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10.22.2020 Government

Election 2020: Zeldin, Goroff clash on a number of issues in online debate

Congressman Lee Zeldin (R-Mastic) and his Democratic opponent, Nancy Goroff of Stony Brook, squared off in a debate Monday that was sponsored by the League of Women Voters of...

10.21.2020 Government

DA: Suffolk County Legislator arrested for attempting to trade drugs for sex

A Suffolk County Legislator was arrested Tuesday after he attempted to trade prescription opioids for sexual favors with an undercover police officer posing as a prostitute, Suffolk County District...

10.18.2020 Government

Riverhead voters to decide whether to increase supervisor term to four years

A familiar proposition returns to the ballot in Riverhead Town this year. Voters will be asked whether they want to expand the town supervisor’s term from the current two...

10.16.2020 Government

South Fork man arrested after twice applying for absentee ballots in dead mother’s name

A Water Mill man has been arrested for allegedly submitting two absentee ballot applications in the name his deceased mother, Suffolk County District Attorney Timothy Sini announced Friday. The...

10.16.2020 Government

Peconic Hockey Foundation pitches plan to build ice hockey rink at Veterans Memorial Park

The Peconic Hockey Foundation is hoping to build an ice hockey rink on Riverhead Town land at Vitenam Veterans Memorial Park in Calverton. Troy Albert, the president of the...

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10.15.2020 Government

Plan to improve public parking lots, add new spaces would cost $821K

The Riverhead Town Board is considering borrowing $821,049 for improvements to six parking lots in the town’s Public Parking District, including a proposal that officials say would add 57...

10.13.2020 COVID-19

Bellone: Suffolk County catering hall fined for ‘superspreader’ Sweet 16

A Miller Place catering hall has been hit with $12,000 in fines after hosting a Sweet 16 party last month that led to 37 positive COVID-19 tests among people...

10.12.2020 Government

Congressional, State Senate debates going virtual this month

In this unusual year in which COVID-19 has turned life upside down, the League of Women Voters of the Hamptons, Shelter Island and North Fork has turned in-person debates...

10.09.2020 Government

Propane storage facility with nine 30,000 gallon tanks proposed for Kroemer Avenue

The Riverhead Planning Board opted last Thursday to delay a public hearing on a proposed propane storage facility, citing the need for more information. “We just got the plans...

10.08.2020 Government

Pattern book survey recommends limiting downtown buildings to four stories

Building heights in downtown Riverhead should be limited to four stories, instead of the current five, with a height limit of 50 feet instead of the current 60 feet....

10.07.2020 Government

Riverhead Police Department gets a new K9

The Riverhead Town Police Department has a new K9, according to Chief David Hegermiller. Loki will be replacing Odin, who had a congenital disorder in which there was something...

10.07.2020 Government

Riverhead Town Board votes to compensate Judge Lori Hulse for pulling double duty

The Riverhead Town Board on Tuesday voted to temporarily increase the pay of Town Justice Lori Hulse by 50% of her current salary prorated to the additional period she...

10.06.2020 Government

North Fork towns look to outsource police policy changes, training

A plan to outsource police policy making to a California-based company is quickly gaining traction on the East End. Last month, Southold Police Chief Martin Flatley pitched hiring Lexipol,...

10.06.2020 Government

Downtown apartments eligible for $500,000 in sewer funds through county inclusion program

At a meeting Friday, county legislators on the Public Works, Transportation & Energy committee authorized $500,000 in sewer infrastructure funds to Georgica Green Ventures, the company currently constructing the...

10.06.2020 Government

Riverhead IDA grants tax exemptions for downtown apartment; historic house no longer to be preserved

The Riverhead Industrial Development Agency on Monday granted tax exemptions to 331 East Main Street, LLC, a proposed four-story, 36-unit market rate apartment building. The development is also expected...

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Election 2020: Zeldin, Goroff clash on a number of issues in online debate

DA: Suffolk County Legislator arrested for attempting to trade drugs for sex

Riverhead voters to decide whether to increase supervisor term to four years

South Fork man arrested after twice applying for absentee ballots in dead mother’s name

Peconic Hockey Foundation pitches plan to build ice hockey rink at Veterans Memorial Park

More in Government

Plan to improve public parking lots, add new spaces would cost $821K

Bellone: Suffolk County catering hall fined for ‘superspreader’ Sweet 16

Congressional, State Senate debates going virtual this month

Propane storage facility with nine 30,000 gallon tanks proposed for Kroemer Avenue

Pattern book survey recommends limiting downtown buildings to four stories

Riverhead Police Department gets a new K9

Riverhead Town Board votes to compensate Judge Lori Hulse for pulling double duty

North Fork towns look to outsource police policy changes, training

Downtown apartments eligible for $500,000 in sewer funds through county inclusion program

Riverhead IDA grants tax exemptions for downtown apartment; historic house no longer to be preserved

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