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12.04.2020 Community

Town Board gives BID informal approval for New Year’s Eve fireworks show

The Riverhead Business Improvement District’s Management Association has been given informal approval from the Riverhead Town Board to hold a fireworks show on New York’s Eve on Grangebel Park. ...

12.04.2020 Government

Residents once again urge Town Board to drop contract with CAT

Several speakers again urged the Riverhead Town Board to drop its contract with Calverton Aviation and Technology and put the Enterprise Park at Calverton land back on the market. ...

12.04.2020 Government

With Giglio set to join state Assembly, Town Board members discuss filling vacancy

Councilwoman Catherine Kent, the sole Democrat on the Town Board, asked during Tuesday’s meeting about the plan for replacing Councilwoman Jodi Giglio at the start of 2021. Ms. Giglio...

12.03.2020 Government

Navy maps show Calverton contaminants may be heading toward homes

Groundwater flow maps released by the U.S. Navy last week show that exceedingly high levels of emerging toxic chemicals — PFOS, PFOA and 1,4-Dioxane — were detected in groundwater...

12.03.2020 Government

In split vote, Town Board approves special permit for NextEra’s solar energy production facility

In a split vote on Tuesday, the Riverhead Town Board approved a special permit to allow Long Island Solar Generations LLC, also known as NextEra, to build a 22.9-megawatt...

12.02.2020 Featured Story

Election 2020: Zeldin, Palumbo, Giglio all in line for victory when final votes are certified Monday, GOP chairman says

While still part of a heavily Democratic state, Suffolk Republicans say they saw gains in the November election where some of their candidates, running on a pro-law enforcement agenda,...

12.01.2020 News

Public hearings on solar project postponed

The informational forums and public hearings scheduled for Tuesday, Dec. 1 on the application of Riverhead Solar 2 have been postponed, according to the New York State Board on...

11.29.2020 COVID-19

While Riverhead’s holiday parade is canceled, plans for New Year’s fireworks show in flux

With 2020 winding down, and most of its big annual events having been canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Riverhead Business Improvement District is hoping to find a...

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