Slick and effective character assassination nowadays makes political mudslinging in days of yore seem primitive.

How apropos my birthday this year falls on Thanksgiving Day. I get to share a holiday as grand as Thanksgiving with those I ...

In recent years, the hearing on the town’s preliminary budget has often been brief, drawing little public input. Not this ...

Firefighters are back at the scene of an earlier brush fire in Baiting Hollow tonight working to knock down a flare-up in the ...

Firefighters have been working since 12:30 a.m. to control a wildfire on a large tract of woodlands along the coast in ...

Maureen Beth Gengler of Wading River died Nov. 1 2024, due to respiratory complications. She was 79 years old. She was born in Oceanside on Jan. 2, 1945, the daughter of Robert and Florence Milford.

Residents near the fire department headquarters told the Town Board they are worried about safety, health and aesthetic ...

Carol M. Terry of Riverhead died on Nov. 5, 2024, in Acadia, New Hampshire. She was 92 years old.

Sophie S. Tyte of Riverhead died on Nov. 6, 2024, at home. She was 95 years old. She was born on April 25, 1929, in Mattituck to John and Apolonia (Czajkowska) Moisa. Sophie worked as a title searcher ...

Elissa Rosner of Cutchogue died on Oct. 27, 2024. She was 87 years old. Elissa was born on July 14, 1937, in the Bronx, to Sylvia and Herman Rosner. She was the firstborn twin with her brother, Andrew ...

An Aquebogue resident criticizing the town’s proposed budget during a public hearing on the budget was ejected from yesterday’s Riverhead Town Board meeting under police escort. Ron Hariri was ...

The Harlem Wizards came to town last night for their annual romp against the RCFA All-Stars on the basketball court at Riverhead High School. The outcome of the game — the Wizards dealt the All Stars ...