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.
News
Governor’s school aid proposal, with ‘sizable’ cuts to foundation aid, draws criticism
Riverhead school officials criticized Gov. Kathy Hochul’s executive budget last week for proposing changes to foundation aid, the primary source of state funding for public schools.
News
Analysis: Town’s lawsuit over Calverton sand mine grinds on, despite N.Y. high court decision last year that seemed to end the...
Somewhere inside the Suffolk Supreme Court in Riverhead, a judge has a pounding headache. And it’s not about to go away anytime soon. Here's why.
News
Riverhead looks to save historic building that was one of Long Island’s first power plants
The former power plant was built in 1897 by a Riverhead company founded just six years after Thomas Edison built the country’s first electric generating plant in New York City. It was the second power company on Long Island. PSEG-LI plans to raze the building next month.
Guest Column
Palumbo: State Legislature must swiftly pass the Grieving Families Act again in ’24 — and, this time, override a Hochul veto
The Grieving Families Act would bring New York State’s wrongful death statute into the modern era, providing families who have lost a child or loved one the ability to seek damages for their pain and suffering in cases where wrongful death is established.
Breaking News
Parolee in 2013 violent home invasion that left Riverhead student dead of gunshot wound, is convicted in 2022 shooting at 821...
A parolee involved in the home invasion that resulted in the January 2013 shooting death of 2010 Riverhead High School graduate Demitri Hampton, 21, was convicted by a jury today on weapons and drug charges after May 2022 shooting. He faces 16 years to life imprisonment.
Board of Education
Interim assistant business official hired, student athletes honored: school board meeting wrap-up
The Riverhead Board of Education has hired another interim administrator to fill a new job in the district’s business office, as the interim superintendent continues a reorganization following the departure of former Superintendent Augustine Tornatore.
Real Estate
Riverhead supervisor makes pitch to Southampton Town: Let’s partner to revise Riverside redevelopment plan
Supervisor Tim Hubbard offered Southampton officials Riverhead’s help to revise its Riverside development plans, including partnering on a market and demographic study. He also asked that the proposed Riverside sewer district take in the county facilities there.
Community News
Black History Month celebrations begin this weekend at Riverhead Free Library
The Riverhead Free Library will host film screenings, music, dance and spoken word performances and talks featuring prominent Black community members to celebrate Black History Month. The events begin this weekend.
Community News
Fallen NYPD Det. Brian Simonsen’s widow and mother to be honored as grand marshals of Jamesport St. Patrick’s Day Parade
Leanne and Linda Simonsen, widow and mother of fallen NYPD Detective Brian Simonsen, who was killed in the line of duty in February 2019, are the grand marshals of the Jamesport St. Patrick's Day Parade, the East End Emerald Society said. The parade will take place March 30.