10.07.2014 Government RECAP: Firehouse rezoned, Flyboarding, Shelter debated The pros and cons of flyboarding were debated at Tuesday’s Riverhead Town Board during a public hearing on a plan to regulate the up and coming sport, which is...
10.02.2014 Government Board sets budget hearing date The Riverhead Town Board held a special meeting Thursday to formally accept Supervisor Sean Walter’s 2015 tentative budget and to schedule a public hearing on it. The board then...
09.16.2014 Government Recap: Hearings on coffee shop, firehouse rezoning The Riverhead Town Board held public hearings Tuesday night on rezoning the Second Street firehouse, which it hopes to sell, and on a special permit to put a new...
09.11.2014 Government RECAP: Board discusses restrictions on leashing dogs The Riverhead Town Board discussed at Thursday’s work session enacting a law banning people from keeping dogs tethered to an object in a manner that endangers the dog’s health...
08.19.2014 Government Town holds off on bridge loan, tax cap vote With Councilman Jim Wooten absent and representing the swing vote, the Riverhead Town Board at its meeting Tuesday night held off on voting on resolutions that authorized a $6...
08.14.2014 Government Board to discuss landfill debt, carbon monoxide monitors The Riverhead Town Board will discuss a proposal to create a separate line on the tax bill for landfill debt at its work session Thursday. The town pays about...
08.07.2014 News RECAP: Town may seek ‘bridge loan’ to stave off tax hike Riverhead Town can either seek a $6 million “bridge loan” or seek a waiver from the state’s two-percent tax cap law — two options the town is considering in...
08.05.2014 News Town Board to hold hearings on solar panels, drop-off bins The Riverhead Town Board is scheduled to hold public hearings this afternoon on proposals to limit where solar panel farms and clothing drop-off bins can be located.