Railroad Avenue

Riverhead Town has hired the nonprofit National Development Council for technical assistance on three projects, including a transit-oriented development project planned for the Court Street parking lot, the development of a the Main Street town square and the potential lease of the former Kmart building for a municipal complex.

A proposed zoning code amendment seeks to spur redevelopment of the area surrounding the Riverhead railroad station.

The Railroad Avenue building that housed a bar that lost its liquor license last year following a slashing and a double shooting has been sold and is slated for renovation.

Security cameras will first be installed in the Grangebel Park and Railroad Avenue areas and technology installed in police headquarters to monitor the video feed.

Supervisor Laura Jens-Smith is inviting residents to help with the spring train station cleanup tomorrow morning. The cleanup...

Alleging that the operator of The Caboose Pub allowed the premises to become disorderly and the “focal point for police attention,” the State Liquor Authority has initiated proceedings to revoke its license.

The MTA has committed to cleaning up the appearance of the Riverhead railroad station and will again actively seek a tenant for the long-closed ticket office. The town is seeking volunteers for a clean-up and planting day at the station and has again asked Suffolk County to relocate the bus stop away from the building.

Moving the bus stop on Railroad Street comes with a operating cost increase of between $20,000 and $30,000 per year, according to County Legislator Al Krupski, who says the county can fund by finding efficiencies — not a reduction in service.

Riverhead Police said a male victim was physically attacked by three or four people, unknown to him, who demanded money.

Two male victims told police they were attacked by a group of 5 or 6 males, who punched and kicked them and stole their phones and cash at about 2:30 a.m. on May 31