Town Square

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.

The Riverhead Chamber of Commerce is hosting a free movie night with Ben & Jerry’s ice cream at the town square Friday evening, Sept. 26 at 7 p.m.

Riverhead Town has agreed to pay $170,000 to the operator of the downtown bar Craft’d in exchange for taking possession of its lease at 127 East Main Street, a town-owned building slated for demolition and redevelopment into a boutique hotel.