Community News
Habitat for Humanity builds its first poured concrete home on Long Island in Riverhead
A Habitat home undergoing construction at 18 Oak Drive is being built using insulated concrete forms, or ICF, a method that uses concrete poured between blocks of polystyrene foam for walls, rather than a wood form.
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.
Guest Column
Code drafting process was not improper — or unusual — and it is wrong to imply otherwise
Zoning changes to accommodate possible development projects are not new or unusual, Supervisor Tim Hubbard says in this guest column. Amendments are "frequently... advanced by some combination of staff members, residents, developers or business owners."
Government
Hubbard, town staff defend developer’s involvement in agri-tourism zoning code proposal
Zoning changes to accommodate prospective developments are “not new or unusual,” Supervisor Tim Hubbard said at Thursday's work session, citing as examples the zoning for Tanger Outlets in the 1990s and a hospital overlay district adopted in 2016.
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...
Breaking News
Police investigating robbery of teen on Parkway Street in Riverhead
Police said a 17-year-old told police four unknown males wearing mask forcibly removed his iPhone and Jordan sneakers on Parkway Street.
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.
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.
Business
Riverhead Town officials accepted help from developer-paid professionals on code change for Sound-front resort plan, records show
A developer that wants to build a luxury resort and spa on the LI Sound in Riverhead, paid its own lawyer and planning consultants to prepare code changes and environmental review documents the town needs to allow the proposed resort to be built, records obtained through a Freedom of Information Law request show.