Catherine Kent

Councilwoman Catherine Kent: "There’s healing to be done and it starts with each and every one of us. Our children are watching all that we do and what we say."

Former Riverhead councilman and deputy supervisor Chris Kent — the ex-husband of Councilwoman Catherine Kent — has been retained by Triple Five, the company in contract to buy more than 1,600 acres of vacant land at the Calverton Enterprise Park.

Riverhead Supervisor Laura Jens-Smith has appointed Councilwoman Catherine Kent as deputy supervisor, replacing Councilman Tim Hubbard in that role.

Jens-Smith called for unity, cooperation and perseverance in Riverhead Town government after she took the oath of office as Riverhead Town's 62nd supervisor, the first woman to hold the post in the town's 226-year history.

It's a first in Riverhead's 225-year history: a ticket of three women seeking election to the town board.

Catherine Kent of Baiting Hollow, who taught in Riverhead schools for 38 years, is seeking the Democratic nomination for town council.

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