More than 900 signatures back Jedediah Hawkins in online petition
The main building at the Jedediah Hawkins Inn in Jamesport. (Credit: Barbaraellen Koch, file) An online petition to “Save Jedediah Hawkins Inn” now has more than 900 signatures in support of allowing...
View ArticleLetter: Bipartisan effort needed for appointed boards
The Town elections are in the history books and whether you are a Democrat or a Republican, what should trouble us all, is how few people voted this year. Each November less and less voters come to the...
View ArticleFarm County Kitchen going to ZBA after unofficial OK from Planning Board
Years into a plan for a new parking lot and valet parking service at Farm Country Kitchen, owners of the West Main Street restaurant still have more work to do in order to earn approval from the town....
View ArticlePizza Hut leaving Riverhead after 20 years and two crashes
The third time will not be the charm for Pizza Hut in Riverhead. An attorney for the property owner said the chain has asked to end its lease at the Route 58 traffic circle, where it operated for...
View ArticleRiverhead ZBA approves variances for Route 58 movie theater proposal
Plans for a multiplex movie theater at the former Walmart property on Route 58 took a step forward Thursday night after the Riverhead Zoning Board of Appeals approved a number of variances, including...
View ArticleProposed Riverhead Islamic Center moves forward
The proposed Riverhead Islamic Center on Harrison Avenue took another step forward last Thursday night when the town Zoning Board of Appeals unanimously granted a zoning variance allowing the center...
View ArticleRetail uses to be allowed at Vinland Commons in Aquebogue
The Riverhead Zoning Board of Appeals voted to allow retail uses at the Vinland Commons complex in Aquebogue on the condition that no “formula retail” or chain stores can be located at the Main Road...
View ArticleConcerns raised on proposed five-story building at ZBA hearing
Representatives of the Riverhead Free Library and the Suffolk County Historical Society were among a number of speakers who opposed granting a series of zoning variances sought by the developers of a...
View ArticleTown targets Salvation Army’s drop-off bins, saying they’re ‘illegal’ and...
Longstanding drop-off bins at the Salvation Army’s Family Store on East Main Street have come under scrutiny and may be removed unless approved by the Riverhead Zoning Board of Appeals. The store must...
View ArticleConcerns raised at public hearing on size of proposed food waste facility in...
A facility that converts food waste into energy, known as an anaerobic digester, could prove a key tool in combating the environmental issues caused by a growing food waste problem. But the size of a...
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