Environment
Military adopts ‘action level’ policy for PFAS cleanup that’s 3 times federal EPA standard
The Defense Department's new policy allows the Navy to further delay action to remedy drinking water contamination by plume migrating off Calverton site.
Upcoming
Calverton Restoration Advisory Board meeting set for Oct. 29 at the Residence Inn
The Restoration Advisory Board (RAB)for the former Naval Weapons Industrial Reserve Plant (NWIRP) in Calverton will hold its next meeting on Oct. 29, at the Residence Inn in Riverhead.
Government
Riverhead considers ban on logistics centers and truck terminals in most industrial areas
The development of logistics centers, last-mile fulfillment centers and truck terminals would be banned in most of Riverhead Town’s industrial areas, under a proposed code amendment unveiled Thursday.
Environment
Navy seeks community feedback on cleanup of former Grumman site in Calverton, sets next public advisory board meeting for Oct. 29
The Navy is seeking community feedback on the cleanup of the former Grumman site in Calverton via a 7-question survey. The next public meeting of the community advisory board is set for Oct. 29.
Government
Hubbard picks team of ‘shakers and doers’ to help guide future of EPCAL site
Riverhead Town officials have introduced the Citizen’s Cooperative Development Team, a new committee that will be chaired by Supervisor Tim Hubbard with the goal of bringing together town officials’ and residents' ideas for the future of the former Northrop-Grumman manufacturing plant, also known as EPCAL.
Government
Residents concerned about Riverhead’s future speak out at comp plan hearing Monday night
What will Riverhead be like in 10 or 20 years from now. Concerned residents and advocates spoke on a wide array of topics at Monday night's public hearing on the draft comp plan update. Here's what they had to say.
Environment
Riverhead Town and Suffolk County launch probe into groundwater pollution at former Calverton Grumman site
The Riverhead Water District and Suffolk County Department of Health Services are investigating a groundwater pollution plume in and around the former Northrop Grumman site in Calverton to determine if it may impact a Riverhead Water District well.
Environment
Navy to community advisory board: PFAS cleanup in Calverton off the agenda due to strict new federal limits on ‘forever chemicals’
The Navy says it cannot discuss PFAS cleanup until the Department of Defense ‘issues policy’ on compliance with the federal Environmental Protection Agency's new rule establishing maximum contaminant levels for PFAS chemicals polluting the Calverton site and surrounding area.
News
Riverhead asks court to throw out EPCAL lawsuit
In papers filed in court Friday afternoon, Riverhead Town and the Riverhead IDA seek dismissal of the lawsuit brought by the Triple Five affiliate in the gnarly and controversial $40 million EPCAL land deal that collapsed last year.
Government
RV park pitched for EPCAL is ‘dead in the water’
The RV park pitched for a 165-acre portion of the EPCAL site in Calverton, which would include a 100-acre manmade lake, does not have the support of the Riverhead Town Board, the supervisor said today.
