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Town takes step toward possible purchase of Calverton parcel proposed for cannabis facility
The Riverhead Town Board voted unanimously Tuesday to obtain an appraisal of 1458 Middle Road in Calverton, an initial step toward a possible purchase of the property for preservation.
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Residents press Riverhead IDA on undisclosed value of 20-year hotel tax abatement
The Riverhead IDA closed its hearing without deciding on a 20-year tax break for a proposed Town Square hotel, with its chairman announcing another public hearing once a tax agreement is prepared.
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Suffolk supervisors seek changes to state property tax cap as costs rise
As towns prepare their 2027 budgets, a bipartisan group of Suffolk supervisors is pressing Albany to adjust the 2% property tax cap and to fund new mandates imposed on municipalities.
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Riverhead asks residents, businesses to report nor’easter damage
Riverhead Town officials are asking residents and business owners to self-report damage from the Sept. 26-27 nor’easter using a New York State online form to help document impacts and support potential federal assistance requests.
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Controversy over board member’s Facebook post spurs Riverhead clerk to reconsider correspondence policy
Town Clerk James Wooten says he may revise — or end — his practice of publishing residents’ correspondence with Town Board agendas after declining to publish two letters criticizing Council Member Joann Waski’s Facebook post about 9/11 survivor Kevin Shea. Shea has since filed an ethics complaint against Waski.
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Peconic Estuary at risk as interim PFAS treatment begins: Schumer presses Navy over delays
The Navy has begun a pilot study treating PFAS-contaminated Calverton plume, but the last study needed to plan a final cleanup won't be done until 2039.
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No public turnout at Riverhead IDA hearing on $35M Town Square hotel tax breaks
No members of the public attended Monday’s Riverhead IDA hearing on tax breaks for the proposed $35 million Town Square hotel. The agency will accept comments through Oct. 5, amid notice and disclosure gaps.
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Riverhead begins storm cleanup as local growers assess crop damage, economic losses
Riverhead escaped major structural damage from the weekend nor’easter, but the storm left beach erosion and debris, damaged some crops and cost local farms a crucial fall weekend of sales.
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NY PLAYS $2.4 million grant completes funding for downtown playground
An adaptive children's playground on downtown Riverhead's Peconic River waterfront can now be built as designed, after a state grant of nearly $2.4 million completed its funding, town officials said.
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Halpin proposes $121 million tentative 2027 budget; tax levy stays under cap
Supervisor Jerry Halpin's tentative 2027 budget proposes $120.96 million in spending across Riverhead Town's operating funds, with a townwide tax levy increase of $1.7 million, or 2.79%.
