Government
Riverhead Town Board wrap-up: June 16
Baiting Hollow residents turned out to voice objection to the application by Ivy Acres for a license to operate a medical marijuana growing and...
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Feasibility of WaterFire on the Peconic will be subject of chapter in grant-funded town BOA study
$50,000 from Riverhead's brownfields opportunities areas grant would fund a feasibility analysis for creative placemaking downtown that would also encompass the WaterFire project.
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Local residents circulating petition demanding weight and size limits on all Riverhead roads
While the Riverhead Town Board is considering imposing an eight-ton weight limit on Twomey Avenue in Calverton, some local residents are demanding that the town impose weight and size limits on all local roads. They are gathering signatures on an online petition to support the move.
Government
Town board wrap-up May 5: honoring longtime employee, hearing on disbursement of false alarm fees, more
More on false alarm fees and fire marshal positions, United Riverhead Terminal, new IDA board member,
Government
Town Board wrap-up: code revision hearings, new IDA board member
Hearings were held on proposed code amendments regarding rental dwelling unit permits, hunting permits and an E. Main Street zoning change, and the town board filled one of two vacancies on the Riverhead IDA.
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Owner of former Wal-Mart site tells town officials two movie theater chains are interested in locating there
The property owner met with Riverhead planning department officials today about code changes needed to allow a multi-screen movie theater to be built at the former Wal-Mart site on Route 58, Councilwoman Jodi Giglio said.
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North Fork Horseradish Festival moving to Pulaski Street brewery this year
The North Fork Horseradish Festival will be held in Polish Town this year, if the Riverhead Town Board approves a special event permit application...
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Towns, villages settle Legal Aid Society suit over lack of private conference space in justice courts
Riverhead has agreed, in a stipulation of settlement, to modify a small conference room to create a safe place for confidential attorney-client meetings in Riverhead Justice Court, but the court facilities' other problems — including overcrowding and security issues the justices say are urgent — remain unaddressed.
Government
Residents flex their muscles: opposition to gasoline storage in Northville shifts opinions on town board
After listening to many hours of community opposition to United Riverhead Terminal's plan to store and distribute gasoline in Northville, a majority of town board now appears ready to deny the company's special permit application, reversing prior course.
Government
After town board contract delay, Pataki consulting firm decides against working for Riverhead Town on EPCAL site
The firm headed by former Gov. George Pataki, who is now exploring a run for the White House, has informed Riverhead "they decline to work with the town," according to Supervisor Sean Walter, who pushed for the deal. On Feb. 18, a three-member majority of the town board tabled a resolution authorizing an agreement with the NYC consulting firm, amid concerns about commission fees and lack of time to fully review the document.
