01.20.2019 Government Town Board mulls space shortages at police and justice court building The Riverhead Town Board looked at three options for dealing with space shortages at the police and justice court building at Thursday’s Town Board work session, all based on...
02.01.2018 Government Justice Court audit reveals discrepancy in bail balance An audit of the Riverhead Justice Court found that a bail bank balance is approximately $23,000 more than is accounted for in transaction logs, according to a draft audit...
02.13.2015 Government After seven terms, Justice Richard Ehlers not seeking re-election Longtime Riverhead Town Justice Richard Ehlers will not be seeking re-election this fall. Mr. Ehlers, who has been in office for 28 years, said he told his staff of...
09.27.2014 Police Riverhead Justice Court: Woman to spend six months in jail There were 467 cases on the docket in Riverhead Town Justice Richard Ehlers’ court Sept. 15-17. The following were among those adjudicated. • Tanya Schultheis, 30, of Brown Street...
09.05.2014 Editorials Editorial: Riverhead should arm its court officers The men and women brought into Riverhead Town Justice Court throughout the year stand accused of a wide array of crimes. While some are being arraigned on non-violent charges,...
05.10.2014 Columns Column: The sky isn’t falling at Howell Avenue For readers out there who aren’t big town hall buffs, our government reporter, Tim Gannon, does a bang-up job each week reporting live from public Town Board meetings. In...
05.01.2014 Government RECAP: Board talks $13M armory renovation The Riverhead Town Board discussed at Thursday’s work session the feasibility of converting the former Armory located on Route 58 into a police and justice court headquarters. The cost...
05.01.2014 Government After months of discord, board to hear $11M armory proposal If Riverhead Town Board members don’t agree on much, they at least agrees on this: The town needs a new location for its justice court. But how to construct...
