A look back at this week’s top stories from the pages of RiverheadLOCAL:
Riverhead home for brain-injury survivors nears completion, delayed by unanticipated water hookup expense (July 6) The Brendan House in Riverhead is almost finished, but move-in for the 12 brain-injured patients it will house is now delayed by an unanticipated $40,000 expense to hook up to the town water district’s main.
Condemnation draws support and criticism, as property owner says he’s poised to ink deal with developer (July 6) Riverhead Supervisor Sean Walter says he will ask the town board to begin eminent domain process on certain downtown buildings owned by an absentee landlord he accuses of holding downtown Riverhead “hostage.”
Teen airlifted after car hits utility pole on Sound Avenue early Monday morning (July 6) An eastbound vehicle left the roadway and hit a utility pole east of Pier Avenue Monday at about 5 a.m. Its 18-year-old driver did not sustain life-threatening injuries, police said.
Second Street firehouse owner, brewery tenants make pitch to Riverhead IDA (July 7) Developer who bought Second Street firehouse from the town and his first tenants — a new craft brewery — seek tax breaks from Riverhead Industrial Development Agency.
Controversy continues over Riverhead ethics code change that would restrict political activities of elected officials (July 7) A proposed ethics code revision that would bar all elected officials from holding leadership positions on political party committees draws fire.
Motorcyclist airlifted after crash on Route 25 in Calverton Tuesday night (July 8) The operator of an eastbound Suzuki was airlifted to Stony Brook after a collision with a westbound vehicle turning into a driveway.
Online donations Online donations page set up for Brendan House, home for brain injury survivors, on GoFundMe (July 8) Organization building a group home for brain injury survivors starts fundraising effort to pay an unanticipated $40,000 water hookup cost.
Town board wrap-up (July 8) Town Board approves hiring of supervisor’s new executive assistant, buys cyber insurance.
School board wrap-up (July 8) New school board president, vice president are sworn in and former board president returns after one-year hiatus.
‘Every cent counts’ for local nonprofits awarded grants for great causes (July 8) What’s it like to run a nonprofit organization whose very existence depends on the generosity of donors — and there are more than 1,000 of them on the East End alone.
Treacherous waters: aboard the good ship Riverhead during the perfect storm (July 9) Analysis of the effect of Riverhead Town’s debt and difficult issues in upcoming budget
Riverhead’s new firehouse undergoes second round of costly repairs (July 9) The Roanoke Avenue headquarters, built in 2008, has since required “hundreds of thousands of dollars” worth of repairs.
Sabrosa Mexican Grill will serve nutritious Chipotle-style alternatives in Riverhead by end of month (July 9) A new Mexican restaurant is set to open in the Saber Riverhead shopping center on Route 58, next to Aldi Food Market.
All juiced up and nowhere to go: Solar farms may connect to power grid by way of new PSEG substation at EPCAL (July 9) PSEG, lacking capacity to connect new solar farms in Calverton, is interested in siting a substation at EPCAL.
Eastern Long Island Hospital’s board of trustees votes to join forces with Stony Brook University Hospital (July 9) After more than a year of deliberation and negotiations with Stony Brook University Hospital and North Shore-LIJ, Eastern Long Island Hospital votes to partner with Stony Brook.
‘It never rains on Jamesport’s parade’: Photos from last night’s 60th annual Jamesport Fire Department parade (July 9) Jamesport Fire Department had its 60th annual bazaar and parade this week.
One dead, three injured in head-on crash on Flanders Road; woman charged with driving while impaired by drugs (July 10) A Hampton Bays woman is charged with driving impaired by drugs in a head-on crash that killed her 80-year-old father and seriously injured two other people as well as herself.
Another incident of possible ritualistic animal slaughter in Riverhead (July 10) The Suffolk SPCA and the American Humane Society are offering rewards for information leading to the arrest of people responsible for the ritualistic slaughter of animals, after another incident occurs in Riverhead.
Riverhead’s private roads: town makes its list of roads to plow, but controversy over responsibility continues (July 10) Riverhead officials continue to grapple with the issue of which private roads will get municipal maintenance services — and some residents continue to be very unhappy with their decisions
Riverhead Police investigate reported assault and attempted robbery (July 11) A Riverhead man reported being assaulted in Polish Town early Saturday morning by three or four men who tried to steal the gold necklace he was wearing. He escaped from his attackers, but needed medical treatment for a cut to his head, police said.
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