Government
Giglio says she wants to see ethics board recommendation before she decides whether to follow it
The councilwoman said in an interview Tuesday afternoon she has not decided whether she will abide by any ethics board’s recommendation that she recuse herself from voting on the "qualified and eligible sponsor" application by a company she met privately with during a pending hearing.
Guest Column
EPCAL, ethics and hidden agendas: Riverhead must move on
Triple Five chairman Nader Ghermezien keeps telling us he’s doing us a big favor by coming here. What's really the substance of the company's vaguely stated plans?
Denise Civiletti
Riverhead government has three big problems that need an urgent fix
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.
Greg Blass
If you support the current EPCAL land deal, did you actually read the contract?
What does the contract say about what the buyer has to do with the property after the $40 million deal closes? What guarantee does the town get about the buyer's performance? The answers to these two simple questions should shock you. Column by Greg Blass.
News
Tempers flare on town board over Triple Five’s financial disclosure in EPCAL deal
Discussion grew heated as board members debated whether Triple Five's financial disclosures in the Q&E hearing are sufficient. "It seems like we're dealing with a very political battle," Triple Five representative Stuart Bienenstock observed after the meeting.
News
Triple Five in $14 million deal to buy Dowling College Brookhaven campus
A Triple Five subsidiary is in contract to buy Dowling College’s Brookhaven Campus in Shirley, adjacent to Brookhaven Calabro Airport for $14 million in cash and is set to close within 45 days of a bankruptcy court approval, which may come as soon as June 4.
Guest Column
Why the Triple Five plan is the right plan for Riverhead’s future
Guest column: The plan proposed by Triple Five for the Calverton Enterprise Park promises the kind of jobs our region needs to sustain its economy into the 21st century.
Guest Column
Riverhead Town owes its citizens a hard look at the Ghermezian family
Triple Five's seat at the table is based on sleight of hand and their behavior raises real questions about their integrity. Opinion column by John McAuliff
Government
A look at councilwoman’s notes from private meeting with Triple Five reps
At the April 5 work session, Councilwoman Jodi Giglio reviewed what she said were questions and answers from her March 12 meeting in NYC with representatives of the company that wants to buy the town's land at EPCAL. But the legal pad she read from contained almost no notes made during that meeting, according to documents provided by the town in response to a Freedom of Information Law request.
News
Civic group coalition files ethics complaint against Giglio over private meeting with applicant in EPCAL land deal
The complaint says the councilwoman’s “private meeting” with the prospective purchasers impairs her ability to act impartially in the application. Giglio vehemently denies any wrongdoing in taking the meeting, which she says was simply exercising "due diligence" in reviewing the proposal.