A weekend nor’easter is expected to dump 3-4 inches of rain, drive strong winds and cause widespread coastal flooding across central and eastern Long Island, according to the National Weather Service.

An adaptive children’s playground on downtown Riverhead’s Peconic River waterfront can now be built as designed, after a ...

A man convicted of his fourth felony DWI in 10 years was sentenced Tuesday to 2⅓ to seven years in prison, the Suffolk County ...

Marie Jeanne Downs of Riverhead died Aug. 16, 2026. She was 81 years old. Born and raised in Riverhead, she was the daughter of Ernest D. Downs and Patricia McKinnon Downs. She graduated from ...

A wind advisory is in effect for Long Island from 2 p.m. Friday through 6 a.m. Sunday, as a coastal storm Is expected to impact Long Island and New York City with wind gusts as high as 55 mph.

Supervisor Jerry Halpin’s tentative 2027 budget proposes $120.96 million in spending across Riverhead Town’s operating funds, with a townwide tax levy increase of $1.7 million, or 2.79%.

Auditors found accounting and oversight failures involving Riverhead’s $3.575 million EPA grant to extend public water to 64 Manorville homes.

Riverhead added $4.9 million to its general fund balance in 2025 as revenue outpaced spending, driven largely by higher ...

Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and the Riverhead Town Police Department are asking for the public’s help to identify and locate a man they say stole merchandise from a Riverhead store last month.