Riverhead school budget

An error by a polling worker led the school district to report inaccurate school budget vote results Tuesday night, but the budget still passed by a wide margin, officials said.

Riverhead School District voters gave a big thumbs up to the district's proposed operating budget Tuesday, passing the budget by 72% to 28%,

It is reprehensible that during a pandemic, a time when all of us are navigating life under new rules just to remain safe and keep our communities safe, there are those who think it appropriate to attack others and sow division in our community. It is more important than ever to stay focused on what is most important: unity in our community.

If you’re like 85% of the school district’s residents, you don't usually vote in school district elections.

A public hearing on the Riverhead Central School District’s proposed $159.4 million operating budget for the 2021-2022 fiscal year will take place tonight at 7 p.m. at the high school. Six candidates for two open board seats will also be given the opportunity to address the public.

The Riverhead school board last night adopted a $159.4 million budget for the 2021-2022 school year. Thanks to a...

After word that the Riverhead Central School District has received a $14 million hike in state aid, the board of education has decided to propose an operating budget for 2021-2022 that will not increase property taxes and at the same time fund programs that were cut in the contingency budget last year, as well as additional expenditures officials say are needed to improve education districtwide.

The pandemic, uncertain state aid prospects, the property tax cap and the underlying contingency budget combine to make for a huge challenge when devising a workable budget for 2021-2022r that district taxpayers will support.

There was no stash of unspent funds left over when the books were closed on the 2019-2020 school year in Riverhead.

“I’ve never been so embarrassed to be from Riverhead or call myself a Blue Wave as I have these past couple of months. It’s disgusting.” Riverhead school board member Chris Dorr last night denounced the community for twice voting down the school budget and the school board for refusing to fund at least some of the district’s sports and extracurricular clubs this fall.