Rev. Charles Coverdale preached his last sermon as senior pastor at First Baptist Church Sunday, closing a 43-year chapter ...

Federal immigration agents carried out enforcement actions across Riverhead Monday morning, making at least three arrests, witnesses say.

The Wading River Fire Department is in the final week of its annual Stuff-a-Bus food drive. The school bus, provided by First Student Bus Co., is nearly full, but due to the past weeks of ...

The stories that shaped 2025 in Riverhead — from elections and development to breaking news, schools and community milestones.

Town highway crews worked overnight to clear main roads and are working on side streets and developments Saturday morning.

A winter storm warning is in effect from 7 p.m. Friday through 1 p.m. Saturday for heavy snow, with 4-8 in. of accumulations in Riverhead and 2-5 in. across the twin forks.

Hochul vetoed other transparency bills this year, too, including two geared toward strengthening New York’s Freedom of Information Law. As Chris Gelardi recently wrote, the “new era of transparency” ...

Marilyn Jean Gatz of Mattituck died on Dec. 23, 2025, at home. She was 88 years old. The family will receive friends on Sunday, Dec. 28, from 1 to 6 p.m. at DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Home in Mattituck.

We should look closely. We should name things honestly. And we should remember that once land is lost in practice, no label can save it later. Guest column by Robert ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul yesterday signed the Horseshoe Crab Protection Act, legislation that will phase out the taking of horseshoe crabs from New York waters for commercial and biomedical purposes over a ...

Suzanne Ellwood of Riverhead died on Dec. 23, 2025, at the Kanas Center for Hospice Care. She was 57 years old.