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03.31.2021 News

Could a high-speed rail transform transportation in the Northeast?

An ambitious proposal to bring “world-class” high-speed rail to the Northeast, including a 16-mile rail tunnel that would connect Long Island and Connecticut, could provide a critical boost to...

03.01.2021 COVID-19

One year later, remembering victims of pandemic

Exactly one year since state health officials confirmed the first COVID-19 case in New York, local leaders gathered in Riverhead Monday to commemorate those we’ve lost during the pandemic....

11.19.2020 COVID-19

COVID-19 positive test rate in Riverhead above the county average as new testing program set to begin in school

Riverhead Town is currently seeing some of the highest positive test rates for COVID-19 in Suffolk County, according to County Executive Steve Bellone. The current five-day test rate in...

08.09.2020 Government

EPCAL Watch Coalition to Riverhead Town: Drop the sale

“The time has come that good governance requires you to make a decision whether or not to terminate the EPCAL deal with the Ghermezian family and Daniel Preston,” read...

Photo: A bird's eye view of the Enterprise Park at Calverton site. (Credit: Andrew Lepre, file)

07.25.2020 News

Riverhead Town Justice Allen Smith, a lifelong public servant, dies at 77

Judge Allen Smith, a sitting Riverhead Town Justice and longtime public servant, was remembered this week as a tireless advocate for his community who gave back for decades through...

07.22.2020 COVID-19

Salon owner requests legal aid in criminal case resulting from operating a nonessential business during shutdown

Court proceedings on Riverhead’s first case involving a violation of the public health law for operating a nonessential business during the COVID-19 pandemic were adjourned to next month after...

07.20.2020 COVID-19

Dellaquila Beauty owner to discuss plea deal following emotional arraignment

The owner of Dellaquila Beauty in Jamesport was extended an offer to negotiate a plea deal at an emotional arraignment Monday in Riverhead Town Justice Court for violating the...

01.31.2020 Government

Southold officials consider following Riverhead’s beach permit system

A new proposal for issuing beach permits in Riverhead Town has officials in Southold rethinking their own permit structure for town facilities. Riverhead’s recreation department may soon move to...