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Nassau company seeks approval to grow cannabis on Middle Road site in Calverton
A Nassau County company that purchased a 5 ⅓ acre site on Middle Road in Calverton is seeking site plan approval for cannabis growing and processing.
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Riverhead Town Board takes surprise vote to authorize demolition of 127 E. Main Street as soon as next week
A surprise Town Board vote last night set demolition of 127 East Main Street in motion, clearing the way for a Petrocelli hotel and condo project downtown. Supporters call it progress; critics say it’s rushed and secretive.
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East End Food shows off Riverhead food hub, as NYS Ag & Markets official announces new round of funding for school...
Officials gathered at the East End Food Institute Food Hub in Riverhead Tuesday to celebrate progress on the facility, supported with a $5 million state grant. The secretary of agriculture & markets announced a new round of infrastructure funding at the event.
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Oceanside company is removing yard wastes dumped on Calverton farmland
Patriot Recycling has removed about 4,400 cubic yards of materials so far from the Calverton farmland where the Oceanside company began stockpiling the materials over a year ago.
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Riverhead Zoning Board: Calverton mine operator has no pre-existing right to mine below water table on site next to old landfill
A sand mine off Osborn Avenue, adjacent to Riverhead Town’s defunct landfill, does not have a pre-existing right to mine below the water table, the Riverhead Zoning Board of Appeals ruled last week.
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Hotel Indigo owner proposes assisted-living facility next to Riverhead hotel
The owner and operator of Hotel Indigo East End has proposed a senior assisted-living facility on Route 25, next to the hotel.
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Riverhead Town considers legislation for golf course vacation rentals
The Town Board is considering legislation to allow the building of on-site vacation rentals, known as “golf cottages,” on two golf courses in Riverhead Town.
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Cousins open Gourmet Bagel Co. on Old Country Road in Riverhead
Cousins John Felleti, of Holtsville, and Joe Aceto, of Farmingville, launched The Gourmet Bagel Co. at 1105 Old Country Road earlier this month. The owners, who grew up in Brooklyn, have years of experience in the bagel business.
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BJ’s expansion with gas station gets preliminary approval: Sept. 18 Planning Board wrap-up
The Riverhead Planning Board gave preliminary approval Thursday to an expansion of BJ’s Wholesale Club, and the addition of a 16-vehicle gas station there.
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Patriot Recycling owner signs stip with town, agrees to remove stockpiled materials from Youngs Avenue farmland
The owner of the Youngs Avenue site where organic materials have been stockpiled by a Nassau County waste management company has agreed to remove the materials over a two -week period beginning Monday, Supervisor Tim Hubbard announced Friday afternoon.
