Denise Civiletti

A resolution to adopt a local law establishing battery energy storage systems as an allowed use in the Town of Riverhead, and regulating their placement and operation, has been pulled from today's Town Board meeting agenda.

Excerpts from Riverhead Town Justice Court docket for the weeks of Feb. 13 and Feb. 20, 2023: There were 792 criminal and traffic cases on the court's docket.

The Democrats tapped Angela DeVito for supervisor, Andrew Leven and Rene Suprina for council, Josephine Makowski for clerk and incumbent Justice Lori Hulse.

A plan to build a new 13-store outlet center on a parcel of undeveloped land in the middle of Tanger Outlets gained preliminary approval from the Riverhead Planning Board Thursday evening.

“This was a cold-blooded killing fueled by greed, treachery, and the complete disregard for Lee Pedersen’s life, all in order to steal the victim’s home,” Suffolk DA Ray Tierney said. Donatila O’Mahony, 43, was sentenced to 25 years to life in the murder and an additional 4 2/3 to 14 years for possession a forged will and attempted grand larceny.

Riverhead Police said they arrested two people during a tobacco and vape compliance check across town yesterday.

Calverton Aviation & Technology's attorney said in September his client hoped to gain approval from the IDA by the end of 2022 or early in 2023. Five months later, it's not clear whether the IDA's vetting process has even begun.

Four inches of wet snow blanketed the town overnight, Riverhead Highway Superintendent Mike Zaleski said Tuesday morning. Expect slushy conditions to make for slippery travel this morning, he said.

For the first time since the discovery of the ransomware attack on Suffolk County government systems in September, the Suffolk County Legislature will return to Riverhead this week for committee meetings and next week for its general meeting.

Updated - March 9 at 4:15 p.m.: Felix Alexander was located in the New York City area in good health and without further incident, Riverhead Police said in a press release this afternoon.