Government
Resolution calling public hearing on Calverton moratorium pulled from Town Board’s agenda
The resolution calling a public hearing on a proposed moratorium on industrial development in Calverton has been pulled from the packet of resolutions scheduled to be acted on by the Town Board Tuesday night.
Government
Rehearing set on proposed battery energy storage code for Tuesday afternoon, Dec. 20
A second public hearing is set on a proposed code to regulate the siting and operation of battery energy storage systems in Riverhead Town.
Business
Agreement for ice rink at town park in Calverton being revised to ensure it complies with state law
Plans for an indoor NHL-sized hockey rink at Veterans Memorial Park in Calverton have hit a snag over whether the proposed agreement between Riverhead Town and the nonprofit Peconic Hockey Foundation runs afoul of state law.
Government
As tax bills are issued for new year, ongoing dispute over LIPA payments leaves fire and school districts still waiting for...
Dec. 1 marks the beginning of a new property tax year in Suffolk County and payments due from the Long Island Power Authority to school and fire districts in Riverhead Town — and to the town itself — are still caught in a standoff over how the payments, totaling millions of dollars, should be collected.
Community News
Town Board honors Riverhead Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary for 90 years of service
The Riverhead Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary is celebrating its 90th Anniversary this year. Yesterday the town Board recognized the organization for nearly a century of service.
Government
Residents, angered by proposed zoning code changes, again press Town Board for moratorium
Frustration over delays in the comprehensive plan update and inaction on a moratorium for Calverton boiled over in the Riverhead Town Hall meeting room yesterday.
Government
Town settles federal lawsuit over proposed new cell tower on Fresh Pond Avenue in Calverton
Riverhead has settled a federal lawsuit brought by a Houston-based telecommunications company over its plan to erect a new cell tower on Fresh Pond Avenue.
Editorial
No time left for dawdling: Town Board needs to wake up and kick it into overdrive on comp plan — and...
Failing to adopt a moratorium while at the same time dawdling on the comprehensive plan, allowing new land uses and increased development density without the transfer of development rights — in other words, maintaining the status quo — indicate that the Town Board either doesn't grasp the urgency of these matters or just doesn't care.
Editorial
Follow the money? Not in Riverhead—but why not?
Editorial: In Riverhead, the public can't "follow the money" because there are no public budget discussions by the Town Board. Everything is "discussed" in emails or in offline private meetings. Why?
Government
Town Board remains divided as it considers two routes to industrial moratorium in Calverton
The town board is split on whether any moratorium on industrial development should allow exemptions for projects already under review.