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Town Board establishes Emerging Technology Committee, honors CAP peer leaders
The Riverhead Town Board established a new committee to advise the town on renewable energy and other new technology at its meeting on July 2. The Emerging Technology Committee will “focus on identifying, investigating and analyzing new and emerging technologies and present any relative information to the Town Board regarding the potential impact of these technologies on the Town of Riverhead.”
Riverhead Middle School students get front seat to launch of weather satellite
Riverhead Middle School students got a front seat to the launch of a weather satellite during a trip to the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Students got to witness the launch of the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites-U, also known as the GOES-U satellite, in addition to touring an iconic facility synonymous with scientific progress, students were front and center, according to a Riverhead school district press release.
Town beach hours extended today and Tuesday, most outdoor recreation programs canceled, due to excessive heat
Riverhead Town has extended the hours of operation at all town beaches today and tomorrow due to the excessive heat and high heat indices, Supervisor Tim Hubbard announced this afternoon. In addition, all outdoor recreation activities and programs —except swimming lessons (in-water) and summer camp (moved indoors) — previously scheduled...
Heat advisory, air quality health advisory in effect Monday in Riverhead and across most of L.I.
High heat and humidity will combine to produce heat indices of about 101 across the region and in the mid- to upper-90s locally, according to the National Weather Service in New York. A heat advisory is in effect for much of Long Island, except in southeastern Brookhaven Town and on...
We should not be afraid to say no
Have you ever been over-stressed, overbooked and just too busy to take on anything else—then you do? Me too! Back in the day when I was a working mom, if I was asked to bake cupcakes, volunteer for a book sale, or do a myriad of things stay-at-home moms did, I said yes.
Real estate transfers: July 12, 2024
Transfers of real estate in the Town of Riverhead and selected hamlets in the Town of Southampton reported for RiverheadLOCAL by Suffolk Vision title service on July 12, 2024:. Eight Bells Road LLC to 63 Eight Bells LLC, 63 Eight Bells Road, $470,000, on May 17, 2024. Riverhead 11901. Riverhead...
One person arrested in tobacco/vape compliance check of 24 locations: Riverhead police
Riverhead Police charged a Miller Pace man with selling tobacco or vape products to a person under age 21 on Wednesday. Muhammad Imran, 50, who was charged with Unlawful Dealing with a Child, a class B misdemeanor, is an employee at Valero Gas in Wading River, police said in a press release.
Air quality health advisory in effect Sunday, with heat advisory issued for Monday and Tuesday
An air quality health advisory is in effect today in the Long Island and New York City Metro regions for ground-level ozone. The advisory will be in effect from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. The Air Quality Index value is expected to reach 101, which is considered unhealthy for sensitive...
Fight near Riverhead train station ends in stabbings and two arrests on Second Street Saturday morning
Two men involved in an fight that started at the Riverhead train station Saturday morning and ended on West Second Street, where they stabbed each other, were arrested on weapons possession charges, Riverhead Police said. Police said in a press release Saturday night that they received a 911 call at...
Riverhead Police blotter: July 12, 2024
A total of 23 incidents were reported by Riverhead Town Police on July 12, 2024. Among them:. 12:26 p.m. Town code investigation, Lowes Riverhead, Old Country Road, Riverhead. A person left the area prior to police arrival. 4:40 p.m. Criminal Mischief incident, Great Rock Drive, Wading River. 11:56 p.m. Town...
Riverhead Police blotter: July 11, 2024
A total of 53 incidents were reported by Riverhead Town Police on July 11, 2024. Among them:. 7:56 a.m. Incident, Lincoln Street, Riverhead. A person was arrested. 10:41 a.m. Incident – Illegal Dumping, Calverton National Cemetery, Middle Country Road, Calverton. Garbage was dumped by unknown persons. 1:27 p.m. Incident...
Janice M. Strickland, 72
Janice M. Strickland of Moriches, formerly of Greenport, died on July 10, 2024. She was 72. The family will receive friends on July 18 at 1 p.m. at the DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Home in Mattituck. This will be followed by homegoing services at 2 p.m., officiated by Pastor Kevin Ford.
Bill to ban unwanted plastic utensils with restaurant takeout orders stalls in legislature
East Hampton Village in April passed an ordinance requiring that restaurants and takeout food businesses only give their patrons plastic utensils and other plastic items with food when specifically requested by the customer. Will Suffolk County follow with a countywide law?. Not so fast. A similar statute to the one...
Riverhead presents town square and playground design to mixed reviews
Consultants hired this spring to design the town square, riverfront park and streetscape improvements — the centerpiece of Riverhead Town’s massive downtown revitalization effort — presented plans and drawings at a public information meeting at Riverhead Town Hall Wednesday night. LVF Landscape Architects of New York City,...
Recently discovered documents of town justice provide peek into Riverhead court’s history
Papers from the personal collection of the late Riverhead Town Justice of the Peace and former Town Supervisor William Leonard were given to the Town of Riverhead by the Suffolk County Historical Society during a ceremony at the court this morning. Leonard, the operator of funeral homes in Riverhead and...
Riverhead Police seeks public’s help locating missing man
The Riverhead Town Police Department is requesting the public’s help to locate Felix Alexander, 41, who left the Concern for Independent Living facility at 260 West Main Street in Riverhead, on Sunday and has not returned. Alexander is described as a Black male with a dark complexion, 5’11” tall,...
Douglas Hauck, 72
Douglas Hauck of Mattituck, died on July 10, 2024. He was 72. The family will receive visitors on Monday, July 15, from noon to 2 p.m. at the DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Home in Mattituck. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to East End Hospice. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home.
Marianne Patricio, 80
Marianne Patricio of Riverhead died on July 10, 2024, in Florida. She was 80 years old. Born on May 6, 1944, in Port Jefferson, she was the daughter of Stanley and Filomena (Pasiak) Zoltowski. She graduated from Riverhead High School in 1962. She married Robert Patricio on Dec. 9, 1962,...
Agri-tourism resort code back in play
A proposed zoning code to allow resorts on farmland north of Sound Avenue in Riverhead is poised to move forward, despite opposition from some residents and groups. The Town Board is taking up a new draft of the legislation that allows a portion of the farmland preserved as a part of the development to be used for indoor and vertical farming, if the farming is within a barn and screened from Sound Avenue. Resorts could only be built on 100 acres of land or more, and at least 70% of that land would need to be preserved for agricultural uses. Town officials have touted the proposal as a farmland preservation tool.
Calverton industrial moratorium extension ready for adoption, could have vote next week
A proposal to extend the Calverton industrial moratorium for three months could be voted on by the Town Board at its next meeting, scheduled for Tuesday afternoon, after its approval by the Suffolk County Planning Commission yesterday and the conclusion of a Town Board public hearing last week. The six-month...
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