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03.17.2020 COVID-19

A message from the Riverhead BID

As we are well aware, the effects of COVID-19 are unsettling, and our thoughts are with those who are affected by the virus and the uncertainty surrounding it. As...

02.18.2020 Letters

Featured Letter: When we were in need, first responders were there for us

To the editor: On the evening of Jan. 13, I got a call no husband or father ever wants: My wife and kids were in a car accident. As...

01.31.2020 Letters

Featured Letter: A trip to the DMV provides a glimpse to an onerous future

To the editor: So last week I drove to the DMV to get my license renewed. Wanting to get the new “enhanced” version so I can board a plane...

01.25.2020 Letters

Featured Letter: If Riverhead can clear land for shopping, it can allow for more solar farms

To the editor: I read the article in the News-Review of Jan. 16, 2020, concerning solar farms in Riverhead Town, specifically in the Calverton area. The thoughts that go...

10.24.2019 Letters

Featured Letter: Defending my record on code enforcement

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04.03.2019 Letters

Lee Zeldin: I support release of Mueller report

Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s two-year investigation is now over. Our country must move forward, but first there must be maximum transparency and accountability regarding Mueller’s report and more.

11.11.2018 Letters

Featured Letter: The FAA must follow law as it’s written

To the editor: The FAA cannot be allowed to interpret a law, it must, as all must, follow the law. The FAA is making a mockery of the FAA...

09.16.2018 Letters

Featured Letter: Future of Plum Island

The federal government decided in 2009 to sell Plum Island to the highest bidder, presumably a private owner. In 2013 Donald Trump announced his desire to purchase Plum Island...

09.02.2018 Letters

Readers respond to column on sexual abuse in Catholic Church

To the editor: With the risk of seemingly defending sexual abuse by Catholic priests, I must write concerning Mr. Wick’s article, over the top at the very least, calling...

06.17.2018 Letters

Featured Letter: Five covenants for EPCAL

As each member of the Town Board considers whether the Ghermezian family-controlled Calverton Aviation & Technology is qualified and eligible to buy 1,640 acres of land at EPCAL, due...

05.08.2018 Letters

Equal Time: Why the Riverhead teachers union supports Koukounas, Connelly

To the Editor: Riverhead Central School District’s budget will be presented for approval next Tuesday to voters, who will also choose three candidates to represent the community on the...

04.30.2018 Letters

Cotten-DeGrasse: Why I don’t support the teachers’ pick for school board

To the Editor: After 50 years of being associated with education in Riverhead Town, I am breaking with the Riverhead Central Faculty Association’s endorsement for the Board of Education....

04.01.2018 Letters

Featured Letter: Caring for animals

To the editor: With the arrival of spring, I am reminded that April is Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Month and, with your help, our team at the North...

03.31.2018 Letters

Featured Letter: Where’s the transparency on EPCAL land?

Riverhead’s current Town Board inherited a reckless giveaway of what’s left of EPCAL for a fraction of fair value to serial fraudster Daniel Preston and his start-up Luminati. After...

03.12.2018 Letters

Featured Letter: Failing our children

To the editor: Adults know the best way to teach children is by example. But we adults are the ones getting schooled and it’s time we learn our lesson...

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