02.03.2015 Government Supe’s former political advisor launches ‘online civic association’ Anthony Coates, a former political ally of the supervisor who ran an unsuccessful Republican primary for Riverhead Town Council in 2013, is planning to launch a new website he...
01.11.2015 Government Planning Board to add a sixth member? Having just waved goodbye to a farmer from the Riverhead Town Planning Board, the Town Board is now discussing ways to put a farmer back on it, possibly by...
12.05.2014 Editorials Editorial: Road plowing debate needs more input Town Board members say they plan to unveil a list later this month that will outline which private roads in Riverhead Town will get minimal highway services and which...
11.19.2014 Government Supe’s budget to sail through after board takes no action The tentative 2015 Riverhead Town budget proposed by Supervisor Sean Walter at the end of September is likely to become the adopted 2015 budget automatically on Thursday, as...
10.24.2014 Environment Plastic bag ban has split support in town hall The Town Board appears split on a plastic shopping bag ban in Riverhead Town — last pitched to the board in May of this year — which was discussed...
10.22.2014 Government Town Board requests withdrawal of historic designation proposal Four of the five Riverhead Town Board members have signed a letter asking the town’s Landmarks Preservation Commission and the state Office of Parks and Recreation to withdraw the...
10.13.2014 Government Riverhead Town re-zones Second Street Firehouse Although a proposal to rezone the Second Street firehouse building was approved unanimously, board members debated whether they should proceed with selling the building to Suffolk Theater owner Bob...
10.11.2014 Government Flyboarding regulations staying grounded, for now The pros and cons of flyboarding were debated during Tuesday’s Riverhead Town Board meeting, at which a proposal to set new regulations for the relatively up-and-coming activity was the...