Councilman Kenneth Rothwell Archives

06.12.2026 Business

Peconic River Hotel parking fight raises questions for Riverhead Town Square

The long-debated Peconic River Hotel moved closer to approval Wednesday night, but discussion of the $35 million Town Square centerpiece couldn’t get out of the parking lot. The current...

06.02.2026 News

Halpin retirement proposal stalls as Riverhead board questions incentive plan

The Riverhead Town Board pumped the brakes on Supervisor Jerry Halpin’s early retirement incentive proposal, saying members needed more financial details before entering talks with the town’s unions. Mr....

05.27.2026 News

Halpin pitches early retirement plan to cut Riverhead tax hikes

Riverhead Town Supervisor Jerry Halpin is touting an early retirement incentive program he says could cut future tax increases by encouraging some longtime union employees to retire. The first-year supervisor...

03.06.2026 News

Riverhead revises golf cottage plan, opens program to more courses

The Riverhead Town Board is pulling a mulligan on its proposed code change that would allow golf courses to build cottages — after backlash over cottage sizes that far...

01.15.2026 News

Riverhead first responders request fewer service years for tax break allowance

Riverhead first responders are asking the Riverhead Town Board to aid in membership retention by considering a possible reduction in the number of service years volunteers would need to...

01.01.2026 News

Jerry Halpin slashes own salary in first act as Riverhead supervisor

Jerry Halpin was sworn in as Riverhead Town Supervisor on Thursday, Jan. 1, and in his first act, the minister announced he will slash his own salary to show...

11.11.2025 News

Residents push back on tax hikes in prelim 2026 town budget

Riverhead Town residents aired their frustrations over the proposed budget at a public hearing last Thursday — urging officials to slash spending as the town prepares to pierce the...

10.08.2025 Election 2025

Councilman Ken Rothwell wants to maintain ‘business sense’ if reelected

According to Councilman Kenneth Rothwell, Riverhead Town needs to be “run like a business.” In his view, this doesn’t mean town officials just “tax and spend,” but they have...

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