Richard “Dick” Amper, a fierce advocate for the Long Island pine barrens, and widely regarded as the driving force behind the ...

Three protests are planned in Riverhead on Saturday for “No Kings 3,” a nationwide mobilization that organizers say includes more than 3,100 protests and marches in a national day of action opposing ...

A single-car crash on Middle Road just west of Mill Road in Riverhead this morning sent a woman and a child to Peconic Bay Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries.

Riverhead firefighters made a quick stop of a house fire on Deep Hole Road Monday evening. Riverhead Police and Riverhead Fire Department responded to a call for a structure fire on Deep Hole Road ...

Othelia M. Jackson of Moriches, formerly of Riverhead, died March 13, 2026, at home. She was 91 years old. Born Nov. 28, 1934, in Sag Harbor, she was the daughter of Andy and Mary (Magee) Milken. She ...

Paula K. Johnson of Southold died March 20, 2026. She was 96 years old. Born in Indiana in 1930, she was taken back to Germany by her immigrant parents at 3 months old and grew up in Germany, ...

The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear a challenge to New York’s even-year election law, allowing a related federal case involving Riverhead to move forward.

Four disconnected 911 calls from a 911-only phone near Aquebogue Elementary activated the March 12 lockdown, police said.

Riverhead’s loss of meaningful Town Board minutes is not a minor change. It is a blow to open, accountable government — and ...

Daryl M. Sulzer of Calverton died March 17, 2026. She was 71 years old.

Richard L. Gibbs of Cutchogue died March 17, 2026. He was 91 years old. Born and raised on Main Street in Greenport, he spent his life on the North Fork, except for a three-year period when he served ...