A peek inside this week’s News-Review
NEWS
New plan to renovate Riverhead schools unveiled
Riverhead taxpayers served up a big fat “no” last time, but they might be asked again later this year to allow the school district to borrow millions to upgrade overcrowded buildings, some of which need structural repairs.
Page 1, originally posted online April 14, updated April 21
A $157,000 grant will pay for a new walkway leading from the East End Arts Council building to the Peconic River.
Page 2, posted online April 20
Low incomes in Riverhead do not mean more state aid
While the East End is often portrayed as wealthy, several East End school districts ended up on the Suffolk County’s 10 poorest list as determined by median household income, according to the U.S. Census American Community Survey. Riverhead had the third lowest median income of school districts in the county with enrollments over 100 students, according to the survey.
Page 3, posted online April 21
Walter to face challenge for GOP’s supervisor spot
The Republican committee screened both incumbent Supervisor Sean Walter and Councilman Jim Wooten for the supervisor candidacy Thursday night, April 14, at the American Legion Hall on Hubbard Avenue. In seeking the nomination, Mr. Wooten stands to lose his council seat. His term ends this year as does that of Councilman George Gabrielsen, also a Republican. Former town Conservative Party leader Warren McKnight also screened for supervisor.
Page 3, posted online April 21
Protecting the Sound from sewage
All Long Island Sound, from the East River out to Fishers Island, could soon join the Peconic Bay estuary as a federally designated no-discharge zone (NDZ), where it’s illegal for vessels of all sizes to dump sewage, treated or untreated, into the water.
Page 4, posted online April 17
Competing applications for concerts — again
The Vail-Leavitt Music Hall has applied for permits with Riverhead Town to hold two downtown festivals this summer at dates, times and locations that are in direct competition with events being planned by leaders of the rival Business Improvement District management association.
Page 6, posted online April 21
Mexican-style rodeo planned for next month
A rodeo featuring bull riding, live music, Latin food and children’s games is being planned for next month on a farm in Baiting Hollow.
Page 6, posted online April 18
Pols: The developers are coming
All may appear quiet to drivers who sojourn down the bucolic stretch of Sound Avenue from Mattituck to Wading River, but as development along nearby Route 58 in Riverhead approaches maximum build-out, developers are now eyeing that country road.
Page 24, posted online April 20
North Fork men flee fatal burglary
An Aquebogue man and a Mattituck man fled an East Islip house they’d broken into last week after one of its occupants defended the property with a shotgun and killed one of their accomplices and left another in critical condition, Suffolk County Police said.
Page 26, posted April 13
OPINION
Editorial: Now the real work begins
A no-discharge zone in the Long Island Sound is a step in the right direction, but there’s plenty more to be done to keep the waterway clean.
With few residents showing an interest in running for school board, we should show some gratitude toward the few residents who take the time to serve the community in this capacity.
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SPORTS
Waves powered by hot chocolate
Hot chocolate is not only the drink of choice for the Blue Waves, but it is what keeps them going during those bitter, raw days of early spring.
Page 38, posted online April 18
Rice pitches Riverhead to first victory of the season
After just about every inning, the Riverhead High School baseball coach, Rob Maccone, would ask his starting pitcher, Gabe Rice, the same question: “Can you give me another?”
Page 35, posted online April 16
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