10.07.2016 Government Wading River ‘service road’ proposal stirs debate Should Riverhead Town build a side road that runs parallel to Route 25A just west of McDonald’s in Wading River? Or should it allow future developers to simply link...
10.05.2016 Government Jamesport civic wants to keep you off Peconic Bay Boulevard The Jamesport-South Jamesport Civic Association has some pretty drastic suggestions for dealing with traffic come the fall pumpkin-picking season, when local roads traditionally become jammed with traffic.
09.29.2016 Government Walter’s tentative 2017 budget includes 4.1 percent tax levy hike Riverhead Town Supervisor Sean Walter unveiled a tentative 2017 spending plan Thursday that includes a 4.12 percent increase to next year’s tax levy.
09.23.2016 Environment Environmentalists, officials extol benefits of upgraded sewer plant In the mid-1980s when brown tide first struck the Peconic Bay — devastating the local shellfish industry in the process — people needed a bad guy, according to Kevin McDonald...
09.22.2016 Government Town moving ahead with 5-story apartment project downtown Four of the five Riverhead Town Board members said they’re prepared to approve the exterior elevations for the proposed five-story, 117-unit mixed use apartment project at the former McCabe’s...
09.16.2016 Government Riverhead Town may look to pierce tax cap — again Riverhead Town’s tentative budget for 2017 is a few weeks away from being released, but the Town Board is already taking steps to possibly pierce New York State’s budget...
09.15.2016 Government Resort and spa proposed for Broad Cove property in Aquebogue A resort and spa is being proposed on the 94-acre Broad Cove property east of Indian Island County Park. The project, which is in its initial stages, is being...
09.13.2016 Government Town mulls whether to allow developer to connect to water district Some Riverhead Town officials are wondering if the town should allow new developments to connect to public water at a time when the water district needs $10 million in...