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Real estate transfers: Sept. 29, 2023

by Oct 1, 2023
Transfers of real estate in the Town of Riverhead and selected hamlets in the Town of Southampton reported for RiverheadLOCAL by Suffolk Vision title service on Sept. 29, 2023.

Stavropoulos family says good-bye after 32 years: Peconic Bay Diner closes its doors

by Sep 30, 2023
Today marked the end of an era for the Peconic Bay Diner on Route 58, as the Stavropoulos family, owners of the classic diner at the corner of Ostrander Avenue for the past 32 years, cease operation.

National Grid starting gas main installation project on East Main Street in Riverhead next week

by Sep 27, 2023
National Grid plans to begin a new gas main installation project along a section of East Main Street in Riverhead next week. Traffic flow and parking will be impacted, officials said.

Riverhead Police August 2023 crime report

by Sep 25, 2023
Riverhead Town Police reported 228 criminal incidents and 141 arrests in August 2023, according to a monthly crime report released by Police Chief David Hegermiller this month.

Real estate transfers: Sept. 22, 2023

by Sep 24, 2023
Transfers of real estate in the Town of Riverhead and selected hamlets in the Town of Southampton reported for RiverheadLOCAL by Suffolk Vision title service on Sept. 22, 2023.

Swastikas drawn on desks at Riverhead High School, superintendent reports in letter

by Sep 23, 2023
Riverhead Central School District officials have opened an investigation this week into swastikas drawn on desks in a Riverhead High School classroom.

Battery storage and Calverton industrial moratoriums have majority support, Hubbard says

by Sep 21, 2023
Moratoriums on industrial development in Calverton and commercial battery energy storage facilities town-wide have the support of a majority of the Riverhead Town Board, Council Member Tim Hubbard said today.

IDA action on Triple Five request for tax breaks without firm development plan is ‘improper,’ ‘inappropriate’ & ‘irresponsible,’ senators say

by Sep 20, 2023
CAT has backed away from its air cargo proposal for EPCAL and now says its development plan is in flux. The IDA's review of CAT's application for tax breaks in the absence of a firm plan is improper, the chairperson of the State Senate's government watchdog committee said. First District Sen. Anthony Palumbo, a member of that committee, agreed.

Triple Five megamall suffered $245 million in operating losses in 2022, filing shows

by Sep 20, 2023
The New Jersey megamall owned by Triple Five, which is in contract through another affiliate company to purchase more than 1,600 acres of industrial land in Calverton from Riverhead Town, had $245 million in operating losses last year, security filings released this week shows.

Suffolk Police to hold vehicle auction Saturday

by Sep 20, 2023
The Suffolk County Police Department will hold a vehicle auction Saturday morning at the department's impound facility in Westhampton.
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