Laura Jens-Smith

Riverhead Deputy Supervisor Jill Lewis is leaving town government this month after having served in the deputy post more than nine years under two supervisors.

Riverhead Town Supervisor Laura Jens-Smith will have evening office hours on Mondays, by appointment, beginning next week.

A state of emergency has been declared by the Riverhead town supervisor, Suffolk county executive and New York governor as a blizzard pounds Suffolk County this morning.

Despite not objecting yesterday to the new supervisor's proposal to advertise for all vacancies on boards and committees, the Republican majority today moved to reappoint the town attorney and current members of the planning and zoning boards.

Riverhead Supervisor Laura Jens-Smith is calling for the creation of a downtown advisory committee to focus on downtown revitalization. She is also advocating for all town hall committee agendas to be posted on the town's website prior to their meetings.

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.

Supervisor-elect Laura Jens-Smith has named the key staff members in the supervisor's office, including a deputy supervisor, chief of staff and legislative secretary.

Riverhead Town Supervisor-elect Laura Jens-Smith will step down from the Mattituck-Cutchogue next month, she said in an interview yesterday.

Riverhead voters ousted supervisor Sean Walter in favor of Laura Jens-Smith and elected another Democrat, Catherine Kent, to fill a town board seat left empty by Republican Councilman John Dunleavy.

Nearly four months after announcing he was "highly interested" in the Luminati deal at EPCAL, NYC billionaire John Catsimatidis says he's still negotiating with the Calverton aerospace startup. Town officials now say Luminati Aerospace will have until at least month's end to come to terms with the town on a purchase agreement, following a letter of intent signed by both sides in early April.