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Riverhead school superintendent ordered district offices swept for listening devices last fall

by Mar 1, 2022
Riverhead School Superintendent Augustine Tornatore had an electronic privacy sweep done at the district's Osborn Avenue offices last fall, according to documents obtained by RiverheadLOCAL through a Freedom of Information Law request.

Riverhead High School 2009 grad announces candidacy for school board

by Mar 20, 2021
Colin Palmer, 30, of Northville says one factor in his decision to run is the demise of the Latin program in Riverhead, "a more than 100-year-old gem in the crown" of the district.

Riverhead school board to hold first in-person public meeting since COVID shutdown

by Oct 12, 2020
The Riverhead school board will meet in person and allow public attendance at its meeting for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic surged in New York and the governor implemented shutdown measures in March.

Cuomo: State considering change to June 9 school vote ballot deadline

by Jun 5, 2020
State officials are considering pushing back the school vote deadline for ballots to be received by school districts across the state, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said today during a press conference.

Riverhead school board to conduct ‘virtual’ meeting Tuesday afternoon

by Mar 24, 2020
Due to the COVID-19 quarantine requirements, the school board's meeting today will take place solely through virtual/electronic meeting capabilities.

Officials discuss school safety and security

by Jun 26, 2019
School Resource Officer Byron Perez reported on the first year of the district's SRO program, and district officials discussed the results of an online school safety survey.

Moms of Boy Scouts struck by alleged drunk driver ask for D.A.’s ‘Choices and Consequences’ program in Riverhead

by Mar 27, 2019
The mother of the Wading River Boy Scout killed by an allegedly drunk driver in September and the mothers of two other boys injured in the crash are asking the school district to bring the Suffolk D.A.'s program to Riverhead this spring.

Why does the Riverhead school board flagrantly and routinely violate the state Open Meetings Law? (Because they can.)

by Dec 15, 2018
Column: The seven elected trustees go through the motions of a public meeting once or twice a month. But the real meetings, where policy is discussed and decisions are made, take place behind closed doors. Illegally.

Policía de Riverhead, líder cívico de Flanders serán juramentado como miembros del consejo escolar en la reunión de esta noche

by Aug 15, 2017
El oficial de policía de Riverhead, Byron Pérez, y el presidente de la Asociación de la Comunidad de Flanders, Riverside y Northampton, Ron Fisher,...

Should former candidates Thompson and Fischer be appointed to fill two school board vacancies? Residents speak out

by Jul 7, 2017
Yolanda Thompson and Greg Fischer finished fourth and fifth in the five-way race for three school board seats in May. With two unexpected vacancies to be fill, should the board appoint them to the open spots? There was animated discussion of the topic at last night's meeting.
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