Election 2021

With $101,930 total contributions to date, Aguiar’s fundraising has already surpassed almost all supervisor candidates since 2007, the oldest campaign finance records available on the state website.

Meet the candidates running for Town of Riverhead Supervisor and Town of Riverhead Council on Thursday, Oct. 7 from 7 to 9...

Democratic candidates for Riverhead Town Board say the Riverhead Police Department is under-resourced and, if elected, they'll push for more funding to hire more officers.

Riverhead Supervisor Yvette Aguiar reviews her first two years in office as she seeks re-election. Guest column.

My goal is and has been giving citizens the respect they deserve. Residents must be allowed to take part in decisions that affect them. Their opinions must be heard, valued and used in decision-making.

Supervisor candidate Catherine Kent and council candidate Evelyn Hobson-Womack on Tuesday criticized the Aguiar administration for the pace of progress on a security camera program downtown, where cameras installed in Grangebel Park remain inoperable. Today, the supervisor revealed that internet provider Optimim/Altice says it will have the connection installed by July 30.

Retired Riverhead Police Detective Evelyn Hobson-Womack, a Democratic candidate for town council, is questioning why the security cameras purchased by the town and installed in Grangebel Park remain inoperable.

With development constantly changing the character of Riverhead, we need to know that whoever is making decisions is doing so in the best interest of the town.

Dana Brown, a senior assessment clerk in the Riverhead Town assessor's office, where she is a seven-year employee, was appointed to fill the vacancy left by the retirement of assessor Mason Haas in February. Brown is a candidate for the post in the November election.

Supervisor Yvette Aguiar defends the wall erected at the Town Hall entrance and accuses Councilwoman Catherine Kent of 'intentional distortions' for political gain.