Joe Werkmeister and Tim Gannon, Author at Riverhead News Review

09.15.2022 Government

Joint application between Town, CAT submitted to Riverhead IDA for transfer of EPCAL land

Nearly four years after the Riverhead Town Board declared Calverton Aviation & Technology qualified and eligible to purchase town-owned land at the Enterprise Park at Calverton for $40 million,...

08.03.2022 News

Cops: Queens woman held on $500K cash bail after arraignment on attempted murder charge

Riverhead Town police have charged a Queens woman with attempted murder for allegedly attacking her boyfriend with an “unknown type of knife or sharp object” in late July. The...

01.27.2022 News

Looking back at prior downtown grant winners shows path forward for Riverhead Town

After securing coveted $10 million state grant, Riverhead prepares to embark on revitalization plan

11.03.2020 Government

Heading to the polls today? Here’s what’s on the ballot

Polls are now open across Riverhead Town and will remain open until 9 p.m. for Election Day, the final day of voting in state and federal races. We recently...

10.29.2020 Government

Meet the candidates running for local state, federal offices

Election Day is Tuesday and early voting is already under way in Suffolk County. We put together brief profiles of each of the local candidates for Congress and the...

07.09.2020 Government

Scientist Nancy Goroff wins Democratic primary, will challenge Lee Zeldin in November

Scientist Nancy Goroff has won the Democratic primary for the 1st Congressional District and will challenge incumbent Republican Lee Zeldin in November’s election, according to the Suffolk County Board...

08.30.2019 Police

Wally Backman, manager of Long Island Ducks, arrested in Riverhead

Long Island Ducks manager and former New York Met Wally Backman has been arrested by Riverhead Town police following a domestic incident Friday morning, according to police.

08.23.2019 Police

Three injuries reported after shooting at apartment complex

Riverhead Town police are investigating a shooting overnight that left three people injured at the River Pointe Apartment complex at 821 East Main St.

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