Three people were injured when a county bus and a Montauk Bus Co.school bus collided at the intersection of Northville Tpk and Doctors Path Wednesday afternoon.

A widespread Verizon wireless outage across the US Wednesday afternoon has knocked out cell service for more than 175,000 customers in multiple ...

The Riverhead Town Board will hold a public hearing to reduce the eligibility time from 5 years to 2 for fire and EMS volunteers to qualify for a 10% property tax exemption.

Riverhead officials discussed siting a Rotary peace pole, a multilingual monument bearing the message “May peace prevail on ...

Coram Democrat Farzeem Bahm has announced his candidacy in New York’s First Senate District, a seat held by three-term incumbent Sen. Anthony Palumbo (R).

Robert E. Kosciusko of Cutchogue died on Jan. 5, 2026, at home. He was 78 years old.

Angela M. Schuster of Riverhead died on Dec. 28, 2025, at the Kanas Center in Westhampton Beach. She was 83 years old.

The Riverhead Zoning Board on Thursday held public hearings on a proposed warehouse and a proposed ambulance facility in zoning districts where those uses are not permitted.

Walter F. Blanck of Baiting Hollow, formerly of West Islip, died on Jan. 9, 2026, at Acadia Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation in Riverhead. He was 84 years old.

Anthony P. Zaweski of Panama City Beach, Florida, died on Dec. 21, 2025, in Panama City Beach. He was 71 years old.

Eloise Florence Parker of Riverhead died on Dec. 25, 2025, at home. She was 90 years old.

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