RECAP: Town Board abolishes planning director post in split vote
The Riverhead Town Board Tuesday voted to abolish the town planning director position in a 3-2 vote, with Council members John Dunleavy and Jodi Giglio opposed. The position is not funded in the 2015...
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Residents show up to speak out against Bayview Inn proposal
The owner of the Bayview Inn & Restaurant is proposing splitting the property, which also holds a two-unit home, into two separate parcels. (Credit: Barbaraellen Koch) A proposal to convert the...
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LIPA selects EPCAL project. Walter: ‘Our ship has come in’
After balancing its budget with $750,000 in projected revenues next year from either selling off of leasing land at the town-owned Enterprise Park at Calverton — namely to companies aiming to sell...
View ArticleCouncilwoman Giglio still working on repaying past taxes
Riverhead Town Councilwoman Jodi Giglio said she and her husband, Mike, haven’t been able to pay back any of the approximately $12,000 in taxes they didn’t pay on past improvements to their Baiting...
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RECAP: Town Board puts off decision on private road paving
The Riverhead Town Board on Thursday backed off its original plan to identify which private roads it would continue to plow snow on by the end of the year. The board will now push the decision off...
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Could $700K help bring ‘ag center’ to downtown Riverhead?
The Second Street firehouse was obtained by Riverhead Town in 2011 in a land swap with the Riverhead Fire District. (Credit: Barbaraellen Koch file) The sale of the Second Street firehouse has been in...
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Who won our Deck the Halls holiday decorating contest?
A life-sized sculpture of Santa Claus climbing a ladder takes center stage in the winter wonderland that Kevin and Tammy Kruger start working on each November on Mechanic Street in Southold. (Credit:...
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Police searching for woman who stole wallet in Wading River
Police say this woman stole a wallet from another customer at the Wading River King Kullen last month. (Credit: Suffolk County police) Police are searching for a woman they believe stole a wallet from...
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PBMC defends proposed Rt. 58 annex location in shopping center
Sherry Patterson, president of the PBMC board of directors, speaks before the Planning Board Thursday at a hearing on a proposed hospital annex on Route 58 While no one questioned the need for Peconic...
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Riverhead Building Supply founder Jesse Goodale dies at 97
Riverhead Building Supply founder Jesse Goodale, right, with his grandson, in 2012. (Credit: Grant Parpan, file) A giant in the Riverhead community has passed away. Jesse R. Goodale II, who founded...
View ArticleArt Beat: Southold native releases new CD
• Southold native Allison Mann has released a new CD, “For My Mother and Father: The Best Songs of Their Times, Vol. 1,” in honor of her parents, Joan and Russell Mann of Southold. Ms. Mann, who lives...
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Guest Column: White privilege is just the latest excuse
Regarding editor Michael White’s “nephew effect” and its contribution to “white privilege,” I must not have the right uncles, since my white skin has had no beneficial effect when I’ve been ticketed...
View ArticleCops: Cutchogue man charged with DWI in Laurel
A Cutchogue man was arrested Thursday on a drunk driving charge in Laurel, Southold Town police said. Erwin Gruber, 42, was driving shortly before 10 p.m. near the intersection of Peconic Bay Boulevard...
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By the Book: A dose of merriment and Christmas cheer
Christmas is next week, a holy and joyful day filled with memories of the past and dreams for the future. An early memory for me is midnight Mass in the convent on the corner of University Avenue and...
View ArticleColumn: Aging and eye health — a reason to go green
While many folks know a carrot a day can help keep the eye doctor away, few realize that kale is the superior eye-strengthening veggie. That’s because the vegetable is high in lutein — also known as...
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Riverhead Building Supply founder Jesse Goodale dies at 97
Jesse Goodale. (Credit: Goodale family courtesy photo) A giant in the Riverhead community has passed away. Jesse R. Goodale II, who founded Riverhead Building Supply along with his brother, Harold, and...
View ArticleJustice Court Report: Riverhead man sentenced for DWI
There were 401 cases on the docket in Riverhead Town Justice Richard Ehlers’ court Dec. 8-10. The following are among those adjudicated, according to information provided by the court: • Carl Hill of...
View ArticleAnnual ‘Cops Who Care’ food drive this Tuesday
Police officers will be handing out free hams and turkeys during Tuesday’s 7th annual Cops Who Care food drive. The Suffolk County Police and the New York State Police departments are teaming up once...
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NY-Alert system to disclose sewage pollution information
The Riverhead sewage treatment plant pictured on Dec. 8. (Credit: Tim Gannon) The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Thursday announced it has developed a new system to alert the...
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No. 10 Story of the Year: Historic district is history
A six-mile stretch of Main Road was proposed to be listed on the National Register of Historic Places. (Credit: Andrew Lepre) Two years ago, the landmarks preservation commissions in Riverhead and...
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