Sand mines

Riverhead has settled a lawsuit with CMA Mine, a Southampton-based company that owns a 20-acre mined site on the corner of Osborn and Youngs avenues, adjacent to the capped and closed town landfill. 

Assemblyman Fred Thiele hailed the appellate court decision as “a home run for home rule.” Where the town code prohibits mining, "DEC cannot process the application, let alone issue the permit,” he said.

Riverhead Town has shut down a sand mining operation in Calverton — at least for now. A State Supreme Court Justice on Friday issued a...

Riverhead Town is cooperating fully with the Suffolk County district attorney’s office in its investigation into sand mining activities, according to Riverhead Supervisor Sean Walter.