The Riverhead Town Republican Committee will go into this fall’s elections with a new leader. READ
Government
The Riverhead Town Board issued a proclamation Tuesday to Columbia Care, which runs a medical marijuana dispensary on East Main Street, for its gift of $4,000 to install a new electronic scoreboard at the Horton Avenue basketball courts. READ
A proposal to accept five more properties as Riverhead Town landmarks encountered no opposition during a joint hearing before the Town Board and the Landmarks Preservation Commission Tuesday. READ
Barring a change of mind, Riverhead Councilman John Dunleavy will not appear on the Nov. 7 ballot for supervisor. READ
The Suffolk Theater received quick approval for a temporary green room during a special Riverhead Town Board meeting Thursday morning, and shows planned for Friday and Saturday went on as planned. READ
A grassroots effort is underway among political activists to persuade second-home owners across the North Fork to register to vote here rather than at their primary residences.
The goal, organizers said, is to shift a predominantly Republican area toward the Democratic side, increase public engagement in elections and educate second-home owners about their right to vote here.
Luminati unveiled one of its aircraft at an open house several years ago.
Riverhead Town officials met Monday with John Catsimatidis, the billionaire CEO of New York City-based United Refining Energy Corp, to discuss the proposed deal between his company and Luminati Aerospace, which is seeking to purchase about 1,600 acres of land at Enterprise Park at Calverton. READ
He arrived in the United States in 2007 at age 15.
Jonnathan Pulla’s parents traveled with him and his two infant siblings from Ecuador in hopes of finding economic success and a better life for their children. Three years later, he graduated from Riverhead High School and then attended college for one semester. Tuition, though, became too high and he was unable to pay the cost out of pocket.
