided a smoky backdrop for a press conference called this afternoon by Riverhead Town Supervisor Tim Hubbard.

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Riverhead library’s Yellow Barn is open for business again. The used book shop, located in the historic carriage house next to the library, will be open Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays and one Saturday per month through Oct. 10.

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Multiple fire departments are battling a large fire at Crown Recycling on Youngs Avenue in Calverton this morning.

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The off-duty cop allegedly attacked a cellphone company employee at work in the defendant's Manorville neighborhood, yelling a racial slur and damaging the employee's work vehicle.

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Plaintiffs complained of defective plumbing, overflowing sewage, chronic overcrowding, poor water, food and air quality, rodent and insect infestation, pervasive mold and rust, and freezing temperatures.

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Car show organized by Riverhead High senior Daniel Carty raised $2,500 for Unified Sports. His love of cars and heart for others brought the community together. Photos.

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Downtown Riverhead came alive with the arts Sunday afternoon, as the 29th annual Community Mosaic Street Painting Festival drew thousands of visitors to Main Street to create and view chalk art, enjoy live music and browse dozens of vendor booths. Photo gallery.

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Firefighters knocked down an early morning blaze on Old Quogue Road in Riverside Monday.

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Reconstruction of the Edwards Avenue and Route 25 intersection in Calverton has stalled due to “additional utility relocation work,” but is expected to resume soon and be finished by the end of the year, a state transportation department spokesperson said.

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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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