RiverheadLOCAL

RiverheadLOCAL is dedicated to reporting on the Town of Riverhead, New York, which is situated on the East End of Long Island, about 70 miles east of New York City. The website was established in January 2010 by Peter Blasl and Denise Civiletti, a married duo of accomplished journalists. They recognized the importance of providing genuine local news online for the Riverhead community.

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First East End behavioral health facility for children, teens opening in Riverhead

2 days ago | riverheadlocal.com | Alek Lewis

A new behavioral health center for children and adolescents — the first of its kind on the East End — is set to open in Riverhead next month. South Oaks Hospital, part of the Northwell Health system, celebrated the opening of the new facility at 877 East Main Street during a ribbon-cutting ceremony last week. The behavioral health center will offer individual therapy, family therapy, group therapy and medication management among its services, according to a Northwell Health press release.
Oceans of Hope fundraiser set for May 16

4 days ago | riverheadlocal.com | Denise Civiletti

The New York Marine Rescue Center will host its annual Oceans of Hope fundraiser at the Long Island Aquarium & Exhibition Center on Friday, May 16, from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. The cocktail party will feature live music, exciting cuisine, and entertainment, with various auction and raffle prizes. The event is a fundraiser to support the rescue center’s many programs, including the rescue and rehabilitation of marine mammals and sea turtles.
Riverhead Ambulance hosts open house May 18

4 days ago | riverheadlocal.com | Denise Civiletti

Riverhead Volunteer Ambulance will host its annual Open House on Saturday, May 18 from 11 a.m. till 4 p.m. at its headquarters. Here’s what’s happening: Learn CPR – Life-saving skills taught by our trained professionals Face Painting – Fun for the kids! Suffolk County Sheriff’s Department – Car seat safety checks & Operation Safe Child ID Cards Ambulance & Equipment Tours – Get a behind-the-scenes look at what the ambulance corps members do. Snacks & Drinks – Free refreshments for all.
Riverhead Raceway hosts Scout Night: Scouts in uniform admitted free

5 days ago | riverheadlocal.com | Denise Civiletti

Riverhead Raceway celebrates a time-honored tradition Saturday evening when the annual Scout Night program is presented. All Scouts in their uniforms receive free grandstand admission for an exciting night of NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series competition. The first Kid’s Big Wheel Race of 2025 will kick off the wall-to-wall racing excitement with seven great feature events lined up.
Riverhead Fire District seeks voter OK for $4.5M bond to fund ladder truck, radio upgrades

5 days ago | riverheadlocal.com | Alek Lewis

The Riverhead Fire District is asking voters to approve $4.5 million in bonds to fund the purchase of a new ladder truck and upgrades to its communications equipment during a special election on Tuesday. The proposal includes two separate ballot measures: one for $3 million to purchase the new ladder truck, and another for $1.5 million to replace and upgrade the district’s radio communications system.
Police: Riverside bus stabbing suspect charged in separate stabbing at Riverhead deli

5 days ago | riverheadlocal.com | Alek Lewis

The man arrested last week for allegedly stabbing a bus passenger has been arrested for stabbing a man in a Riverhead deli earlier that same day, Riverhead Police said this afternoon. Rene Alexander Elias Chaj, 23, of Mastic, was identified as the suspect in an assault at the Time to Eat Deli at 123 West Main Street in Riverhead on May 2 — shortly before he was arrested for allegedly stabbing a passenger on a Suffolk County Transit bus in Riverside, according to a police press release.
Hearing set on Riverhead’s first satellite Earth station: Town Board May 6 meeting wrap-up

5 days ago | riverheadlocal.com | Alek Lewis

The Riverhead Town Board Tuesday scheduled a public hearing on a special permit and site plan application for the first satellite Earth station in Riverhead. A New Jersey-based telecommunications firm is seeking approval for the construction of 40 satellite Earth station antennas in a fenced compound within the Calverton Enterprise Park.
Local kids compete in Riverhead PAL bike rodeo

6 days ago | riverheadlocal.com | Denise Civiletti

Riverhead PAL held its annual bike rodeo Saturday at Stotzky Park. Forty-nine children in kindergarten through 6th grade participated, competing for the top scores in three age groups to win brand new bicycles and a host of other prizes. The rodeo is a chance to teach kids important lessons about bicycle safety and provides an opportunity for them to test their riding skills on a specially made course.
From draft resister to diplomatic bridge-builder: One man’s journey from Vietnam War protest to peace advocacy

6 days ago | riverheadlocal.com | Alek Lewis

In the summer of 1964, the Gulf of Tonkin incident prompted Congress to give President Lyndon Johnson the authority to escalate the United States’ involvement in Vietnam without a formal declaration of war — drawing the country further into the conflict and leading to the death of more than 58,000 American troops in the Indochina region. A few months prior, John McAuliff, then a senior at Carleton College in Minnesota, was writing a paper on the conflicts in Indochina for a seminar.
Appellate court upholds even-year election law, ruling it will take effect for 2025 vote

6 days ago | riverheadlocal.com | Denise Civiletti

A New York State appellate court has upheld a 2023 law moving most local elections to even-numbered years. The unanimous ruling, issued yesterday by a five-judge panel in Rochester, also held that the law will take effect for the 2025 local election cycle. The decision reverses an October 2024 ruling by a lower court in Onondaga County, which had found the law unconstitutional. The appellate judges determined that the law does not violate the New York State Constitution.