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08.10.2026 News

Riverhead Planning Board requires Brother Bear Canna to submit full environmental assessment of proposed cannabis facility

The Riverhead Planning Board made a U-turn decision on Thursday to reclassify a controversial cannabis cultivation facility proposal as a Type I action under the State Environmental Quality Review...

08.04.2026 News

Riverhead loses bid to block cannabis dispensary near high school; appeals court blocks another

A state appeals court cleared the way for a proposed cannabis dispensary near Riverhead High School — while blocking another planned beside a home off Route 58. The decisions,...

01.13.2026 News

Calverton cannabis facility rejected by Riverhead zoning board

The Riverhead Town Hall boardroom erupted in applause last Thursday, Jan. 8, after the town’s Zoning Board of Appeals unanimously rejected variance requests for a proposed cannabis cultivation facility...

11.26.2025 News

Calverton residents concerned about proposed cannabis cultivation

Residents of the area around the proposed cannabis cultivation facility in Calverton are letting their concerns be known. Many attended the planning board meeting on Nov. 6, requesting a...

11.04.2025 News

Cannabis cash to help pave Wading River park lot

Riverhead Town plans to use tax revenue collected from cannabis sales to repave the parking lot at Police Officers Memorial Park, also known as Bayberry Park, in Wading River....

10.12.2025 News

OCM calls Riverhead’s dispensary moratorium ‘unreasonably impracticable,’ town pushes back

The state Office of Cannabis Management slapped down Riverhead’s proposed moratorium, zoning and positive municipal opinion requirement for new dispensaries as “unreasonably impracticable” — a ruling that town officials...

08.22.2025 News

Riverhead Town hears from public on cannabis moratorium

Riverhead held a public hearing on the proposed moratorium on cannabis businesses at the Tuesday, Aug. 19 town board meeting. The proposed moratorium comes on the heels of a...

08.14.2025 Business

Board gives go-ahead to Planet Nugg dispensary site plan

The site plan for Planet Nugg has been approved by the planning board for Riverhead Town as part of the application process for their new dispensary at 720 Main...

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