A severe storm left more than 3,700 PSEG-LI customers without power, toppled trees and snarled traffic across Riverhead. One eyewitness whose car was struck by a falling tree said it felt “like a hurricane or tornado.”

People lined Main Street this morning for Riverhead's Fourth of July parade and celebration of the USA's 250th birthday.. Photo gallery.

Photo gallery by Emil Breitenbach Jr. documents the committal service for PFC Garfield M. Langhorn Jr. July 3 at Calverton National Cemetery.

Independence Day falls on Saturday this year, which means many government offices and some services will observe the holiday on Friday, July 3.

A mosquito sample collected June 24 is Suffolk County's first to test positive for West Nile virus this year, health officials reported Thursday.

The National Weather Service has extended an extreme heat warning for Riverhead through 9 p.m. Saturday.

A pedestrian suffered life-threatening injuries when he was struck by a pickup truck on Route 58 east of Ostrander Avenue Wednesday night, Riverhead police said.

Heat index values up to 112º are expected Thursday and Friday. Air quality will be unhealthy for sensitive groups. An extreme heat warning is in effect through Friday night with an extreme heat watch posted for the 4th.

Residents are asked to place all waste curbside by 5 a.m. Thursday and Friday, as pickup will being one-hour earlier due to expected extreme heat.

Riverhead officials say the Community Preservation Fund has enough money to retire the town’s remaining land-preservation debt five years early.

Riverhead Town is opening a cooling center and extending beach hours at town beaches on Thursday and Friday due to the extreme heat in the forecast.

An extreme heat warning is in effect from noon Wednesday through Friday night, with an ozone advisory posted Wednesday.

Shake Shack opened its first East End location today at Tanger in Riverhead, with opening-day sales supporting a local food pantry.

Riverhead High School Key Club members turned a safety concern along the Peconic River into a service project — and helped bring a new life ring to Grangebel Park.

A federal judge on Monday dismissed the challenge to New York’s Even Year Election Law, throwing out the government plaintiffs’ claims.

Riverhead resident Evelyn Hobson-Womack, a U.S. Army Reserve veteran and retired town police detective, was honored by Suffolk County.

Northern Parkway resident Jeanne Fallot writes to say the town's response to congestion on the residential street is ineffective.

Long Island faces dangerously hot and humid conditions from Wednesday afternoon through Friday evening, with heat index values expected to reach between 105 and 110, the National Weather Service said.

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.

The Suffolk County Department of Health Services is reporting that a racoon found in Manorville has tested positive for rabies.

A two-week statewide seatbelt enforcement campaign resulted in 708 summonses in Riverhead Town, including 97 for seatbelt violations, according to a police department media release.

Riverhead High School celebrated the more than 400 graduates Friday evening at McKillop Field during commencement for the Class of 2026.

Riverhead officials are weighing electronic permitting and a more than $1.5 million plan to digitize town records and create an online records portal.

Aquebogue resident Ron Hariri questions town square plan and objects to tax breaks for Petrocelli's hotel development.

Riverhead officials are considering a ban on commercial vehicles and trailers parking overnight on residential streets.

Citing more than $1.65M in legal fees borne by local governments, a new resolution would required Suffolk's withdrawal from Even-Year Election Law case..

An America 250 lecture about the enslaved women whose labor helped sustain the Long Island economy in the years before the revolution will be presented Saturday at 1 p.m. at the Suffolk County Historical Society Museum in Riverhead.

A hearing officer found Ray Coyne lied about an accounting report he said was prepared by an outside firm.

Christopher Gallant won nearly two-thirds of the vote in Tuesday's First Congressional District Democratic primary and will face two-term incumbent Nick LaLota in November, according to unofficial results.

Riley Avenue Elementary School celebrated “Old Glory” with the school’s annual Flag Day ceremony and concert on June 15.

Ray Coyne, who had led Riverhead's parks and recreation department since 2005, was fired Tuesday after a hearing officer found him guilty of several disciplinary charges.

PFC Garfield M. Langhorn Jr., Riverhead’s Medal of Honor recipient, will be reinterred July 3 at Calverton National Cemetery.

Riverhead planners want more answers on noise from a proposed Calverton cannabis growing facility after residents packed Thursday’s meeting.

Riverhead Highway Department's truck show featured a display of big trucks and heavy equipment, a giant sand pile for playing on and free refreshments.

Letter: We can forge a path that is based on values of fairness, inclusion and respect for diversity.

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.

Riverhead native Rashad Robinson’s new book offers a strategy for social change rooted in lessons he first learned growing up here.

Juneteenth celebrates freedom and marks the day in 1865 when Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, to enforce the Emancipation Proclamation — more than two years after it was issued.

Letter: Rules for transparency in public commenting and procurement should not be invented on the fly.

Riverhead adopted new rules Tuesday for electric scooters and electric bicycles. Here's a rundown of actions taken at the Town Board meeting.

Advocates warned Riverhead’s proposed site plan review changes could push public input too late in the development review process.

Riverhead approved new lake attractions at Scott’s Pointe but left existing restrictions on the Calverton park’s go-kart track in place.

Stony Brook Eastern Long Island Hospital has earned designation by the Joint Commission as a Primary Stroke Center, which allows patients access to rapid evaluation, diagnosis and treatment for stroke.

Letter: A board member questioning a speaker's political affiliation at a public meeting is offensive — even more so when aimed at a political foe.

All but two government plaintiffs have withdrawn from the federal lawsuit after incurring more than $1.6 million in legal fees and expenses.

Riverhead Elks honored winners of its annual Flag Day Essay Contest during Flag Day ceremonies at the lodge Sunday afternoon.

Starting July 1, hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers enrolled in the state’s Essential Plan will lose their health insurance due to federal cuts. Here's what you need to know.

Suffolk County plans aerial mosquito larvicide treatments over marsh areas in Riverhead, Flanders and Southold June 16-18.

Wading River's beloved street fair drew a nice crowd to the historic hamlet's business district for food, vendors, entertainment and family fun.

Early voting is underway in the Democratic primary between Luke Ventouras and Christopher Gallant for the NY-01 nomination.