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Suffolk County, New York
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Approximately 1,525,920 residents
County Seat
Riverhead
Coverage Area
2,373 square miles in Long Island New York

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Brookhaven Shutters Island 16 Cinema de Lux After Fire Detection Failure
Business

Brookhaven Shutters Island 16 Cinema de Lux After Fire Detection Failure

Town of Brookhaven ordered Island 16, 185 Morris Ave., Holtsville, closed after inspectors found a defective fire‑detection system and posted an "unsafe for occupancy" notice at 11:45 a.m.

Sarah Chen2m read
Suffolk Police, Family Ask Public to Help Find Missing Bay Shore Man
Community

Suffolk Police, Family Ask Public to Help Find Missing Bay Shore Man

Moises Alexander Castillo Mendez, a Bay Shore resident, was reported missing on Feb. 25, 2026; Suffolk County Police Third Squad detectives and his family ask anyone with information to contact detectives.

Lisa Park2m read
Riverhead Warns of Phishing Scam Using Fake Planning and ZBA Invoices
Government

Riverhead Warns of Phishing Scam Using Fake Planning and ZBA Invoices

Riverhead officials warn a phishing scheme posing as the Planning Department and ZBA led at least one applicant to wire $4,000 after receiving a forged invoice.

Marcus Williams2m read
Riverhead Board hears motocross opposition, weighs battery storage, ADU overhaul, PFAS bids
Government

Riverhead Board hears motocross opposition, weighs battery storage, ADU overhaul, PFAS bids

Neighbors packed Riverhead Town Hall as critics blasted the proposed Duffy MX motocross track in Calverton and the board moved battery storage, ADU and tax-exemption items into early public review.

James Thompson3m read
Brookhaven Residents Demand Landfill Closure Citing Groundwater Contamination, Forever Chemicals
Government

Brookhaven Residents Demand Landfill Closure Citing Groundwater Contamination, Forever Chemicals

Dozens gathered Feb. 26 at Brookhaven Town Hall demanding immediate closure of the 192-acre landfill after 2023 tests found PFOA, PFOS and 1,4-dioxane in on-site monitoring wells.

Marcus Williams3m read
Brookhaven schedules March 26 hearing on ice arena at former Dowling campus
Government

Brookhaven schedules March 26 hearing on ice arena at former Dowling campus

Farmingville will host a March 26 planning-board hearing on a site plan for a two-rink ice arena at the former Dowling College campus off William Floyd Parkway.

James Thompson3m read
Massive recharge basin excavation at Nicolls Road and Route 347 advances reconstruction
Government

Massive recharge basin excavation at Nicolls Road and Route 347 advances reconstruction

A large recharge basin has been excavated on the northeast corner of Nicolls Road and Route 347, marking active work in the Hallock-to-Nicolls phase of the Route 347 reconstruction.

Marcus Williams3m read
Suffolk County Sheriff Opens First History Exhibit at Riverhead for Suffolk 250
Community

Suffolk County Sheriff Opens First History Exhibit at Riverhead for Suffolk 250

Suffolk County Sheriff Errol D. Toulon, Jr. opened the Sheriff’s Office’s first public history exhibit at Riverhead Town Hall, on display at 4 W. 2nd St. through June 9, 2026.

Marcus Williams2m read
Riverhead Police Report January Crimes Drop to 113 from 164
Government

Riverhead Police Report January Crimes Drop to 113 from 164

Riverhead Town Police told the Town Board they recorded 113 criminal offenses in January 2026, down from 164 in January 2025 — a 51-incident drop after a report presented Feb. 27, 2026.

James Thompson2m read
Suffolk County delays Social Services opening to 1 p.m. Feb. 23
Government

Suffolk County delays Social Services opening to 1 p.m. Feb. 23

Suffolk County said Department of Social Services centers would open to the general public at 1:00 PM on Monday, Feb. 23, 2026, per a county advisory.

Marcus Williams2m read
Riverhead Ukrainian Catholic Church Holds Memorial for Fourth Anniversary of Russia's Invasion
Community

Riverhead Ukrainian Catholic Church Holds Memorial for Fourth Anniversary of Russia's Invasion

Parishioners at St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Church in Riverhead held a solemn memorial Feb. 24, 2026, as families with relatives "in harm's way" prayed for victims and for peace.

Marcus Williams3m read
Driver Arrested on Suspicion of DWI After LIE Crash Injures DOT Worker
Government

Driver Arrested on Suspicion of DWI After LIE Crash Injures DOT Worker

Suffolk County Police arrested a man after a single-vehicle crash on the eastbound Long Island Expressway near Exit 63 in Holtsville that left a New York State DOT employee seriously injured.

James Thompson2m read
North Fork Legislators Urge State to Restore and Expand LIRR Service
Government

North Fork Legislators Urge State to Restore and Expand LIRR Service

Suffolk County Legislator Greg Doroski led a push this week urging Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie to expand LIRR Greenport Branch service; Southold agreed Feb. 26 to sign a formal letter.

Marcus Williams3m read
SOL Mental Health Opens First Suffolk Clinic in Hauppauge, Accepts Ages 6+
Healthcare

SOL Mental Health Opens First Suffolk Clinic in Hauppauge, Accepts Ages 6+

SOL Mental Health opened its first Suffolk County clinic in Hauppauge on Feb. 24, 2026, offering in-person and telehealth appointments and accepting patients ages 6 and up.

Lisa Park2m read
Brookhaven Residents Report Delayed Plowing After Blizzard of 2026, Crews Catching Up
Government

Brookhaven Residents Report Delayed Plowing After Blizzard of 2026, Crews Catching Up

Brookhaven residents say side streets and cul-de-sacs remained unplowed and some waited more than a day for plows after the Blizzard of 2026, town officials acknowledged delays.

James Thompson3m read
Police release video seeking two women in Riverhead Polo Ralph Lauren shoplifting
Business

Police release video seeking two women in Riverhead Polo Ralph Lauren shoplifting

Riverhead police and Suffolk County Crime Stoppers released surveillance images Feb. 26 seeking two women who allegedly stole about $585 in children's clothing from the Polo Ralph Lauren store at 1770 West Main St.

Sarah Chen2m read
Suffolk County launches Peconic Bay ferry study to ease East End traffic
Government

Suffolk County launches Peconic Bay ferry study to ease East End traffic

Suffolk County legislative and executive planners launched a study Feb. 26, 2026, to evaluate a Peconic Bay ferry system aimed at easing chronic East End traffic; residents should watch for county public meeting notices.

James Thompson2m read
Jane Bonner Named Grand Marshal for Miller Place-Rocky Point Parade
Government

Jane Bonner Named Grand Marshal for Miller Place-Rocky Point Parade

Mount Sinai’s Moose Lodge hosted the Friends of St. Patrick Dinner Dance where Brookhaven Councilwoman Jane Bonner was presented the grand marshal sash for the Miller Place–Rocky Point parade.

James Thompson2m read
Hampton Bays Man Charged in Alleged Three-Year Child Sexual Abuse
Community

Hampton Bays Man Charged in Alleged Three-Year Child Sexual Abuse

Hampton Bays resident Jaime/Jamie Benigno Fajardo Fajardo, 36, was arrested by East Hampton Town Police after a child disclosed alleged abuse spanning 2022-2025.

Marcus Williams2m read
Long Island Pet Expo returns to Brentwood Feb. 28 and March 1
Community

Long Island Pet Expo returns to Brentwood Feb. 28 and March 1

Suffolk County Community College’s Grant Campus in Brentwood hosted the Long Island Pet Expo at the Suffolk Federal Credit Union Arena, Feb. 28–March 1, 2026, with 100+ exhibits and on-site adoptions.

Sarah Chen2m read
SUNY Suffolk Launches The Other Way to Listen Honoring Women's History Month
Education

SUNY Suffolk Launches The Other Way to Listen Honoring Women's History Month

SUNY Suffolk will present The Other Way to Listen at the Sagtikos Art Gallery, Michael J. Grant Campus, March 11–April 8, 2026, with an opening reception March 11, 12:30–2:00 p.m.

Marcus Williams2m read
Nine Arrested in 17-Day, 38-Count Multi-State Crime Spree From Suffolk to Florida
Government

Nine Arrested in 17-Day, 38-Count Multi-State Crime Spree From Suffolk to Florida

Nine men were indicted on a 38-count indictment for a 17-day crime spree from July 19 to Aug. 4, 2025, that included a Bay Shore gunpoint robbery of about $4,700.

James Thompson2m read
Suffolk Fire Departments Ask Residents to Clear Hydrants After Blizzard
Community

Suffolk Fire Departments Ask Residents to Clear Hydrants After Blizzard

Bethpage crews warned that buried hydrants are delaying responses after the late‑February blizzard; fire departments across Long Island are asking neighbors to shovel a 3‑foot radius and clear a path to the street.

Sarah Chen3m read
Suffolk County Extends Blizzard Travel Ban Until 3:30 PM
Government

Suffolk County Extends Blizzard Travel Ban Until 3:30 PM

Suffolk County extended its travel ban to 3:30 p.m. Monday as the Blizzard of 2026 batters the East End; LIRR suspended and PSEG reports 15,118 customers affected.

Marcus Williams3m read
Riverhead Police Issue Missing-Teen Alerts for Three Local Girls
Government

Riverhead Police Issue Missing-Teen Alerts for Three Local Girls

Riverhead police seek help locating three 15-year-old girls: Nahomy Ireny Osorio Cruz, who "voluntarily left her home late Friday night," Kennia Alvarez Diaz, who left 40 Segal Avenue about 5 p.m. Dec. 13, and Mya Ramirez, last seen in Baiting Hollow.

Marcus Williams2m read
NYS DOT Plow Truck Overturns on Westbound Sunrise Highway in Brentwood
Government

NYS DOT Plow Truck Overturns on Westbound Sunrise Highway in Brentwood

A NYS DOT plow truck loaded with salt struck a guardrail and overturned on westbound Sunrise Highway about 200 feet east of Exit 44 in Brentwood at roughly 8:14-8:15 p.m.; the driver was trapped but not injured.

Marcus Williams3m read
Mastic Beach Man Killed When Vehicle Falls on Him Outside Home
Healthcare

Mastic Beach Man Killed When Vehicle Falls on Him Outside Home

Jose Balmore Gonzales-Flores, 43, was pronounced dead after a Honda Odyssey fell on him outside his Cypress Drive home in Mastic Beach, Suffolk County police said.

Dr. Elena Rodriguez2m read
LIRR Cuts Service, Limited Runs on Ronkonkoma, Huntington, Babylon, Port Washington Tuesday
Government

LIRR Cuts Service, Limited Runs on Ronkonkoma, Huntington, Babylon, Port Washington Tuesday

LIRR announced major service reductions as a bomb cyclone battered the region; limited runs were expected to resume on Ronkonkoma, Huntington and Babylon at 4 a.m. Tuesday.

James Thompson2m read
Friends of Lakeview Cemeteries Restore Dozens of 18th-century Gravestones, Secure VA Markers
Community

Friends of Lakeview Cemeteries Restore Dozens of 18th-century Gravestones, Secure VA Markers

Patchogue volunteers restored dozens of 18th-century headstones at the Lakeview/Waverly cemetery complex, secured new VA military markers for more than a dozen Civil War graves, and launched a “Save the Stones” appeal.

Sarah Chen3m read