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Government
Walmart expansion set for Nov. 19 public hearing: Planning Board meeting wrap-up
A proposal to expand Riverhead’s Walmart by approximately 26,835 square feet and add grocery offerings will go to a public hearing Nov. 19.
Government
Town Board adopts budget amendments trimming supervisor’s proposed tax levy increase
Amendments proposed by Council Member Ken Rothwell cut Supervisor Jerry Halpin's proposed 2027 tax levy by $643,858, reducing the tax levy increase to 1.73%. The budget hearing is set for Nov. 4.
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Environment
Sacred Indigenous site at heart of preserved Shoreham forest
Deep in the newly preserved woods around the former Shoreham nuclear plant sits Split Rock, a glacial formation that the Unkechaug Nation considers one of the most sacred sites on Long Island.
Riverhead High School
67 Riverhead H.S. students and grads earn AP Scholar honors
Sixty-seven Riverhead High School students and recent graduates earned AP Scholar awards for their performance on Advanced Placement exams, including 12 who also earned the AP Capstone Diploma.
Government
Public safety advisory: Bow hunting underway at EPCAL
Visitors to Veterans Memorial Park and other parts of the EPCAL site are advised to stay on the walking path and should not enter wooded areas where active deer hunting is taking place.
Breaking News
Riverhead man pleads guilty in pandemic grant fraud case
A Riverhead man accused of using falsified tax returns to obtain state pandemic relief grants for Brooklyn residents has pleaded guilty to second-degree grand larceny.
Politics
Halpin and Rothwell go head to head at Jamesport candidates forum
Riverhead supervisor candidates presented their views on a range of local issues Saturday morning at the Greater Jamesport Civic Association candidates forum.
Board of Education
Riverhead students recognize school board members for their service
Riverhead students recognized Board of Education members for their service during the board’s Oct. 14 meeting, with presentations highlighting their involvement in schools and support for student programs.
Real Estate
Latest real estate transfers
What's the local real estate market doing? Stay up to date on the latest trends with the weekly report of title transfers in Riverhead Town and adjacent hamlets in Southampton Town.
Government
Voting in the Nov. 3 election: Here’s what you need to know
Learn about using Suffolk County's new touchscreen voting machines, plus: important deadlines this week, and early voting times.
Community News
Riverhead joins Long Island ‘No Kings’ events with downtown march, rally
About 150 demonstrators gathered outside the Suffolk County courthouse in Riverhead Saturday for one of more than a dozen 'No Kings' get-out-the vote rallies across Long Island.
Community News
Riverhead Fire Department commissions three new vehicles
The Riverhead Fire Department commissioned three new vehicles today during a traditional wet-down ceremony at department headquarters. Photos and video.
Riverhead schools adopt AI policy, accept clean audit at Oct. 14...
The Riverhead Board of Education approved an artificial intelligence policy Oct. 14 that sets expectations for student use, requires supervisor approval for staff and bars confidential district information from generative AI systems.
67 Riverhead H.S. students and grads earn AP Scholar honors
Sixty-seven Riverhead High School students and recent graduates earned AP Scholar awards for their performance on Advanced Placement exams, including 12 who also earned the AP Capstone Diploma.
Riverhead students recognize school board members for their service
Riverhead students recognized Board of Education members for their service during the board’s Oct. 14 meeting, with presentations highlighting their involvement in schools and support for student programs.
School board members say town politicized negotiations over SRO program
Five Riverhead school board members accused town officials Wednesday of making false statements and politicizing negotiations over funding two school resource officers assigned to the high school and middle school.
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