05.24.2024 Community Memorial Day parades and remembrances this weekend on the North Fork Monday, May 27 marks Memorial Day 2024. Here are some of the big events and ceremonies honoring America’s fallen service members across the region. ORIENT The Orient Fire Department’s...
06.02.2023 News East End Arts’ fourth annual ‘Detour’ exhibition opens in Riverhead The grand opening reception for East End Arts’ fourth annual Detour exhibition kicked off Saturday, June 3. The experience showcases paintings from 20 North and South fork artists at...
06.30.2022 Community First Alive on 25 of season set for Friday in downtown Riverhead with fireworks show to follow Live music, craft beverages, art and food trucks will return to Main Street in Riverhead as Alive on 25 kicks off Friday evening. The popular street fair is back...
01.27.2022 Government Looking back at prior downtown grant winners shows path forward for Riverhead Town To achieve its goal of a revitalized downtown, the Village of Westbury set out to tell a story. The village of about 14,000 residents, located in central Nassau County,...
01.23.2022 Editorials Editorial: Now or never for downtown Riverhead Over the past decade, in the longstanding pursuit of a revitalized downtown Riverhead, key moments have signaled varying degrees of progress. Over multiple administrations, the town has celebrated as...
01.15.2022 Government Riverhead awarded $10 million grant to help revitalize its downtown As the celebration subsided following Thursday’s announcement of a $10 million grant being awarded to Riverhead Town, the focus quickly shifted to what comes next. How can Riverhead allocate...
08.10.2018 Community Rain, thunderstorms in forecast sink Saturday’s Cardboard Boat Race The threat of rain Saturday morning has led to the annual Cardboard Boat Race to be postponed until Sunday, Aug. 26, according to Riverhead Supervisor Laura Jens-Smith.
08.06.2017 Community Cardboard Boat Race returns to Peconic Riverfront: Video The Riverhead Cardboard Boat Race on the Peconic Riverfront was back in full swing this weekend.
07.28.2017 Videos Alive on 25 launches second season in downtown Riverhead: Video Rain couldn’t stop Riverhead’s Alive on 25 this time around. After a two-week delay, the popular Riverhead Business Improvement District event returned Thursday evening.
07.23.2017 Community East End Fringe Festival starts July 26 in Riverhead The East End Fringe Festival, a collection of original plays, poetry, short theatrical performances and a New Orleans Jazz Brunch, will run Wednesday, July 26, through Sunday, Aug. 6....
