A new partnership between a Hauppauge robotics firm and the Long Island Science Center will foster curriculum and programs to help young people prepare to enter the workforce, Riverhead Councilwoman Jodi Giglio announced earlier this week. (more…)
Government
The Riverhead Town Board plans to request lead agency status to review a sand mine project that officials fear could adversely affect Riverhead’s groundwater. READ
During a special meeting Tuesday, the Riverhead Town Board set Dec. 17 as the date for a public hearing on a set of proposed new regulations for special events. READ
The Riverhead Town Board will hold a special meeting Tuesday aimed at setting a public hearing on a set of new regulations regarding special events. READ
The competition for the 1st District seat in the state Senate is starting to heat up, as Democrats, newly in control of the state Senate, are lining up to challenge longtime Republican incumbent Ken LaValle of Port Jefferson in 2020. READ
Riverhead Town is being asked to purchase $2 million worth of equipment to remove contamination from one of its water wells on Middle Road, which has shown levels of perfluorooctane sulfonate, or PFOS. (more…)
Another new shopping center could be coming to Route 58. READ
The Town of Riverhead Industrial Development Agency, Community Development Agency and Chamber of Commerce will hold an informational forum on the Federal Opportunity Zones Program, which effects downtown Riverhead and the Enterprise Park at Calverton. READ