Denise Civiletti
Business
State fire safety working group for battery energy storage systems issues draft recommendations
The Inter-Agency Fire Safety Working Group Gov. Kathy Hochul established last summer after fires at battery energy storage facilities in New York has issued 15 draft recommendations. A public comment period is open through March 5.
Business
Lily Flanagan’s to open Riverhead Brew House at Riverview Lofts on the Peconic Riverfront
The owners of Lily Flanagan's Restaurant Group, which operates several restaurants and pubs in western Suffolk, will be opening a brew pub restaurant in the riverfront space formerly occupied by Peconic County Brewing Company.
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Government
Riverhead hires special counsel to defend lawsuit by Calverton Aviation & Technology
Certilman Balin Adler & Hyman of Hauppauge was hired by RIverhead to represent the town and the Riverhead IDA in the lawsuit filed last month by Calverton Aviation & Technology seeking to enforce its purchase agreement with the town for 1,644 acres of vacant industrial land in Calverton.
Community News
Polish Town Street Fair and Festival to make a comeback this summer
The Polish Town Street Fair and Festival, after being on the shelf since 2020, will be back in this year, Polish Town Civic Association President Kevin Davis said in an interview yesterday.
Health
Nurses and healthcare workers at PBMC vote overwhelmingly to authorize a strike
Nurses and healthcare workers at Peconic Bay Medical Center have voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike, seeking wages and benefits on par with those paid at other Long Island hospitals.
Breaking News
Cops: House manager, residents of group home on Northville Turnpike face charges after fight
Two men were arrested on assault charges and a third man was arrested on a menacing charge following a fight at a...
Government
Rothwell asks to clear up ‘slight confusion’ over response to calls at hockey rink and water park in Calverton
In anticipation of heavy use of the ice rink facility and Scott's Pointe water park in Calverton, Council Member Ken Rothwell invited emergency services agencies that serve the area to discuss plans to ensure fast response times for calls.
Government
Preparing to defend EPCAL contract litigation, Town Board interviews four law firms
Supervisor Tim Hubbard called a special Town Board work session behind closed doors Monday to interview law firms for the job of representing the town in what may be the most consequential litigation it has ever faced.
News
Riverhead teachers union speaks out at Albany rally for bills to ban IDA school tax exemptions
Representatives of unions, school funding advocates and government watchdog groups gathered in the State Capitol Wednesday to call for the passage of legislation that seeks to prohibit industrial development agencies from abating school district taxes.