Dec 29, 2024 · This is a compilation of the significant local news in the 2024. It’s divided by subject matter, with a short summary of each topic, followed by links to RiverheadLOCAL’s coverage of the subject throughout the year.

Riverhead Town has received $1.4 million from the state for its riverfront amphitheater project, and $187,000 for water infrastructure upgrades for the expansion of the Suffolk Theater, the state announced Tuesday morning.

Dec 26, 2024 · Riverhead Police reported arresting 16 people, including one juvenile, on 17 criminal charges between Sunday, Dec. 15 and Saturday, Dec. 21. A total of 485 incidents were reported during the week.

Dec 31, 2024 · Community events are are fun to attend and fun to cover. Here are links to the 18 of the events we covered this year, with lots of photos. For lists of the 10 most-read stories of the year and top-10 lists in news about business, community, schools, real estate and government, plus a comprehensive look at the notable news of 2024, see our 2024 topic page.

6 days ago · To the Editor: Buyer’s remorse: it’s just begun. Trump has been in office less than a week. The Fraternal Order of Police who were tripping over themselves to kiss his ring and back him wholeheartedly is now outraged because he pardoned the Jan. 6 rioters.

Dec 8, 2024 · Strain Stars, a 14,000-square-foot cannabis dispensary, touted by its owners as a “superstore” and the largest in the state, celebrated its grand opening in Riverhead yesterday.

Dec 31, 2024 · Here’s a list of RiverheadLOCAL’s most-read government stories of 2024. For other 10 most-read lists and a comprehensive compilation of the notable news of 2024, see our 2024 topic page.

Immigration enforcement and related issues, are “purely federal functions and are administered by federal agencies," and the Riverhead Police Department will continue its existing policy that police will not get involved in immigration enforcement, Supervisor Tim Hubbard said in a statement Friday afternoon.

Dec 31, 2024 · Here’s this year’s list of the 10 most-read stories published by RiverheadLOCAL. For other 10 most-read lists and a comprehensive compilation of the notable news of 2024, see our 2024 topic page.

Jan 4, 2025 · 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 Jan. 3, 2025.