Laura Jens-Smith

Guest column: The choice is straightforward: participate in shaping a preservation plan with county support, or step aside and allow development to move forward.

Laura Jens-Smith, president of the Greater Jamesport Civic Association, urges town residents to speak out against 'rampant and out-of-control' development in Riverhead she says the draft comp plan update will allow.

Riverhead is earning a reputation for letting businesses do what they want, regardless of rules and restrictions, as our government turns a blind eye. Island Water Park and Riverhead Ciderhouse are good examples perfect example

Nothing in this public battle gives even a nod to the town or residents. The flying insults and accusations have nothing to do with working for Riverhead, but only with jockeying for power, position and control.

Riverhead Town needs to more closely review applications for multistory apartment buildings instead of fast-tracking their approvals. Guess column by former supervisor Laura Jens-Smith.

Why don’t we, through our county health department, create a “COVID-Compliant” status for bars, restaurants, shops and retailers?

Ensuring a fair justice system does not have to come at the expense of our wellbeing. There are common sense solutions we can all agree on.

Supervisor Laura Jens-Smith outlines actions she's taken to address overcrowded housing.

Will Riverhead be a town dominated by more big box stores, when we know retail is retreating? Will our hamlets become a litany of faceless strip malls, when we know there are already too many vacant storefronts? Will we value open space, or cut down every last tree in the name of “progress”? Guest column by Supervisor Laura Jens-Smith

Supervisor: Theater company representatives have said Riverhead's demographics don't yet support development of a movie theater in Riverhead. But we are not giving up.