Riverhead town hall

Supervisor Tim Hubbard mapped out his vision for action in a speech to an overflow crowd at Town Hall New Year's Day, pledging “a level of transparency…that has not been seen before," improved communications and the return of civility to Town Board meetings.

Riverhead Town is holding a ceremonial street renaming contest for a section of West Second Street, where the new Town Hall is set to open. 

An appreciation: Verna Campbell, who for 37 years was the face and voice of Riverhead Town Hall, died yesterday at age 90.

The site, originally developed by Suffolk County National Bank, includes a three-story office building, a two-story office building, a bank branch currently leased to M&T Bank and a two-story wood frame house that has been converted to office space.

The Riverhead Town Board will vote next week to authorize the purchase of Peconic Bay Medical Center's downtown campus on West Second Street. It will authorize bonds of $20 million to finance the purchase and another $1.5 million to make improvements to the hospital’s three-story administrative office building for use as a new Town Hall. 

Riverhead’s Ukrainian community will rally at Riverhead Town Hall on Monday at noon to oppose Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The rally is being organized by St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Church in Riverhead,

Riverhead Town has hired the nonprofit National Development Council for technical assistance on three projects, including a transit-oriented development project planned for the Court Street parking lot, the development of a the Main Street town square and the potential lease of the former Kmart building for a municipal complex.

Asked if the removal of the wall means members of the public can attend town hall meetings in person, Riverhead Supervisor Yvette Aguiar said the public has not been prohibited from attending those meetings in person. The town's emergency orders and meeting notices say otherwise.

Town Hall belongs to the community, and everyone deserves a say in what happens in and to our town. Guest column by Councilwoman Catherine Kent

Riverhead Town officials are considering leasing the vacant 106,000-square-foot former Kmart building on Route 58 for use as a municipal complex. The town would consolidate most departments in one location.