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01.04.2023 Government

Town Board votes 3-2 against holding a hearing on a proposed Calverton moratorium

In a 3-2 vote, the Riverhead Town Board Wednesday voted against holding a public hearing on a proposed 6-month moratorium on development in Calverton. The decision came after months...

12.22.2022 Government

Hundreds pack Town Board meeting to demand Calverton moratorium

Residents made clear it at Tuesday’s Riverhead Town Board meeting that they want a moratorium enacted on large industrial projects in Calverton. They also want the Town Board to...

11.27.2022 Government

Inundated with large projects, board still mulling Calverton moratorium

Even with a room filled with people urging them to adopt a moratorium on building in Calverton, the five-member Riverhead Town Board could not muster the three votes needed...

03.27.2022 Government

Civic leaders want moratorium, but Town Board unlikely to move forward with request

A letter signed by the leaders of six civic associations within Riverhead Town is asking the Town Board to enact an “immediate moratorium.” Specifically, the letter asks the Town...

09.02.2020 Environment

Residents agree Riverhead should hold off on approving more solar farms at public hearing

Residents for the most part voiced concerns about allowing additional solar energy farms in Calverton during a public hearing on a proposed 12-month moratorium on new projects before the...

09.03.2015 Government

Medical marijuana company addresses Town Board

The Riverhead Town Board is expected to discuss its proposed one-year medical marijuana moratorium with Columbia Care NY, the company that wants to bring a medical marijuana dispensary to Route...

09.03.2015 Columns

Guest Column: What’s so wrong with a marijuana moratorium?

I am writing this letter in response to the editorial entitled “Medical marijuana moratorium is misguided,” which ran Aug. 27.

07.23.2015 Columns

Guest Spot: The case for a moratorium downtown

We have all been waiting and hoping for downtown Riverhead to be revitalized. We strongly believe in Riverhead’s potential and it seems, finally, like it might be realized after...

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