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Aquebogue cannabis grower seeks town approvals to expand indoor cultivation on preserved county farmland

by Jan 6, 2026
Island Grow met with Riverhead planners on Tuesday to advance plans for two indoor cultivation buildings on preserved farmland.

Planet Nugg owner to open Aquebogue’s first cannabis dispensary

by Jul 24, 2025
The owner of Planet Nugg, a dispensary based in Farmingdale, is opening a second location at 720 Main Road in Aquebogue.

Proposed café on Edgar Avenue, across from Aquebogue school, has public hearing

by Sep 10, 2024
A proposal for a café on Edgar Avenue across from Aquebogue Elementary School drew concerns about traffic congestion, pedestrian safety and parking at a Riverhead Planning Board meeting Thursday evening. Sept. 5 meeting wrap-up.

Residents pan proposed Main Road medical office building and new traffic light at Union Avenue

by Jul 19, 2024
A proposed 15,000-square-foot medical office building on Main Road in Aquebogue drew lots of criticism from local residents during a Town Board special permit hearing Tuesday afternoon at Town Hall. 

For this Wading River man, a childhood dream of opening a plant nursery became reality

by May 13, 2024
Nick Sollazzo’s dream since he was a kid was having his own plant nursery. The Wading River man’s dream became a reality with the opening of North Shore Plant Company in Aquebogue.

Town board rejects permit for two-story office building on Main Road in Aquebogue

by Sep 10, 2021
The town board on Wednesday denied a special permit application for a two-story medical office building on Main Road in Aquebogue.

Police charge two in Aquebogue burglary

by Jul 23, 2021
Riverhead Police today announced the arrest of two people in connection with a the burglary of an Aquebogue home last week.

Residents ask town board to reject two-story medical office building in Aquebogue’s Rural Corridor zone

by Jul 15, 2021
Allowing the construction of a two-story medical office building in the Rural Corridor zone along Main Road in Aquebogue goes against the intent of the zoning and would change the rural character of the area, residents told the town board during a special permit public hearing last week.

On the Docks at Meetinghouse Creek: casual American waterfront dining

by May 24, 2019
The restaurant at Lighthouse Marina on Meetinghouse Creek is under new ownership this season. On the Docks opened its doors last month in the former Phil’s Waterfront Bar and Grill.

Historic Aquebogue farm stand reopened by young brothers with roots in local agriculture

by May 10, 2019
Emil and Kyle Breitenbach, who come from a longtime farming family on the North Fork, have started their own farm and reopened the stand known to generations of locals as "Skelly's"