02.08.2012 News Riverhead Town Board hires new animal control officer Riverhead has a new animal control officer. Jessica Eibs-Stankaitis of Wading River was hired on a temporary basis to fill a vacant animal control officer, or ACO, position for...
11.08.2011 News Riverhead Woman raises $12k for new town animal shelter A Riverhead woman who has made it her quest to raise money to build a new facility for the Riverhead Town animal shelter, has raised over $12,000 for the...
04.19.2011 Opinion Guest Spot: Animal control officer has got to go For 30 years I’ve been a journalist with NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw and before that with Walter Cronkite of CBS News. I’ve won two Emmys for investigative...
03.23.2011 News Photo flap at Riverhead Town Animal Shelter Riverhead Townscape, the nonprofit group that sponsors the annual Country Fair and takes on beautification projects throughout town, may be doing just such a project at the Riverhead Town...
03.01.2011 Uncategorized Outcry over plan to ship shelter dogs to Brookhaven Town Riverhead Supervisor Sean Walter’s proposal to ship dogs from his town’s animal shelter to the Brookhaven Town Animal Shelter in Yaphank has met with opposition from some residents as...
01.21.2011 News Slide Show: Riverhead shelter dogs receive a vet visit A local veterinarian visited dogs at the Riverhead Town Animal Shelter on Friday, providing medical care animals at the facility don’t routinely experience. Dr. Mandip Lachhar of the Animal...
01.05.2011 News Report shows euthanized pit bull didn’t bite child Bruno was a pit bull mix that had been kept in isolation at Riverhead Town’s animal shelter from the day of his arrival on Oct. 7 to the day...
12.08.2010 News Changes proposed for town dog laws Riverhead Town is considering changes to its code that, if adopted, would increase dog licensing fees and penalties for impounded dogs. Under the proposed changes, licenses will cost $9...