Denise Civiletti

A proposal to expand Riverhead’s Walmart by approximately 26,835 square feet and add grocery offerings will go to a public hearing Nov. 19.

Downtown flooding, housing, code enforcement and EPCAL redevelopment were among the topics Jerry Halpin and Ken Rothwell addressed at a packed candidate forum Wednesday night.

The Riverhead Rotary Club dedicated a Peace Pole on the Peconic Riverfront Wednesday afternoon. Riverhead Rotarians and town officials gathered at the site

Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 3. Early voting begins Saturday, Oct. 24 and continues through Sunday, Nov. 1.

Unfilled vacancies on the NYS Committee on Open Government, the body charged with overseeing FOIL and the Open Meetings Law, cause its second meeting of the year to be canceled for lack of a quorum.

Goblins and zombies mingled with princesses and superheroes to join in the fun of Riverhead’s annual Halloween parade last night on Main Street.

Transfers of real estate in the Town of Riverhead and selected hamlets in the Town of Southampton reported for RiverheadLOCAL by Suffolk Vision title service on Oct. 23, 2026. The Oct. 23 report lists eight real estate transfers with a combined reported price of $6,139,100.

A Flanders woman was arrested Saturday after police said she sold alcohol to a minor at the 7-Eleven in Flanders, police said.

Riverhead police reported 166 criminal incidents in September, up from 158 in September 2025, according to the department’s monthly activity report…

A draft environmental study of proposed zoning changes that would allow up to 108 golf cottages across six golf courses will be the subject of a Dec. 1 public hearing before the Riverhead Town Board/