Denise Civiletti
Denise is a veteran local reporter and editor, an attorney and former Riverhead Town councilwoman. Her work has been recognized with numerous awards, including a “writer of the year” award from the N.Y. Press Association in 2015. She is a founder, owner and co-publisher of this website.
New Ebola screening protocols, including mandatory quarantines, in NY; two returning travelers in Suffolk being monitored
As state steps up monitoring of West Africa travelers, and announces mandatory quarantine of people who've had direct contact with Ebola victims, East Moriches school district alerts parents that relatives of an employee are among those being monitored, but employee "currently poses no risk."
After months of public outcry in Southold, plans for Main Road historic corridor may be nixed
Many Southold property owners have voiced opposition to the plan, stating that they would not stand to benefit from the proposed benefits of a national historic corridor.
Bellone announces lottery for advanced household septic systems
Nineteen Suffolk homeowners will receive free advanced wastewater treatment systems valued at $15,000 plus free maintenance for five years, in a lottery that's part of the county's state-of-the-art septic demonstration program.
With Ebola directives ‘evolving’ almost daily, local hospitals work to keep up
Hospitals in Greenport and Riverhead have stepped up training as federal and state health officials issue new directives and guidance for screening and handling of possible Ebola patients at their hospitals.
Riverhead Country Fair draws thousands downtown for 39th annual event
An estimated 30,000 people flocked to downtown Riverhead for the 39th Annual Riverhead Country Fair yesterday. Photo slideshow.
About that shoe fetish…
Laurie Nigro has a problem. She asks that you not judge her — until you've walked a mile in her not-quite-champagne-but-not-gold-either heels.
Our hijacked congressional debate
Reflections on how RiverheadLOCAL's good-faith attempt to provide a forum for political discourse in the local community became a campaign rally for one candidate and an arena for an angry mob.
Bishop, Zeldin spar in Riverhead debate Wednesday night
Tim Bishop (D-Southampton) and Lee Zeldin (R-Shirley), candidates for New York's 1st Congressional District faced off in a heated debate in front of a sometimes raucous crowd of Zeldin supporters Oct. 8 in Riverhead.
Hundreds of mourners gather for fallen football player’s funeral Tuesday morning
More than 600 people attended a funeral Mass at St. John the Baptist Church for 16-year-old Thomas Cutinella of Wading River Tuesday morning.
Allstate: Elizabeth Hanlon Agency
Featured LOCAL business: The Elizabeth Hanlon Agency, with offices in Riverhead and Wading River, is a full-service Allstate Insurance Ageny
