Town Square

"Until we meet again"... East End Arts held a farewell party for its E. Main Street gallery before a temporary move tied to Riverhead’s town square project.

The Long Island Science Center submitted a 92-page packet Tuesday in a failed last-minute bid to stop Riverhead from advancing acquisition of its East Main Street building.

Riverhead officials seem poised to move ahead with condemnation of the long-delayed science center building.

The Riverhead Planning Board on Thursday granted conditional approval for lot line changes needed for the town square hotel project to proceed.

Planning Board wrap up: preliminary OK for 'Calverton Hamlet Center' on Rt. 25; 33-lot sketch plan approved for Laurel subdivision; more.

A demolition excavator tore into 127 East Main Street Friday as Riverhead’s town square project moved into its next phase.

The Sigal Building is set for demolition, to be replaced by a 5-story hotel that will overwhelm the town square and nearby historic buildings. Column by John McAuliff.

Riverhead Town officials are denying a vote that authorized demolition at 127 East Main Street — despite video and public documents proving otherwise. In this column, Denise Civiletti exposes how the Town Board tried to gaslight the public and shift blame to the press.

This Town Board, with the acquiescence of its town attorney, thumbs its nose at us, at the law, and the very concept of open government. 

A surprise Town Board vote last night set demolition of 127 East Main Street in motion, clearing the way for a Petrocelli hotel and condo project downtown. Supporters call it progress; critics say it’s rushed and secretive.