Letters
Why vote for in the school election May 18? There are lots of reasons.
If you’re like 85% of the school district’s residents, you don't usually vote in school district elections.
Board of Education
Riverhead school budget fails 53-47 percent; Zuhoski, Dorr and Healy elected
Riverhead’s school budget proposal was rejected by voters 3,173 to 2847.
Incumbents Therese Zuhoski and Christopher Dorr were returned to office and newcomer Virginia Healy was elected to the Board of Education.
News
School vote: Deadline for receipt of mailed ballots extended to June 16
Mailed ballots in the school district budget vote and trustee election have until June 16 to be received by the school district under a new executive order signed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo today, the governor announced in a press release. The deadline for hand-delivered ballots remains June 9 at 5 p.m.
Board of Education
School board president answers questions about the conduct of upcoming budget vote and trustee election
Questions about the conduct of the upcoming school budget vote and trustee election were addressed by school board president Greg Meyer during today’s school board meeting, which was conducted via video conference and live-streamed on YouTube due to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis.
Board of Education
In their own words: Meet the 10 people running for Riverhead school board this year
Learn about the people running for school board in this unique election and read their answers to eight questions posed by RiverheadLOCAL about the future of the school district and what they would do if elected.
Board of Education
School board candidate nominations due Monday, virtual budget hearing set for May 26 ahead of June 9 vote
Candidate nomination forms are due Monday, May 11 at 5 p.m. The school board is expected to vote to adopt a proposed budget on Tuesday, May 12. A virtual budget hearing will be held May 26. The budget vote and school board election will take place by mail on June 9.
Board of Education
School board election and budget vote will take place June 9, with all voting by mail
An executive order signed yesterday by Gov. Andrew Cuomo set school elections for June 9 and directed all voting to be by mailed ballots. The order also eliminated the minimum signature requirements for school board candidates to qualify for the ballot.
Letters
Downs: ‘I’m caught in the middle’
Riverhead school district trustee Laurie Downs responds to the debate between the teachers' union and its former union president.
Guest Column
Cotten-DeGrasse: Re-elect Downs and Silva
Former school board president and former teachers' union president Ann Cotten-DeGrasse urges support for incumbents in the May 21 school board election.
Board of Education
School board meeting, budget hearing set for Tuesday, following week of scandal
After a sex scandal involving the high school principal and a student rocked the community, the school board meets Tuesday night.
