Riverhead Town Supervisor Jerry Halpin Archives

08.20.2026 News

Latino rights advocates plea with Riverhead Town Board to consider OLA’s law

Immigration enforcement concerns took hold of the Tuesday evening’s Riverhead Town Board meeting as pleas for Riverhead to pass OLA’s Public Safety and Accountability Law reached a peak. All...

08.18.2026 News

Stop-work order halts Aquebogue subdivision project

The Riverhead Building Department posted a “Stop Work Order” at the site of the proposed Summerwind Farms subdivision in Aquebogue after code enforcement officials discovered substantial site work started...

07.10.2026 News

Riverhead gets $2.25M to bring public water to PFAS-affected Calverton homes

Riverhead secured another $2.25 million in federal funding to extend public water to roughly 28 Calverton homes with private wells contaminated by “forever chemicals” known as PFAS. Rep. Nick...

07.09.2026 News

Riverhead Town Board OKs early retirement incentive plan

The Riverhead Town Board unanimously approved voluntary early retirement incentives Tuesday for select union employees in an effort to curb future tax hikes ahead of budget season. The program...

07.03.2026 News

Riverhead to modernize and tighten parking enforcement measures

Riverhead Town is bringing its parking enforcement capabilities into the 21st century. To combat the labor-intensive, outdated ticketing and court processes, the town wants to undergo an electronic overhaul...

06.30.2026 Education

Riverhead H.S. Key Club donates life ring for Grangebel Park

The Peconic Riverfront waters just got a little safer thanks to a new life ring generously donated by the Riverhead High School Key Club. Key Club members, along with...

06.16.2026 Government

Halpin early retirement incentive remains up in the air as budget deadline nears

The Riverhead Town Board continued to waffle over Supervisor Jerry Halpin’s early retirement incentive proposal — even as town employees warned that any savings would need to be locked...

06.02.2026 News

Halpin retirement proposal stalls as Riverhead board questions incentive plan

The Riverhead Town Board pumped the brakes on Supervisor Jerry Halpin’s early retirement incentive proposal, saying members needed more financial details before entering talks with the town’s unions. Mr....