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A Steamroller Becomes a Printing Press in Riverhead on Saturday, and Admission Is Free
by Long Island Wave ·East End Arts Council holds its first Steamroller Printmaking Festival in Riverhead on Saturday, Nov. 7, noon to 4 p.m., free for all ages, with the Riverhead Highway Department.
Riverhead Invites Everyone to Smash Their Halloween Pumpkins on Saturday
by Long Island Wave ·The Town of Riverhead holds a free Pumpkin Smash at its Youngs Avenue yard waste facility on Saturday, Nov. 7, and composts every pumpkin on site.
Harvest Gospel Turns 40 at The Suffolk in Riverhead on Nov. 19, With a Tribute to the Minister Who Led It for 38 Years
by Long Island Wave ·East End Arts' Harvest Gospel community choir marks 40 years with a concert at The Suffolk in Riverhead on Thursday, Nov. 19, honoring founder Rev. Maryanne McElroy.
Riverhead's Teachers and Neighbors Put Come From Away on Stage at the High School, Nov. 19 to 22
by Long Island Wave ·Riverhead Faculty & Community Theatre stages Come From Away at Riverhead High School Nov. 19 to 22. Adult tickets are $21.98 and student tickets $16.78 with fees.
The Riverhead Farmers Market Moves Into Hallockville's Naugles Barn for the Winter, Opening Nov. 7
by Long Island Wave ·The Riverhead Farmers Market opens its winter season Nov. 7 in Hallockville Museum Farm's historic Naugles Barn, Saturdays 10 to 2, with 20 farms and makers.
Roger Waters, the Cowsills and a Celtic Christmas: November at Riverhead's 1933 Art Deco Theater
by Long Island Wave ·The Suffolk's November brings an acoustic evening with Roger Waters and G.E. Smith, Jim Messina, the Cowsills and a Celtic Christmas to downtown Riverhead.
The Long Island Express Is Running: a Peak-Hour Bus From Riverhead to Hicksville in the HOV Lane
by Long Island Wave ·Suffolk County Transit launched the Long Island Express on October 26: a weekday peak-hour bus running the I-495 HOV lane between Riverhead LIRR and Hicksville LIRR.
After 13 Years, Riverhead Boys Cross Country Has Its League Title Back
by Long Island Wave ·The Riverhead High School boys cross country team finished its season undefeated and claimed the program's first league championship in 13 years, the district announced.
Booker T. Jones Brings Green Onions and a Hammond B3 to Riverhead on Sunday
by Long Island Wave ·Booker T. Jones plays The Suffolk in Riverhead on Sunday, October 25 at 7 p.m., a quartet show built on his Hammond B3 and the Stax songbook. Tickets $45 to $89.
After 13 Years Downtown, Riverhead's Winter Farmers Market Finally Gets a Farm
by Long Island Wave ·Riverhead's winter farmers market is moving into the restored Naugles Barn at Hallockville Museum Farm, with Saturday markets from November 7 through April.
Two Drive-Through Holiday Light Shows This Year: Nassau Coliseum Joins Riverhead's, Now in Calverton
by Long Island Wave ·A new drive-through Holiday Light Show opens at Nassau Coliseum on November 20, and the Riverhead show moves to Calverton for its ninth season. Dates, tickets and tips.
Abigayle's Is Open at the Preston House, and Riverhead's Grandest Porch Is Taking Reservations
by Long Island Wave ·Abigayle's is open at Riverhead's 1905 Preston House: lunch and dinner Thursday to Monday, a daily happy hour, and a $2 oyster social hour on the landmark porch.
Things to Do on Long Island This Weekend: Garlic in Riverhead, a Carnival in East Northport and 500 Drones Over Commack
by Long Island Wave ·Fall festival season opens all at once: the East Northport Festival, a garlic festival in Riverhead, street fairs in Rocky Point and Babylon, and the 25th anniversary of 9/11.
Hoka Is Opening Its First Long Island Store at Tanger Riverhead
by Long Island Wave ·Tanger Riverhead's own directory now lists Hoka in Suite 909 as coming soon: the first store on Long Island for the running shoe brand everyone already wears.
Riverhead's 1905 Preston House Is Becoming Abigayle's, and the Bar Is Ready for Labor Day
by Long Island Wave ·Abigayle's can pour at Riverhead's 1905 Preston House as of August 27, right on time for the Labor Day opening its owners have been working toward.
Riverhead's First Haunted Walking Tour Reopens a 1932 Murder Nobody Ever Solved
by Long Island Wave ·Downtown Riverhead's first haunted walking tour runs Oct. 10, 17 and 24, retelling the unsolved 1932 Corn Doctor murder with live actors. Tickets are $20.
Riverhead Building Supply Is Buying Contractor Express, Oceanside's Lumberyard Since 1981
by Long Island Wave ·The Goodale family's 78-year-old company takes over the Lucas family's Oceanside yard in September, and president Bob Lucas retires after 48 years.
Moonfish Brewery Is Settled on Riverhead's Riverfront, and It Plans to Stay Into 2029
by Long Island Wave ·Moonfish Brewery has locked in its place at 221 East Main Street, settling the Peconic riverfront brewpub in Riverhead through July 2029.
A Mentorship Movement That Began With Eight Riverhead Girls Is Opening Its First North Fork Chapter at Greenport's Historic Theater
by Long Island Wave ·The Riverhead nonprofit that grew from eight girls to more than 800 kids opens its first North Fork chapter this fall at Greenport's restored 1939 theater.
Three Summers After Safety Fears Shut It, Riverhead’s 1871 Church Is Open Again as Iglesia San Francisco
by Long Island Wave ·The Episcopal Diocese of Long Island rededicated the former Grace Church on Roanoke Avenue Sunday, three years after safety concerns closed its doors.
Riverhead Turns Its Streets Over to Polka This Weekend. The Polish Town Fair Is Back August 15 and 16.
by Long Island Wave ·The Polish Town Fair returns to Riverhead August 15 and 16, 2026 with polka on two stages, pierogi eating contests, a staged street wedding and a kids corner on Pulaski Street.
Riverhead Is Rewriting Its Pet Store Law to Match New York's Puppy Mill Ban. Nobody Spoke at the Hearing.
by Long Island Wave ·The proposed local law harmonizes the town code with the state's Puppy Mill Pipeline Law and adds enclosure, temperature, disease-control and recordkeeping rules, with penalties up to $5,000 per violation per day.
A 188-Acre Jamesport Farm Goes Before Riverhead's Planning Board Tonight. Its Development Rights Have Already Been Sold.
by Long Island Wave ·Four lots out of 188.79 acres on Main Road, two of them with development rights already sold, plus a Calverton flag lot and four extensions of subdivisions approved last November.
Riverhead Voted to Study Rezoning Six Golf Courses for Cottages. Your Window to Shape That Study Closes August 25.
by Long Island Wave ·The Town Board adopted both resolutions unanimously on August 4, starting a full environmental review of a new Golf Course district and a transfer-of-development-rights receiving area. Written comments close at 4:30 p.m. on August 25.
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