Community News
How and why Sound Avenue was designated a ‘scenic and historic’ road — and what it means
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.
Environment
Suffolk County Water Authority’s proposed North Fork pipeline: officials, residents question needs and benefits at Riverhead Town forum
Skepticism abounded at a public forum convened by Riverhead Town last night to discuss the Suffolk County Water Authority’s plan to run a 24-inch transmission line through the township to boost its supply to customers in the Town of Southold.
Government
Councilman says civic groups misinformed residents about resorts on Sound Avenue
Opposition to allowing agri-tourism resorts in Riverhead was caused by misinformation spread by local civic groups, Council Member Ken Rothwell said in an interview last week.
Community News
That’s not the great pumpkin — but what is it?
The 12-foot-tall sculpture, a metal sphere clad in denim, weighs roughly half a ton and is a part of a new art exhibit titled "Harvesting Memories in Blue," by Sherry Davis of Riverhead.
Government
Riverhead Charter School seeks permit for portable classrooms at high school, as it works to find permanent home for larger facility
The charter school is currently talking with the owners of two properties suitable for a new, larger high school, attorney Kimberly Judd told the Town Board Thursday. It needs the portables until it can move out of its rented space on Sound Avenue in 4-5 years.
Government
Charter school advocates and opponents clash over expansion plans at Town Board meeting
A standing-room-only crowd packed the Town Board meeting room Wednesday night to voice opinions opinion for and against the Riverhead Charter School’s plans for a new high school on Sound Avenue in Northville.
Letters
Sound Avenue traffic is bad enough as it is. Riverhead is about to make it worse.
Allowing resorts and spas on the bluffs of Long Island Sound will make a bad situation worse.
News
Traffic alert: Paving on Sound Avenue in Riverhead Monday
Paving work on Sound Avenue today between Doctors Path and Herricks Lane may close lanes and cause delays.
Riverhead Highway Superintendent Mike Zaleski said motorist should use alternate routes to avoid the area today.
Work was scheduled to get underway at 7 a.m., Zaleski said, and will continue throughout the day.
Business
Building construction at Mattituck marina will require 4,500 hauler truck trips through Riverhead to remove excavated soils
Southold Town is studying the potential adverse impacts of a controversial proposal to build two large storage buildings at Strong’s Yacht Center on Mattituck Inlet that will require the transit of 135,000 cubic yards of excavated materials by tractor-trailers through the Town of Riverhead.
Government
Local farm community expresses concerns about proposed parking ban on Sound Avenue
A representative of the Long Island Farm Bureau and individual farmers raised concerns about a proposed code revision that would ban parking on both sides of Sound Avenue for the whole of its 13-mile length in the Town of Riverhead.
