Guest Column
Accountability matters
Leadership requires more than holding office — it requires honesty, integrity, and the willingness to take responsibility when words or actions cause harm.
Letters
Merrifield’s double standard
Letter: A board member questioning a speaker's political affiliation at a public meeting is offensive — even more so when aimed at a political foe.
Business
Riverhead reworks golf cottages plan with new zoning district, environmental review
Riverhead officials are revising the golf cottages proposal again, replacing a prior rezoning plan with a new golf course zoning district.
Government
Court order preserves U.S. Open parking plan at EPCAL amid property dispute
A court order bars U.S. Open-related parking on 400 David Court LLC’s property but allows shuttle buses to pass through the easement area.
Government
Gas-powered generator pitched as cost-saver for Riverhead Town Hall
A proposal to power Town Hall with a natural-gas generator drew interest — and procurement questions — at Thursday’s work session.
Government
Riverhead Town Board hearing set on site plan, special permit for town square hotel
The Town Board will hold a public hearing on the site plan and special permit applications for the proposed Peconic River Hotel downtown on June 10 at 6 p.m..
Government
Riverhead weighs e-bike rules: Town Board June 2 meeting wrap-up
Proposed e-bike rules, a water main extension, fireworks permits and U.S. Open parking operations were among Tuesday’s Riverhead Town Board actions.
Politics
L.I. taxpayers paid $1.6M-plus in Even-Year Election Law case led by GOP committees
Taxpayers in eight Republican-led municipalities have paid more than $1.6M for a federal lawsuit led by GOP committees.
Government
Scott’s Pointe operator rebuffs criticism of application as ‘fake news’
Scott’s Pointe owner Eric Scott rejected criticism of his latest application as “fake news,” while opponents warned it would undo environmental safeguards.
Denise Civiletti
Let’s make public hearings less painful
Riverhead can make public hearings more useful, less contentious and more efficient by explaining them clearly before residents speak.
