11.03.2015 Uncategorized Walter retains supervisor’s seat; Hubbard, Wooten win board spots Incumbent Riverhead Supervisor Sean Walter finished first in a three-way horse race, finishing Election Night with an unofficial 436-vote lead over Republican challenger Jodi Giglio.
08.22.2015 Government Amper to Walter: Sit this vote out on Kent Animal Shelter The head of the Long Island Pine Barrens Society wants Riverhead Supervisor Sean Walter to recuse himself from voting on Kent Animal Shelter’s waiver application before the Central Pine...
06.23.2015 Government CPF changes pass, though Riverhead still stuck paying just debt Legislation is awaiting Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s signature that would permit all five East End towns to use up to 20 percent of its Community Preservation Fund dollars for water quality...
03.20.2015 Weather Supervisor declares Winter Storm Emergency As snow began to fall across the North Fork this afternoon, Riverhead Town Supervisor Sean Walter declared a Winter Storm Emergency, urging residents to use caution when driving on...
03.20.2015 News Before Pine Barrens Commission, Kent shelter seeks to build The facilities at Kent Animal Shelter aren’t enough to meet their needs, representatives of the nonprofit said at a public hearing before the Pine Barrens Commission last week. Plans...
03.18.2015 Government Planned terminal expansion has neighbors on edge in Northville Safety. Traffic. The environment. Residents of the Northville area of Riverhead and beyond have been concerned about all three ever since United Riverhead Terminal Inc. first appeared before the...
03.11.2015 Government Moody’s downgrades Riverhead Town’s credit rating Moody’s Investors Service has downgraded Riverhead Town’s credit rating, meaning the town will have to pay higher interest rates on any future borrowing involving municipal bonds, according to a...
03.06.2015 Editorials Editorial: How much cutting can town government endure? At face value, Supervisor Sean Walter’s effort to save taxpayers money by consolidating town government offices seems to be a good idea — and it’s good that he’s pursuing...