Riverhead News

Twenty-three Suffolk County police officers were honored Tuesday at the Suffolk County Police Academy for making the most DWI arrests in Suffolk County.

April 21, 2014 - The trial of a 33 year old man facing mortgage fraud, scheme to defraud, falsifying business records and grand larceny charges began today in Riverhead with the defendant being tried in absentia, Suffolk County District Attorney Thomas Spota said.

A puppy mill is a commercially operated dog breeding facility with emphasis on profit, not the welfare of the animal.

Andrea Zeledon-Mussio says she called police last week from Wading River to report her ex-husband was violating a court order.

Brighter Tomorrows, Inc., in collaboration with the Suffolk County Sheriff's Department has established a Women's Re-Entry Program.

State government leaders announced this week an initiative aimed at combating heroin abuse on the East End, as law enforcement, public health and court officials acknowledged the growing threat the drug-and other opioids-in Suffolk County.

On Saturday, April 19, 2014, a year-old harp seal nicknamed Nellie was released back into the wild in Hampton Bays after rehabilitation by the Riverhead Foundation for Marine Research and Preservation.

Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and the Riverhead Police Department are seeking the public's assistance to locate and identify two men who assaulted and robbed another man in Riverhead earlier this week.

State government leaders announced this week an initiative aimed at combating heroin abuse on the East End, as law enforcement, public health and court officials acknowledged the growing threat the drug-and other opioids-in Suffolk County.

April 16th, 2014 - Suffolk County Police have arrested a Riverhead man who was driving a stolen vehicle and then fled from police early this morning.

Out East Family Fun is a water park in Riverhead that's a lot of fun. They have many things to do.

The fifth annual Riverhead Cardboard Boat Race is coming up. This race is boatloads of fun.

A 15-foot dead pilot whale was discovered Sunday, April 13, 2014 on a beach in Southampton near Cryder Lane, according to the Riverhead Foundation for Marine Research and Preservation, which returned to the beach Monday to conduct a necropsy on the whale.

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Police are investigating the attack Sunday on a homeless man in Riverhead by two or three assailants who police said stole $400 from the victim and left him with a fractured skull.

A young Riverhead man is recovering from a stab wound sustained during a massive brawl outside of a Calverton nightspot early Sunday morning, according to Riverhead Town Police.

The Patchogue corner where Sweezey's Department Store was once a staple under construction Tuesday, April 8, 2014, as it is being redeveloped into a housing complex.

The sixth annual Riverhead Cardboard Boat Race is coming up. This race is boatloads of fun.

REPORTER FILE PHOTO Section of the town dump burning back in April 1964, before the practice was banned in favor of a landfill operation.

Spring into action and dive head-first into a visit to Long Island Aquarium & Exhibition Center , where the prices have been reduced by nearly 20%, admission for children under 2 is free and also includes admission to the Butterflies and Birds exhibit.