Real estate transfer taxes raised more than $152 million for land preservation in the East End towns last year — and $29 million for housing since 2023.

The biggest drivers of spending increases in the coming year: special education, benefits, charter school tuition, Riverhead’s business official said.

Deregulatory actions taken by the EPA with Zeldin at the helm, including eliminating vehicle emissions standards, harm rather than protect the environment and put human health at risk: lawsuit.

A proposal to restrict parking on Northern Parkway off Roanoke Avenue in downtown Riverhead drew criticism from some neighboring residents who said parking restrictions alone would not address ...

Eight Riverhead High School seniors were honored yesterday during the school’s annual spring signing day for senior athletes. Photos.

The Town Board at its meeting Tuesday held a public hearing on a proposal to prohibit parking on a portion of Northern Parkway off Roanoke Avenue, aimed at alleviating traffic congestion on the side ...

Laurie McBride of Mattituck is just the second woman to ever hold the position of Long Island Farm Bureau president. Read about her vision for the organization.

New ‘golf cottages’ proposal scales back cottage size, limits configuration, and rezones four golf courses from APZ to RA-80, to put them in a TDR receiving area.

The Eastern Long Island Hospital Auxiliary, a volunteer group of nearly 100 members, donated a record $642,120 in 2025 to Stony Brook Eastern Long Island Hospital.

After masked federal agents were active around Riverhead Friday, residents gathered for an “ICE Out” vigil, protest and march downtown this weekend.

Riverhead Highway Superintendent Mike Zaleski said highway crews will be removing snow piles from Pulaski Street in Polish Town Tuesday morning, beginning at 7 a.m.

Anita Lucille Fagan of Southold died March 1, 2026, at home. She was 82 years old. Born Oct. 30, 1943, in Queens, she was the daughter of Emma and William C. Perrella. She worked as a pharmacy clerk, ...