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Revised 205 Osborn filing teed up for IDA vote, as Hanover Bank branch is proposed

by Jan 20, 2026
The Riverhead IDA accepted a revised application resetting the PILOT timeline for 205 Osborn and a tenancy application for a Hanover Bank branch on the ground floor of the building.

Developer seeks to build 39 townhouse apartments at Polonaise Park

by Jan 29, 2025
The owner of Polonaise Park in Riverhead's Polish Town is planning to build 39 three-story townhouse apartments on the site.

Final draft of Riverhead’s comp plan update will have public hearing Monday evening

by May 14, 2024
Analysis: How the final draft of the comp plan is different from the first draft that was released in February.

School district to town: No new development without money for classrooms

by Feb 16, 2021
Riverhead School District officials are asking the Town of Riverhead to require developers of new housing to provide “feasible solutions” to the financial burden of expanding instructional space in the district — and they’re asking the town not to approve “any future development” without securing those solutions.

Hubbard proposes $1,500-per-apartment ‘payment in lieu of parking’ fee downtown

by Jun 1, 2017
Any development plan that has already received site plan approval would be 'grandfathered' officials said. Applications for two Main Street buildings that would add 288 apartments with only 178 parking spaces are already pending.

Learning from Patchogue: Can Riverhead achieve its ‘sister’ town’s success?

by Feb 24, 2017
Take a tour of Patchogue with Mayor Paul Pontieri, who discusses the secret of the village's success and how Riverhead, Patchogue's 'sister' town, may be able to replicate it.

Developer pitches five-story apartments and retail in downtown Riverhead

by May 3, 2016
Developer Georgica Green is proposing a five-story apartment building with retail space on the ground floor for the corner of East Main Street and McDermott Avenue in downtown Riverhead.
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Does Main Street need a ‘time out’ on new residential units? Democratic candidates think so

by Jul 18, 2015
Democratic candidate for Riverhead Town Board Laura Jens-Smith of Laurel is calling for a building moratorium on new dwelling units on Main Street. Jens-Smith made the...