07.20.2020 COVID-19 Dellaquila Beauty owner to discuss plea deal following emotional arraignment The owner of Dellaquila Beauty in Jamesport was extended an offer to negotiate a plea deal at an emotional arraignment Monday in Riverhead Town Justice Court for violating the...
04.23.2020 Health Riverhead Judge Allen Smith on the mend after suffering heart attack Last Sunday seemed in every way like a typical morning at Allen Smith’s Aquebogue house. Breakfast was underway and he was planning for the day ahead. As one of...
03.30.2018 Police Fire chief convicted on one of two charges in firefighter vs. wedding party brawl A Riverhead jury delivered a split decision Tuesday in the case of chief from the Hagerman Fire Department in East Patchogue who became involved in a brawl between fire...
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...
01.17.2018 Government Board rejects Baiting Hollow Farm Vineyard lawsuit settlement A proposed settlement of an eight-year-old lawsuit filed by Riverhead Town against the owners of Baiting Hollow Farm Vineyard was rejected by the Town Board last month in a...
12.08.2017 Government A shared justice court for Riverhead and Southold? For years, Southold and Riverhead towns have both been trying to upgrade their antiquated justice court facilities, which present similar safety and space problems. But could the towns create...
12.01.2017 Editorials Editorial: Riverhead courthouse a disaster waiting to happen There are so many things wrong with what passes for a “courthouse” in Riverhead that it’s hard to know where to begin describing them. The place is a tragedy...
11.22.2017 Government Judges urge town to move courts to Route 58 armory building Riverhead Town Justices Allen Smith and Lori Hulse are urging the Town Board to resurrect a plan to convert the Route 58 armory building into a police and justice...
