Joe Werkmeister and Melissa Azofeifa, Author at Riverhead News Review

06.28.2022 Government

Rally planned Wednesday in Riverhead to protest the overturning of Roe v. Wade

When a U.S. Supreme Court draft opinion leaked in early May showing the nation’s highest court was set to overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade case, effectively ending the...

03.01.2022 Education

Riverhead administrator, on leave since October, appointed to new role in East Hampton

The East Hampton School District’s Board of Education unanimously voted Tuesday evening to appoint a current Riverhead administrator who has been on leave since October as its assistant superintendent...

02.09.2022 COVID-19

Indoor mask mandate to expire Thursday as COVID-19 cases steadily decline, governor announces

As New York approaches a “new phase of the pandemic,” Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Wednesday that the state mask-or-vaccine requirement for indoor businesses will be lifted Thursday. The decision...

01.26.2022 COVID-19

Riverhead superintendent: ‘Rollercoaster situation’ on mask mandate in schools

Riverhead superintendent Augustine Tornatore addressed the ongoing confusion related to masks in schools at Tuesday night’s virtual Board of Education meeting, referring to the prior 24 hours as a...

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Author: Joe Werkmeister and Melissa Azofeifa

Rally planned Wednesday in Riverhead to protest the overturning of Roe v. Wade

Riverhead administrator, on leave since October, appointed to new role in East Hampton

Indoor mask mandate to expire Thursday as COVID-19 cases steadily decline, governor announces

Riverhead superintendent: ‘Rollercoaster situation’ on mask mandate in schools