CARES Act

A resolution authorizing payment of coronavirus relief funds to community organizations was tabled last week after the operator of the Church of the Harvest food pantry argued the town was giving a disproportionate amount of money to the Long Island Aquarium.

The town board on Tuesday allocated the Town of Riverhead’s $168,000 in federal CARES Act funding, dividing it among town government — for the purchase of vehicles that serve senior programs — and six local organizations.

Riverhead schools got a big boost in state aid in the final budget deal reached last night between the governor and state...

The $900 billion coronavirus relief package hammered out by federal lawmakers includes language to ensure that small businesses who borrowed money under the Paycheck Protection Program can deduct expenses covered using the program’s forgivable loans.