Government
Riverhead sets hearing on condemning science center’s building in 3-2 vote
A split Riverhead Town Board voted Tuesday to set a May 20 public hearing on condemning the Long Island Science Center’s long-vacant East Main Street building.
Community News
Riverhead Country Fair is canceled this year, the 50th anniversary of its founding
The Riverhead Country Fair will not take place this year, the 50th anniversary of the popular event’s founding in 1976.
Community News
Here’s what’s in store for the East End Arts campus as Riverhead’s town square takes shape
Take a look at what’s planned for the East End Arts campus in Riverhead’s town square project, from moving historic buildings to creating a more visible arts hub downtown.
Government
Science Center’s last-minute bid fails as town advances acquisition of Main Street building
The Long Island Science Center submitted a 92-page packet Tuesday in a failed last-minute bid to stop Riverhead from advancing acquisition of its East Main Street building.
Government
Science center pitches new phased plan as Riverhead considers eminent domain
Riverhead Town Board members sharply questioned LI Science Center representatives over years of delays at 111 E. Main St. as the town weighs eminent domain.
Government
Town board majority seems ready to revive condemnation of science center building
Riverhead officials seem poised to move ahead with condemnation of the long-delayed science center building.
Government
Planning Board OKs town square lot line changes
The Riverhead Planning Board on Thursday granted conditional approval for lot line changes needed for the town square hotel project to proceed.
Government
Revised 205 Osborn filing teed up for IDA vote, as Hanover Bank branch is proposed
The Riverhead IDA accepted a revised application resetting the PILOT timeline for 205 Osborn and a tenancy application for a Hanover Bank branch on the ground floor of the building.
Business
Riverhead Town Board takes surprise vote to authorize demolition of 127 E. Main Street as soon as next week
A surprise Town Board vote last night set demolition of 127 East Main Street in motion, clearing the way for a Petrocelli hotel and condo project downtown. Supporters call it progress; critics say it’s rushed and secretive.
Business
Town square moves forward as Riverhead designates Petrocelli ‘qualified and eligible’
The Riverhead town square project took a giant leap forward on Tuesday, as the Town Board authorized an agreement with its master developer — an affiliate of the J. Petrocelli companies — to build a hotel, public plaza and playground downtown.
