Government
Former Town Hall, future site of Riverhead Justice Court, dedicated in memory of Judge Allen Smith
The Riverhead Town Board dedicated the future site of the town’s new justice court to the late Judge Allen Smith in a ceremony of tears and laughter on Tuesday.
Riverhead Justice Court
Justice Court report: May 2023
Excerpts from Riverhead Town Justice Court docket for the month of May 2023, Justice Lori Hulse and Justice Sean Walter presiding.
Riverhead Justice Court
Justice Court report: week of March 6, 2023
Excerpts from Riverhead Town Justice Court docket for the week of March 6, 2023: There was a total of 360 criminal and traffic cases on the court’s docket, Justice Sean Walter presiding.
Riverhead Justice Court
Justice Court Report: Week of February 6
Excerpts from Riverhead Town Justice Court docket for the month of January 2023, Judge Sean Walter presiding. There was a total of 218 criminal and traffic cases on the court’s docket.
Riverhead Justice Court
Riverhead Justice Court Report: January 2023
Excerpts from Riverhead Town Justice Court docket for the month of January 2023, Judge Lori Hulse and Judge Sean Walter presiding.
There was a total of 1,537 criminal and traffic cases on the court’s docket.
Government
Riverhead Town inks deal with PBMC to buy Second Street property for new Town Hall
The site, originally developed by Suffolk County National Bank, includes a three-story office building, a two-story office building, a bank branch currently leased to M&T Bank and a two-story wood frame house that has been converted to office space.
Editorial
Once again, Riverhead Town is a poster child for ‘how not to’ do something
Opinion: The very long saga of the town’s “space problems” is a classic example of how not to plan and execute capital improvements if you happen to be the governing body of a growing municipality.
Government
Officials eye new three-story town hall on Howell Avenue as solution to town’s space problems
Town officials are considering building a three-story town hall on vacant land at the corner of Howell Avenue and Brook Street, and renovating and repurposing two existing buildings for town court and police department use, at an estimated cost of $30.8 million.
Community News
Portrait of late Town Justice Allen Smith unveiled in Riverhead Justice Court
A portrait of the late Town Justice Allen Smith was unveiled during a ceremony in Riverhead Justice Court yesterday afternoon.
Government
Kmart municipal complex nixed, town goes back to the drawing board with justice court safety concerns ‘first and foremost’
The town board has nixed the plan to move town facilities to the Kmart building. With safety and security concerns over the town justice court "first and foremost," more ideas for construction and renovation are discussed.