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Suffolk County Jail will allow visitations to resume next week at correctional facilities in Riverhead and Yaphank, the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office announced.

The planning department is recommending an environmental impact statement be required for a proposed 425,464-square-foot industrial complex on 30 acres off Middle Country Road in Calverton.

The virtual format, while so different from the typical ceremony on the football field, in front of bleachers packed with cheering family members and friends, had a special charm — a unique intimacy that set it apart from the electric environment of past graduations. Most everything about last night's ceremony was up close and personal.

Congratulations to the Riverhead High School Class of 2020, which has its virtual graduation ceremony today at 5:30 p.m.

Riverhead Town beaches, staffed with lifeguards and attendants, will be open daily beginning tomorrow. Bathrooms and playgrounds will be open, but concessions will not.

The district today posted a job listing for a Latin teacher, with a start date of Sept. 1. The listing was posted on a K-12 education employment website.

Southampton Town Police are seeking information about a stabbing yesterday afternoon in the area of the Riverside traffic circle.

New York’s police reform agenda, a package of legislation and an executive order signed by the governor earlier this month, mandates significant changes in policing policies and practices in the state and imposes new requirements on local police agencies to work with their communities on policies and practices. How are local police departments handling compliance?

The state will impose a quarantine on states with spiking coronavirus infections, including New York residents traveling back home.

Only Second Assembly District candidate Laura Jens-Smith of Laurel emerged from yesterday’s election with a commanding lead over her opponent, with nearly 78% of the votes cast. The races in the First Congressional District and Second State Senate District are close between the top two vote-getters in each contest.