Business
Planning Board changes course on Brother Bear Canna review
The Riverhead Planning Board voted Thursday to reclassify the Brother Bear Canna site plan as a Type I action under SEQRA, requiring a full environmental assessment form and coordinated review with other agencies before the application can move forward.
Business
Suffolk tables agricultural district bid for Calverton cannabis site
Suffolk lawmakers tabled a bid to add a proposed Calverton cannabis greenhouse site to an agricultural district after local objections.
Government
Planning Board requires acoustic modeling study for proposed cannabis facility in Calverton
Riverhead planners want more answers on noise from a proposed Calverton cannabis growing facility after residents packed Thursday’s meeting.
Business
Revised plans for Calverton cannabis greenhouse return to Riverhead Planning Board
Revised plans for the proposed Brother Bear cannabis greenhouse returned to the Planning Board Thursday amid continued public opposition.
Business
Proposal by cannabis grower for Calverton farmland hits a wall at ZBA
The Riverhead ZBA last night denied two variance requests from a state-licensed cannabis cultivator needed for an indoor growing operation on Middle Road.
Opinion
A factory by any other name: Why what we call things matters
We should look closely. We should name things honestly. And we should remember that once land is lost in practice, no label can save it later. Guest column by Robert Gass
Business
Zoning Board hearing on cannabis greenhouse variances veers into broader debate over plan
A ZBA hearing on two variances for a proposed Calverton cannabis greenhouse widened into debate over odors, traffic and code interpretation.
