23+ hour, 19+ min ago   (232+ words) A 34-year-old man was arrested Saturday in connection with a series of reported larcenies from vehicles and a garage in Calverton, according to a Riverhead Town Police Department media release. Police said officers responded Sept. 12 at about 6:59 a.m. to the area…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (414+ words) A former Riverhead resident who fled to Poland after being indicted in a fatal drunken driving crash in Cutchogue pleaded guilty Wednesday to aggravated vehicular homicide and related charges, Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney announced. Adam Chrzanowski, 45, a Polish…...

5+ day, 4+ hour ago   (374+ words) A new lawsuit over Riverhead’s cannabis zoning code is now pending in Suffolk Supreme Court, this one taking aim at the town’s 2,500-foot separation requirement between retail cannabis dispensaries and alleging town officials have delayed one state-licensed applicant while advancing…...

6+ day, 5+ hour ago   (131+ words) The Riverhead Police Department is requesting the public’s assistance in locating a missing juvenile who left the Timothy Hill Ranch in Riverhead. Andrew Rigby, 15, left the Timothy Hill Ranch at 298 Middle Road on Sept. 6, 2026 at approximately 7:30 p.m. on foot, police…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (157+ words) Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and the Riverhead Town Police Department are asking for the public’s help to identify and locate two women police say stole clothing from a Riverhead store in May. The theft occurred at Marshalls, located at 1762 Old…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (1385+ words) With the first day of school less than a week away, Riverhead Town Board members and Riverhead school district representatives clashed Thursday over who should pay for school resource officers assigned to Riverhead High School and Riverhead Middle School. The…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (245+ words) A former Suffolk County correction officer was sentenced Tuesday to 1 1/2 years in jail after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting an inmate at the Riverhead Correctional Facility, Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney announced. Jason Middleton, 37, of Central Islip, pleaded guilty…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (310+ words) Even though it is still summer vacation and school is out, perhaps it is time for a lesson in Assessment 101. Opinions and accusations can be rampant and misguided. That happens when facts are not in the public domain. With regard…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (619+ words) Developer seeks to build an 81-unit assisted-living facility and 60 independent-living units on a 47-acre vacant parcel off Harrison Avenue and Middle Road A Kings Park developer is seeking a zone change for a 47-acre vacant parcel off Harrison Avenue and…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (605+ words) Riverhead Town issued a stop-work order last week to the developer of the Summerwind Farms subdivision on Peconic Bay Boulevard, after clearing and site-preparation work took place without permits. That finding tracks a condition imposed by the Planning Board when…...