The 41st Annual Rev. Dr.Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Breakfast honors the life and legacy of the civil rights leader. Photos.

Wintry weather left about four inches of snow in the local area. Roads are in good shape this morning, Highway Supt. Mike Zaleski said.

Riverhead Supervisor Jerry Halpin brings new energy to Town Hall, but the Even Year Election Law turns the job into a one-year sprint toward Election ’26.

Riverhead native Lawrence Street, educator and activist for social justice and racial equality, died Wednesday at age 71, after a year-long fight against pancreatic cancer.

Today is Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a state honoring the great American civil rights leader. Here’s a rundown of closings and service changes.

Wading River Eagle Scout candidate Anthony Mango built an information kiosk at Riverhead’s Sound Avenue Nature Preserve.

The county health department is urging people against contact with the tidal waters of the Peconic River after a pipe break at an East Main Street construction site caused the discharge of ...

Marilyn R. Weaver of Peconic Landing in Greenport died on Jan. 14, 2026, at home. She was 94 years old.

Ten thousand gallons of untreated wastewater were absorbed into the ground after a sewer pipe cracked, Riverhead official says.

Marcus R. Bryan of Cutchogue died on Jan. 14, 2026, at home. He was 82 years old. Born on Sept. 10, 1943, in Los Angeles, California, he was raised by his mother, Grace Charlet Rinehart, after his ...