Calverton

The owner of the Youngs Avenue farmland where compost materials were stockpiled pleaded guilty Tuesday to Riverhead code violations.

A ZBA hearing on two variances for a proposed Calverton cannabis greenhouse widened into debate over odors, traffic and code interpretation.

Letter: I never heard about this train wreck so the article was very interesting to me. I agree — there should be some sort of memorial at the site.

A long-stalled plan to subdivide about 131 acres of industrially zoned land on Route 25 in Calverton, just west of Splish Splash, was the subject of a Riverhead Planning Board subject hearing Thursday.

A proposal for a 33,700-square-foot cannabis greenhouse on Middle Road in Calverton drew a packed crowd to the Riverhead Planning Board last week. Residents from nearby senior communities voiced concerns about odors, noise and property values, while planners said they’re still evaluating the project’s environmental and technical details.

The Riverhead Zoning Board of Appeals adjourned a hearing last week without taking testimony, and referred the application back to the Planning Board.

A Nassau County company that purchased a 5 ⅓ acre site on Middle Road in Calverton is seeking site plan approval for cannabis growing and processing. 

HK Ventures' 412,679-square-foot commercial/industrial complex on Route 25 in Calverton, called by planning officials one of the largest industrial developments ever proposed in the Town of Riverhead, gained final approval last night.

Riverhead Town has ordered the owner of Patriot Recycling to remove 3,000 cubic yards of materials from Youngs Avenue preserved farmland where it plans composting operations.

Riverhead Town will require an in-depth environmental review of a proposed motocross track on River Road in Calverton, where a developer plans to excavate sand and soil from prime agricultural land.