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WEB5 days ago · Developer of Riverhead apartment buildings mired in debt, records of lawsuits and liens show. The developer of the first building going up in a special district created to revitalize the area around the Riverhead railroad station is mired in debt totaling more than $16 million, according to pending lawsuits, judgments and contractors’ liens.
This little building offers a peek into Riverhead history — and …
WEBJun 23, 2021 · Riverhead Free Library’s historic Yellow Barn bookstore reopened this spring after an extensive interior renovation. Last Wednesday, the sliding wooden doors on the front of the circa 1873 building were opened wide to the public as library trustees, staff members and Friends of the Riverhead Free Library, which runs the bookstore, gathered alongside elected officials and community members to ...
William ‘Bill’ Velys, 69 - RiverheadLOCAL
WEBApr 9, 2022, 9:56 am. William “Bill” Velys, 69, a lifelong Riverhead resident, passed away peacefully on Thursday, April 7, 2022 following a brief illness. Born in 1952 to Michael and Thelma Velys, Bill had an idyllic childhood that included horseback riding, wrestling, scouting, and lots of boating and water skiing.
Late Suffolk Surrogate Theresa Whelan honored - RiverheadLOCAL
WEBApr 12, 2024, 6:56 am. The late Suffolk County Surrogate Court Judge Theresa Whelan was honored in a ceremony last week at the Surrogate’s Court in Riverhead, where a portrait of Whelan was unveiled in a courtroom packed with family, friends, colleagues and government officials. Whelan died of cancer at age 60 in December 2022.
Two charged in compliance check targeting alcohol sales to …
WEBAug 21, 2024 · The compliance check targeted the sale of alcohol products to patrons under the age of 21. Arrested were Faisal Mahmood, 28, an employee of the Mobil gas station at 3705 Middle Country Road in Calverton, and Mehmet Tunc, 64, an employee of the Shell gas station at 626 W. Main Street in Riverhead, …
Town clerk: Riverhead will return to taking verbatim minutes of …
WEBAug 20, 2024, 9:19 am. Riverhead Town Clerk James Wooten says the town is looking to bring back verbatim transcripts of meeting proceedings, including comments by members of the public made during public hearings and other public portions of the meetings. The town will use artificial intelligence for the transcription services, provided through ...
Long Island’s last independent hospital inks ... - RiverheadLOCAL
WEBJul 11, 2021, 8:53 am. NYU Langone and Long Island Community Hospital in East Patchogue have signed an affiliation agreement, NYU Langone announced this week. The hospitals are now seeking regulatory approval, with the goal of implementing the affiliation at the end of 2021, NYU Langone said in a press release.
Michelangelo of Riverhead closes its doors - RiverheadLOCAL
WEBMay 7, 2021 · Michelangelo of Riverhead has closed. The Italian restaurant and pizzeria has been shuttered since mid-March. The eatery opened on East Main Street in 2019, about six months before the coronavirus pandemic struck. The building is being sold, a source close to the building owner said, speaking on the condition of anonymity.
Founder of cannabis testing lab appointed to Riverhead Industrial ...
WEBMar 3, 2022 · Lee Mendelson of Aquebogue, an attorney and founder of the Orange County, New York-based cannabis testing lab, Phyto-Farma, has been named to the Riverhead Industrial Development Agency.
Former deputy superintendent ‘administratively reassigned’ …
WEBOct 19, 2021 · Assistant Superintendent of Finance and Operations Sam Schneider has been administratively reassigned pending an ongoing investigation into an unspecified allegation, Board of Education President Laurie Downs has confirmed to RiverheadLOCAL.