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New York has expanded coronavirus testing criteria to include all protesters who attended recent events, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced yesterday. He urged everyone who has attended a protest to get a test. He said they have a “civic duty” to get tested.

In less than a week, you’ll be able to get that long-overdue haircut, shop for new clothes, shoes and cars, go out to dinner at a local restaurant or sip a glass of local wine at one of the North Fork’s vineyards.

RiverheadLOCAL will host a series of online conversations about race and diversity in Riverhead. The talks, which begin Friday evening, June 5, will be streamed live on this website and on the RiverheadLOCAL Facebook page.

Here's a rundown of the actions taken by the Riverhead Town Board at its meeting on June 2, 2020.

Topics include the design and location of a town square to enhanced pedestrian safety, building heights and architectural styles. The anonymous survey takes about 10 minutes and will be open until June 15 at 5 p.m.

Outdoor dining at restaurants will be permitted in Phase Two of reopening, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced today. Long Island is on track to enter Phase Two next Wednesday.

Opponents of the EPCAL land deal with an affiliate of Triple Five group urged the town board to cancel its contract..

For the first time since the coronavirus closed Riverhead Town Hall to the public and discontinued in-person public attendance at town meetings, the Riverhead Town Board will take live public comments via the Zoom conferencing platform during its meeting this afternoon at 2 o'clock.

The library will operate under its current budget for the next fiscal year, which runs from July 1 through June 30, 2021.

Beginning today, the Riverhead DMV office is processing registrations and certain other transactions by mail. Beginning Thursday, June 4, the office will accept transactions through a secure drop box there. Drop box services will be available during regular office hours, Monday through Saturday.