Town highway crews worked overnight to clear main roads and are working on side streets and developments Saturday morning.

Marilyn Jean Gatz of Mattituck died on Dec. 23, 2025, at home. She was 88 years old. The family will receive friends on Sunday, Dec. 28, from 1 to 6 p.m. at DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Home in Mattituck.

Suzanne Ellwood of Riverhead died on Dec. 23, 2025, at the Kanas Center for Hospice Care. She was 57 years old.

Hochul vetoed other transparency bills this year, too, including two geared toward strengthening New York’s Freedom of Information Law. As Chris Gelardi recently wrote, the “new era of transparency” ...

A winter storm warning is in effect from 7 p.m. Friday through 1 p.m. Saturday for heavy snow, with 4-8 in. of accumulations in Riverhead and 2-5 in. across the twin forks.

We should look closely. We should name things honestly. And we should remember that once land is lost in practice, no label can save it later. Guest column by Robert ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul yesterday signed the Horseshoe Crab Protection Act, legislation that will phase out the taking of horseshoe crabs from New York waters for commercial and biomedical purposes over a ...

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Ernest W. Case of Cutchogue died on Dec. 18, 2025, at home. He was 93 years old.

Riverhead highway crews battled snow drifts all night to keep roads open, while town police officers and public safety dispatchers were going full tilt responding to calls from disabled ...

Joseph P. Shipman of Mattituck died on Dec. 20, 2025, at home. He was 71 years old. Joe was born on Sept. 15, 1954, in Queens, to Katherine D. (née Rooney) and John W. Shipman. He was raised in ...