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Suffolk will purchase the 6.34 acres of vacant land on Route 25A, slated for commercial development that drew community opposition for two decades..

While the Riverhead Planning Board continues its review of the site plan application for a 37,000-square-foot commercial development on Route 25A in Wading River, Suffolk County is considering preserving the site as open space.

It was a long night for new Planning Board Chairman Stan Carey. His first meeting as chairman lasted more than two hours Thursday night,...