Government
Owner of Youngs Avenue compost site pleads guilty to code violations, fined $5,630
The owner of the Youngs Avenue farmland where compost materials were stockpiled pleaded guilty Tuesday to Riverhead code violations.
Environment
Riverhead orders Patriot Recycling owner to remove 3,000 cu. yds. of ‘unauthorized material’ from Youngs Avenue preserved farmland
Riverhead Town has ordered the owner of Patriot Recycling to remove 3,000 cubic yards of materials from Youngs Avenue preserved farmland where it plans composting operations.
Government
Crown Recycling fire ‘non-criminal in nature’ Suffolk Police arson investigators find
The fire investigation is completed but investigations by the State Department of Environmental Conservation and Suffolk County health department will continue, the Riverhead fire marshal says.
Government
After stop-work order is posted, Patriot Recycling truck enters Youngs Avenue site
A Patriot Recycling truck carrying materials entered the former Warner Nursery site on Youngs Avenue this afternoon, in spite of the posted stop-work order on the fence at the entrance, prompting a visit from Riverhead Police.
Environment
Riverhead issues new stop-work order to Youngs Avenue composting operation
The town says the composting operation— which has drawn numerous complaints about odors and truck traffic — violates town code because there is no active farming taking place at the site.
