Riverhead News-Review

2 days ago | riverheadnewsreview.timesreview.com | Ana Borruto

Just a week after Calverton residents expressed concerns of an overwhelming odor reeking through their neighborhood, a stop work order was issued to the owner of the former Warner Nursery property on Youngs Avenue to cease operation of its dump site. The Youngs Avenue property is owned by Youngs Avenue, LLC, which is run by Joseph DeFigueroa. Mr. DeFigueroa also owns the Oceanside-based waste-recycling facility and transfer station, Patriot Recycling LLC.

5 days ago | riverheadnewsreview.timesreview.com | Ana Borruto

With expected heat index values reaching up to 103, as reported by the National Weather Service, a heat advisory is in effect from noon Monday, June 23 until 8 p.m. on Tuesday, June 24. As a result, all Riverhead Town beaches have opened a week early and the Riverhead Senior Center will operate as a cooling center for the next couple of days, according to a town media release.

5 days ago | riverheadnewsreview.timesreview.com | Ana Borruto

Scott’s Pointe received its final stamp of approval from the Riverhead Town Board last week for its amended site plan to legalize its already-built go kart track and pickleball courts, as well as permitting an interior storage space to be used as a catering and event room. At the end of last month, the Riverhead Town Board granted preliminary approval for the Island Water Park Corp. site plan, with six conditions — all of which were “adequately addressed,” according to the town board resolution.

1 week ago | riverheadnewsreview.timesreview.com | Ana Borruto

Three Pulaski Street Intermediate School fifth graders were deemed the winners of this year’s annual Juneteenth Essay contest on Wednesday for their creative writing submissions reflecting on the federal holiday. Celebrated every June 19, Juneteenth commemorates the emancipation of enslaved African Americans in Texas in 1865. It became a federal holiday in 2021, but Pulaski Street fifth-graders have marked Juneteenth through the essay contest for nearly two decades.

1 week ago | riverheadnewsreview.timesreview.com | Ana Borruto

The results are in for the Riverhead Police Department’s completed two-week 2025 seat belt safety campaign. As part of the nationwide safety initiative, Buckle Up New York, local police officers used safety checkpoints from May 19 to June 1 to enforce seat belt compliance, as well as issue tickets for other vehicle and traffic violations such as cellphone use, revoked or suspended licenses, expired inspections, unregistered vehicles and cracked windshields.