Robert E. Kosciusko of Cutchogue died on Jan. 5, 2026, at home. He was 78 years old.

Eloise Florence Parker of Riverhead died on Dec. 25, 2025, at home. She was 90 years old.

Anthony P. Zaweski of Panama City Beach, Florida, died on Dec. 21, 2025, in Panama City Beach. He was 71 years old.

The Riverhead Zoning Board on Thursday held public hearings on a proposed warehouse and a proposed ambulance facility in zoning districts where those uses are not permitted.

Walter F. Blanck of Baiting Hollow, formerly of West Islip, died on Jan. 9, 2026, at Acadia Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation in Riverhead. He was 84 years old.

Angela M. Schuster of Riverhead died on Dec. 28, 2025, at the Kanas Center in Westhampton Beach. She was 83 years old.

More than 100 troopers attended services in Riverhead for retired State Police Sgt. Michael Piro, 63, who died Jan. 6 from a 9/11-related illness.

Dozens gathered outside Riverhead Town Hall Friday evening for a candlelight vigil honoring Renee Nicole Good, killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis.

RVAC, which has been answering Riverhead’s calls for help for 48 years, is calling on the community for help meeting its goal of building a new facility without taxpayer dollars.

Andrew Drepanis, proud owner of the Greek Island Diner and devoted husband, father, papou, uncle, brother, godfather, and friend, died Jan. 8, 2026, after a short but fierce battle with cancer.

Donations in the region have dropped nearly 40%, leaving less than a two-day supply for hospitals, NYBC said. Here are upcoming blood drives in the local area.

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