Turf field

The Board of Education approved an additional expenditure to get a paint-coated rubber pellet fill, which is supposed to produce a cooler playing surface.

Greg Fischer, who lost his spring bid for a seat on the BOE, is threatening to sue the RCSD in order to halt the installation of a turf field with a rubber flake base.

Aquebogue parent Andrew Fitzpatrick outlines the shortcomings and potential hazards of Riverhead's existing athletic fields and argues the case for the construction of a turf field.