Tim Hubbard

It’s official. Challenger Jerry Halpin has ousted Riverhead Supervisor Tim Hubbard. Following a manual recount Halpin's 37-vote lead held, according to the Suffolk Board of Elections' final results.

Riverhead Supervisor Tim Hubbard and challenger Jerry Halpin sat side by side Thursday night to answer questions from the community at the candidates forum hosted by the Greater Calverton and Wading River civic associations. Here's how it went.

Riverhead’s townwide tax rate will increase 6.74% in 2026, about $4.50 per $1,000 of assessed property value, if the tentative budget presented Monday by Supervisor Tim Hubbard is adopted.

Greater Jamesport Civic Association Vice President Steve Green responds to Supervisor Tim Hubbard's column regarding neutrality of the civic and allegations of bias in the forum.

Supervisor Tim Hubbard at the July 16, 2025 Town Board meeting. RiverheadLOCAL/Alek Lewis

The smoldering ruins of the Crown Recycling facility on Youngs Avenue provided a smoky backdrop for a press conference called this afternoon by Riverhead Town Supervisor Tim Hubbard.

Riverhead Supervisor Tim Hubbard has excluded the press and the public from certain meetings at Town Hall because, he said, their presence deters people from speaking candidly and hinders discussion.

The Riverhead Republican Committee voted to nominate its incumbent elected officials for re-election in 2025. At the top of the ticket is Supervisor Tim Hubbard, joined by council members Ken Rothwell and Bob Kern.

Immigration enforcement and related issues, are “purely federal functions and are administered by federal agencies," and the Riverhead Police Department will continue its existing policy that police will not get involved in immigration enforcement, Supervisor Tim Hubbard said in a statement Friday afternoon.

Aquebogue resident Ron Hariri had his comments cut short during a Riverhead Town Board budget hearing yesterday, after he criticized the budget and called the town supervisor "an absolute disgrace." The supervisor cut the meeting's video livestream and called for police to escort the speaker from the room.