02.10.2017 Editorials Editorial: Zeldin should be open to hosting town hall meeting It’s no secret that citizens opposed to the policies of President Donald Trump and others in Washington are stealing pages from the Tea Party playbook.
03.19.2016 Government Over 75 letters sent in opposition to assisted living facility The Riverhead Town Clerk’s office has received 76 letters opposing a proposed assisted living project on a 25-acre parcel that Concordia Senior Communities is in contract to buy. The...
02.11.2016 Government ‘Investigation’ into garage mismanagement completed; no charges coming No criminal charges will be filed against a town municipal garage employee who took advantage of the town’s state contracts to buy parts at a discounted rate for personal use, while...
02.04.2016 Government Town Board considering term limits, extending supervisor’s term Riverhead Town Board members are considering maxing out term limits for the supervisor and members of the Town Board while also extending the term for town supervisor from two...
02.01.2016 Government Rec/senior department merger to start in September, save $1M A plan to merge the Riverhead Town recreation and senior citizens’ departments will save a little more than $1 million over five years and increase the number of programs...
12.10.2015 Government Town Board member calls for a raise — for the Town Board Fresh on the heels of an Empire Center report that said that Riverhead Police salaries are 30 percent higher than the state average, and a Newsday report that ranked...
10.21.2015 Business Will lease with Luminati bring high-tech back to EPCAL? Should the town approve a plan to lease its eastern runway in Calverton for up to 30 years to an aerospace start-up? Or should it try to renegotiate with...
08.06.2015 Government Microbrewery zoning proposed for Polish Town Where, oh where, to place another brewery in town? Not that one is coming, necessarily.