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Downtown fireworks at Alive on 25 and other pyrotechnics displays this holiday weekend
The Alive on 25 summer street festival will present a fireworks display in downtown Riverhead Friday evening in downtown Riverhead. The fireworks will begin at about 9 p.m. The street festival, sponsored by the Riverhead Business Improvement District, begins at 5:30 p.m. and offers live music, street vendors, craft beverages, restaurants, food trucks, artists, street performers and activities for kids.
Riverhead BIDMA has two new directors, with three returning, after election
The Riverhead Business Improvement District Management Association has two new directors and three returning directors after a crowded election and tie breaking vote by its board of directors last month. The Business Improvement District’s membership elected Mark McLaughlin, Assembly Member Jodi Giglio’s district manager, and Linda Lombardi of M&T Bank...
Things to Do on the North Fork This Fourth of July Week, July 5-11, 2024
Enjoy all the North Fork has to offer with great live shows, art exhibitions, outdoor adventures and more local fun this Fourth of July week, July 5-11, 2024. Don’t miss music on multiple stages, street vendors, outdoor dining, craft beverages and non-stop fun in downtown Riverhead. There will be fireworks on July 5.
What’s next for downtown Riverhead? Town Board members say condos and more 5-story buildings
Town Board members see owner-occupied condominiums and more five-story mixed-use buildings in downtown Riverhead’s future. Board members said on Thursday that they would like to see condos exempted from the current town law that prohibits town official from issuing certificates of occupancy for dwelling units in mixed-use buildings along Main Street in the core downtown area, if the number of units exceed 500.
Chipotle Opening New Restaurant In Suffolk County
Chipotle Mexican Grill is set to open its newest location in Islandia, in the new retail development planned west of Veterans Memorial Highway near Sycamore Lane. The new restaurant will occupy nearly 2,500 square feet and will feature a drive-through, according to Breslin Realty. An expected opening date was not...
Town Board OKs lawsuit for injunction against operation of go-kart track at Scott’s Pointe
The Riverhead Town Board yesterday authorized a legal action against Island Water Park in State Supreme Court to stop “the illegal use and occupancy” of its Scott’s Pointe property in Calverton. A resolution passed unanimously by the board (4-0 with Council Member Ken Rothwell absent) authorized Town...
Riverhead school board elects new president and vice president: July 2 meeting wrap-up
Trustee James Scudder was elected president of the Riverhead Board of Education and Trustee Virginia Healy was elected vice president for the 2024-25 school year during the board’s reorganizational meeting Tuesday night. Scudder, of Aquebogue, is a music teacher in the Bayport-Blue Point School District and joined the school...
New York project will renew 60 miles of pavement
The New York Department of Transportation recently began a two-year, $18.3 million project to renew 60 lane miles of pavement in Nassau and Suffolk counties. The project will enhance public safety by improving driving conditions. Work includes replacing the existing road surfaces with two inches of new asphalt, and applying lane markings and crosswalks with […] The post New York project will renew 60 miles of pavement appeared first on Transportation Today.
Suffolk D.A.: Suffolk County business owners sentenced for sales tax fraud
Auto Body Shop and Furniture Business Owners Each Pleaded Guilty to Stealing New York State Taxes After Failing to Report Taxable Sales. Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney announced on July 2 that Brian Soltan, 62, of West Islip, owner of several East Islip auto body businesses, and Gerald McCrystal, 51, of Dix Hills, owner of Farmingdale-based furniture stores, were each sentenced after pleading guilty to grand larceny on separate cases for stealing sales tax money from New York State.
Overnight closures on the westbound LIE in Town of Brookhaven to begin
New York State Assemblywoman Jodi Giglio (R,C-Riverhead) has announced that the westbound lanes of the Long Island Expressway (Interstate 495) in the Town of Brookhaven will undergo overnight closures, weather permitting, to facilitate concrete pavement repairs. Between Exits 64 (State Route 112) and Exit 67 (Yaphank Road/Suffolk County Route 21),...
In finalizing comp plan update, Town Board must pay attention to citizen input, too
After four years of trying to update the Comprehensive Plan for this town, we are finally nearing completion. At the June 18 Town meeting, “agritourism resorts” was one aspect of the Comp Plan Update that was discussed. It appears that luxury resorts on the Sound are being disguised as ‘agritourism’ in an effort to make them more palatable to the public. “Agritourism Resorts” are one means to preserve farmland but they have nothing to do with farming or “agritourism”, and each one will preserve no more than 70 acres of farmland. For the seven sites identified for these resorts, only 490 acres would be preserved, whereas 1,050 guest rooms would be added. Consider the traffic and the impacts of such development on Sound Avenue.
July 4th 2024 Fireworks-North Fork
What: Greenport Fire Department's Relief Hose and Phenix Hook & Ladder Co. Annual Carnival. When: The carnival will be held from July 2 to July 6, with fireworks on July 3 and July 6 at 10 p.m. What: 26th Annual Southold Village Merchants' July 4 Parade. The 26th Annual Southold...
Jamesport Meeting House Announces Return of Popular Historic Jamesport House Tour
The Board of Directors of the Jamesport Meeting House today announced it is organizing an Historic Jamesport House Tour for Saturday, September 14, 2024. The tour – last held in 2011 and back by popular request – offers a look beyond the front doors and garden gates of homes in Jamesport with historical and architectural significance. Also on the tour will be the Jamesport Meeting House erected in 1731 and today is the oldest public building on the East End of Long Island.
Leave it to the pros: Suffolk officials warn against danger of illegal fireworks
Fourth of July is coming up and officials are warning residents about the dangers of illegal fireworks. County Executive Ed Romaine called a press conference yesterday at the Suffolk County Fire Academy in Yaphank to remind residents that fireworks are illegal to purchase or use because they are inherently dangerous products. Illegal fireworks cause numerous injuries every year and even fatalities — on average, one death in Suffolk County every five years, Romaine said.
10 Jails In New York With The Most People Locked Up
Some jails in New York State have more people locked up than others. Of course, nobody wants to go to jail, but sometimes things happen. New York collects data on how many people are in the various jails across the state. New York City jail population figures have been reported...
Plan your Fourth of July Weekend on the North Fork
The Fourth of July Parade in Southold. (Credit: Katharine Schroeder) Parades? Check. Fireworks? Check. Live music? Check!. Enjoy Fourth of July Weekend on the North Fork with this handy list of events. July 4. 32nd Annual Fourth of July Parade | Tuthill Road, New Suffolk. The parade lines up at...
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