Town Historian

Papers from the personal collection of the late Riverhead Town Justice of the Peace and former Town Supervisor William Leonard were given to the Town of Riverhead by the Suffolk County Historical Society during a ceremony at the court Friday morning.

Riverhead officials plan to pull out of a deal to sell a historic East Main Street building to a local resident who was awarded the contract after an RFP. They say they couldn't negotiate the terms of an agreement. She says they didn't really try.

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.