Riverhead Central Faculty Association

‘Tis the season for giving — and locals across Riverhead have been doing their part in the spirit of the holiday season. 

Legislation requiring industrial development agencies to have school district and labor union representatives on their governing boards was vetoed by Gov. Kathy Hochul last week. 

After the years of turmoil we have had at the district office leading up to today, we don’t need to be fixed. We need to be supported — and we are dying to be led. Guest column by Riverhead teachers union president Gregory Wallace

The Harlem Wizards came to town last night for their annual romp against the RCFA All-Stars on the basketball court at Riverhead High School. Photo gallery.

The razzle-dazzle basketball team has thrilled sold-out crowds in an annual performance with their special brand of “trick hoops and alley oops,” fancy footwork and comedy on the court since 2013.

A state plan to eliminate the need for students to pass Regents examinations to graduate could help Riverhead students and lead to higher graduation rates, according to Riverhead Central School District Interim Superintendent Cheryl Pedisich.

Teachers at Phillips Avenue Elementary School are planning to demonstrate outside the school tomorrow to raise concerns about Southampton Town’s plan to site a sewage treatment plant in Riverside near the school.

Editorial: The charter school system in New York is broken. The school district, the Town Board and the charter school need to be working together to fix how charter schools are funded instead of feuding with each other.

Opposition to allowing private schools in industrial districts dominated Monday night's public hearing on Riverhead’s draft comprehensive plan update, with many speakers taking aim at a change that would expand the Riverhead Charter School's options for locating a new high school.

The president of the Riverhead teachers union had harsh words for the Supervisor Tim Hubbard and the Town Board at Tuesday's school board meeting for considering a zoning code change to allow private schools in industrial zones.