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Walmart to open supercenter at its current Riverhead location
Walmart plans to convert its Riverhead store into a 180,000-square-foot supercenter with a full-service supermarket and a discount department store.
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Bondholders sue Triple Five affiliate and NJ municipality, claiming collusion to cut megamall’s PILOT payments
Alleged collusion by Triple Five’s American Dream megamall and New Jersey town puts repayment of $800 million in bonds at risk: lawsuit claims.
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New types of businesses take root at Tanger Outlets in Riverhead
A change to the Riverhead’s outlet zoning code two years ago, expanding allowed uses beyond manufacturers outlet stores, is bearing fruit at Tanger Outlets.
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Saks Off Fifth in Riverhead will close Monday, as parent company shutters most off-price stores
The financially troubled parent company, Saks Global, which filed for bankruptcy Jan. 14, announced Thursday it is closing all but 12 of its Off Fifth stores.
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Update: Peconic Ice Rink is reopened
The ice rink at Veterans Memorial Park reopened Friday afternoon, after gaining town approval to re-occupy the premises.
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Developer who owns 40-acre Calverton industrial site indicted in $8.5M pandemic-era loan fraud
A New York City real estate developer who owns industrial land in Calverton is facing federal felony charges alleging he defrauded multiple pandemic-era relief programs out of millions of dollars.
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Proposed code change allowing golf cottages aired at hearings
The proposed code would allow the construction of up to 18 golf cottages, each a maximum of 1,200 square feet, to provide transient lodging on a standard golf course.
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Update: Ongoing Verizon outage leaves tens of thousands without cell service Wednesday evening
Tens of thousands of Verizon wireless customers remain without service nearly seven hours after a massive outage struck the cell network shortly before noon Wednesday.
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Proposal by cannabis grower for Calverton farmland hits a wall at ZBA
The Riverhead ZBA last night denied two variance requests from a state-licensed cannabis cultivator needed for an indoor growing operation on Middle Road.
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Aquebogue cannabis grower seeks town approvals to expand indoor cultivation on preserved county farmland
Island Grow met with Riverhead planners on Tuesday to advance plans for two indoor cultivation buildings on preserved farmland.
