Riverhead Town

An agreement has been reached between the town, LIPA, Suffolk County and the town’s school and fire districts to collect what is likely more than $10 million of payments-in-lieu-of-taxes, also known as PILOTs, for LIPA-owned properties in Riverhead.

The estates of two people who died in the 2021 Second Street house fire filed a lawsuit last week against Riverhead Town and the property owner, alleging that both parties’ “negligence” and “recklessness” in maintaining the safety of the property contributed to the victims’ deaths.

The Town of Riverhead will distribute 1,200 free rapid COVID-19 test kits to residents on Tuesday at the Town Hall reception desk and at the Riverhead Senior Center in Aquebogue from 12-4 p.m.. There are two tests per kit.

Here's an update from Riverhead Town Supervisor Yvette Aguiar regarding the COVID-19 situation.

The Town of Riverhead Anti-Litter Committee will host its annual litter awareness and spring cleanup day May 4 from 8 a.m. to noon. A rain date is scheduled for May 11.

The town needs a more comprehensive code of ethics as well as rules to govern the conduct of public officials presiding over adjudicatory hearings. These are steps that will institutionalize transparency and act as guardrails to protect the public interest.

Real Estate Transfers during the period of Jan. 1 to 31, 2018. Fishers Island 06390 EPR Fishers Is. Trust II to T. Sargent & A. Ijams,...

In a a departure from tradition, the Riverhead town supervisor's name won't be displayed on signs at town facilities to save the town the expense of making a change when a new supervisor takes office.

(Updated 10:55 a.m.) A circuit problem left a large swath of central Riverhead without power, and power lines are arcing and burning in several places. The weather service has increased forecast snow amounts to 5-10 in.

Riverhead Town Supervisor Sean Walter is losing one of his top aides, chief of staff Tara McLaughlin, to Brookhaven Town government.