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01.24.2021 Editorials

Editorial: Turf war for clean water

The Riverhead Town Board quickly went on the defensive last week after the Suffolk County Water Authority wrote to the Secretary of the Navy seeking federal assistance to undertake...

12.21.2018 Government

Conversation: Riverhead Supervisor Laura Jens-Smith on first year in office

2018 marked a lot of firsts for Riverhead Town Supervisor Laura Jens-Smith, beginning with the very first day of the new year, when she was sworn in as the...

02.06.2017 Government

Riverhead mulls Peconic Bay Boulevard weight limit, pumpkin-picker bus

In an effort to ease North Fork traffic concerns, a weight-limit restriction could be coming to Peconic Bay Boulevard and a seasonal bus loop may be created to transport...

11.11.2016 Police

Former councilman Tim Buckley’s body found; homicide suspected

The body of missing former Riverhead police officer and town councilman Timothy Buckley was found Thursday not far from where he disappeared in South Carolina, according to a report...

08.20.2015 Editorials

Editorial: Medical marijuana moratorium is misguided

Note to all East End residents seeking treatment for cancer, glaucoma, HIV, Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis, epilepsy, cachexia, wasting syndrome, Crohn’s disease, post-traumatic stress disorder, neuropathy, fibromyalgia, arthritis, lupus...

10.22.2014 Government

Riverhead requests withdrawal of Main Road 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...

04.02.2013 Business

Riverhead Town Board expected to grant ‘Costco’ permits

The Riverhead Town Board is expected to grant a land-clearing permit today to the developers of a Route 58 shopping center that will feature a Costco wholesale store. The...

03.15.2013 News

FAA tours Calverton acreage for potential air traffic complex

The Federal Aviation Administration toured a 50-acre section of the Enterprise Park at Calverton Thursday afternoon to consider whether it could become a site of a Next-Gen Integrated Air...

03.11.2013 Columns

Column: Booing never made sense, but neither does a ban

I’ve never been a big fan of booing. Maybe that’s because it’s such an unnatural reaction. Screaming, crying, laughing, that’s all real stuff. You do it both on your...

01.14.2013 Government

‘Save Main Road’ lawsuit dismissed in state supreme court

A lawsuit seeking to overturn two special permit approvals the Riverhead Town Board gave to Jul-Bet Enterprises last year for a commercial development in Jamesport was dismissed in state...

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