5+ hour, 5+ min ago  (166+ words) A pedestrian was seriously injured Wednesday night when he was struck by a pickup truck on County Road 58 near BJ's Gas Station, Riverhead police said. Police said they received reports of a motor vehicle crash involving a pedestrian at about…...

19+ hour, 1+ min ago  (119+ words) Riverhead residents should put their garbage and recycling at the curb earlier than usual Thursday and Friday because of anticipated extreme heat. The town's residential garbage contractor, Colucci Carting, will begin residential garbage and recycling collection one hour earlier on…...

22+ hour, 16+ min ago  (810+ words) Riverhead officials are looking to wipe out the town's remaining Community Preservation Fund land-preservation debt five years ahead of schedule, a sharp turnaround from a decade ago, when the debt threatened to spill into the town's general fund and force…...

1+ day, 17+ hour ago  (595+ words) An extreme heat warning is in effect for Long Island from noon Wednesday through 9 p. m. Friday, with dangerously hot and humid conditions expected to push heat index values as high as 110, according to the National Weather Service in Upton. The warning…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago  (206+ words) Shake Shack opened its first East End location today at Tanger in Riverhead, bringing the national burger chain to a 3, 100-square-foot space in Tanger 2. The Riverhead restaurant opened at 10: 30 a. m. following a ribbon-cutting attended by town and business representatives, Shake Shack…...

2+ day, 20+ min ago  (345+ words) 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. The club presented the life ring to the town Friday, June 26, during…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago  (620+ words) A federal judge Monday dismissed the complaint challenging New York's Even Year Election Law, throwing out the governmental plaintiffs' claims with prejudice, while allowing the remaining non-governmental plaintiffs an opportunity to file a new complaint. In a sharply worded 22-page…...

2+ day, 20+ hour ago  (669+ words) Riverhead resident Evelyn Hobson-Womack, a U. S. Army Reserve veteran and retired Riverhead Town Police detective who broke barriers in local law enforcement, was honored June 23 as Suffolk County's First Legislative District Women Veterans Appreciation Honoree. Suffolk County Legislator Greg Doroski recognized…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago  (592+ words) This letter is a follow-up of the May 4 article "Medical office's on-street parking creates hazard, residents say' This attention to parking on Northern Parkway has focused on the symptom while ignoring the cause. The cars spilling onto our residential streets…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago  (265+ words) An extreme heat watch is in effect for Long Island from Wednesday afternoon through Friday evening, with dangerously hot and humid conditions expected to bring heat index values between 105 and 110, according to the National Weather Service in Upton. The watch…...