Editorial
The Planning Board is right. Riverhead must hit the brake on development while comp plan is updated.
The proliferation of massive warehousing and logistics buildings proposed in Calverton alone can forever change our town's landscape. With development, there are no do-overs.
Government
Town approves 14 drag racing events in Calverton next year, subject to pending sale of site
Plans for 14 drag racing events at the Calverton Enterprise Park next year gained special event approvals from the Riverhead Town Board Tuesday night.
Business
Air cargo logistics hub in Calverton planned by Triple Five affiliate to enhance package delivery services on Long Island
The Calverton Enterprise Park will fill the need for a regional air cargo logistics hub on Long Island, representatives of Calverton Agency & Technology told the Riverhead IDA in a presentation last night.
News
Drag racing promoter makes himself at home, living in RV on Calverton runway as he sets up for summer racing series
Drag racing promoter Peter Scalzo has been living in a motor home on a Calverton runway without permission for more than a week as he sets up the track for the drag racing series set to being Aug. 20. The town hasn't yet signed a runway use agreement with Scalzo for the Race Track-Not Street Summer Series.
Business
Purchaser in Calverton land deal ‘ready to go’ with application for Riverhead IDA benefits, lawyer says
The clock is ticking as an important deadline looms in the $40 million land deal with a Triple Five affiliate at the Calverton Enterprise Park. The company must have a complete application for benefits filed and accepted by the Riverhead Industrial Development Agency by Sept. 24.
Government
Town board hears comments on proposed ban on food waste-to-energy facilities
The fate of a proposal to site a food waste-to-energy facility at the Calverton Enterprise Park — and whether or not the Town of Riverhead will allow such facilities anywhere within its borders — remains uncertain.
News
Triple Five at risk of bond default on NJ mega-mall, where it lost more than $59 million in 2021, securities filings...
Triple Five, the company in a $40 million land deal with the Town of Riverhead, is at risk of default on its $800 million bonds for its American Dream mega mall in New Jersey, according to a public securities filing made Friday by the bond issuer’s trustee. The company reported losing $59.4 million last year in a separate filing last month.
Business
Riverhead Zoning Board asked for ruling on proposed waste-to-energy facility at EPCAL
A developer looking to build a waste-to-energy facility at the Calverton Enterprise Park is asking the Riverhead Zoning Board of Appeals to overrule the town building department's determination that the zoning code prohibits the use. The facility, proposed by Melville-based CEA Energy, would process organic wastes and generate renewable natural gas and compostable soil amenders, according to documents filed with the ZBA.
Government
April 2-3 drag-racing events canceled due to mixup over taxiway at 10,000-foot runway
The “Race Track, Not Street” drag-racing events scheduled for this weekend have been canceled due to confusion —or some sort of misunderstanding — over ownership of a taxiway at the Calverton Enterprise Park. The remaining events in the “Race Track, Not Street” series will go on as planned, except they will be located on the 7,000-foot runway, where they were held last year.
Government
Town board approves transfer of 2,100 acres in Calverton Enterprise Park to Riverhead IDA
The Riverhead Town Board today approved transfer of the town’s land holdings inside the Calverton Enterprise Park to the Riverhead Industrial Development Agency, pursuant to an agreement reached between the town and its contract vendee, Triple Five affiliate Calverton Aviation and Technology.