Sound Avenue historic corridor

The designation of Sound Avenue in Riverhead as a 'scenic and historic' roadway has an interesting history. Here's how it happened and what it means — and doesn't mean — and a look at how it helped scuttle plans for two nuclear power plants on the Long Island Sound in Jamesport.

Riverhead Charter School Superintendent Raymond Ankrum spoke at the Greater Jamesport Civic Association's meeting, held via Zoom Saturday, to discuss the charter school's plans for a proposed new high school on Sound Avenue.

Planning Board members faced a lot of blowback from residents who packed the meeting room last night to demand the board reject the Ciderhouse's application to l egalize the already-built expansion.

The Town of Riverhead’s traffic planning consultants, hired in connection with the comprehensive plan update, have proposed widening Sound Avenue from about 28 feet to about 43 feet in order to create a two-way center turning lane and a five-foot bike lane on both sides of the roadway.

A proposed site plan for an expanded tasting room and other improvements at Baiting Hollow Farm Vineyard failed for a second time to win approval from the Riverhead Planning Board in a 2-2 vote with one abstention last night.

Suffolk County has preserved almost 140 acres of open space and farmland along the historic Sound Avenue corridor in Riverhead, County Legislator Al Krupski announced yesterday.