Town government

Things took place at the town dump many years before the reclamation project got underway — at the direction of some in Town Hall — that surprised town officials years later. And it had nothing to do with aliens or artifacts.

Riverhead Supervisor Yvette Aguiar has promoted legislative secretary Lisa Darrow Richards to the position of budget officer/chief of staff. The supervisor has also appointed Donna Lynn Sadowsky to the legislative secretary position.

Deputy Supervisor Denise Merrifield quit yesterday after just two weeks on the job.

Riverhead has a private email server problem. It has no rules about officials' use of private emails when conducting the people's business. That's one of three things about Riverhead government that need to be fixed right away — like yesterday. Here's why.

Town board members have reached consensus on the sale of the historic building to builder Bob Castaldi, and will vote to authorize the sale at the next town board meeting, Supervisor Sean Walter said.Town board members will vote to authorize the sale at the next town board meeting, Supervisor Sean Walter said. Current East Lawn tenants will be asked to vacate by June 1.

Riverhead deputy town attorney William Duffy, who has served in Riverhead since January 2011, has been named town attorney for the Town of Southold.

Moody's cites depleted reserve fund as lead factor in downgrade of Riverhead's bond rating from Aa2 to Aa3 and tax base growth on Route 58 and in downtown areas as factors in maintaining the Aa rating.