Riverhead

Detail from Ellen Wiener's "Substance," on view in Metafloric.
Riverhead Upcoming Visual Arts

Art in Riverhead: Metafloric Explores Visions of the Natural World

East End Beacon
At first glance, few would think to pair the work of Ellen Wiener and Bill Albertini. Yet beneath their markedly different practices lies a shared intellectual curiosity and an expansive vision of the natural world. Welcome to Metafloric, a new exhibition opening Saturday, Sept. 12 at East End Arts' new Andy Tarshis Gallery at 48 West Main Street in Riverhead. Pictured Above: Detail from Ellen Wiener's "Substance," on view in Metafloric.
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Mike Foley of Riverhead was unimpressed with the Water Authority's presentation.
North Fork Pipeline Riverhead Top Stories

Riverhead Pans North Fork Pipeline Changes

Beth Young
A change in route for the North Fork Pipeline did little to quell Riverhead's distaste for the project, as residents and town officials were sharply critical at a public hearing Wednesday evening at the Riverhead Free Library. Pictured Above: Mike Foley of Riverhead was unimpressed with the Water Authority's presentation. The proposed pipeline would travel 7.5 miles from an existing Suffolk County Water Authority interconnection point on Whitebrook Drive in
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Immigration Recent Riverhead

Crowd Begs Riverhead to Take Up OLA Law

Beth Young
A crowd of supporters of a local law to guide public safety during immigration enforcement efforts, dressed in black, spoke up at the Riverhead Town Board's Aug. 18 meeting asking the town to enter into conversations with Latino advocacy group OLA of Eastern Long Island. After listening to nearly two hours of public testimony without comment, Town Supervisor Jerry Halpin said it had been a "great meeting with a great
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Development Recent Riverhead

Riverhead Begins Enforcement Against Aquebogue Subdivision Begun Without Permits

Beth Young
Riverhead Town has begun an enforcement action against the proposed Summerwind Farm, a 16-lot Aquebogue subdivision at 200 Peconic Bay Boulevard, after "town officials discovered that substantial site work had commenced without the required town subdivision approvals and building permits." Pictured Above: The property as seen on July 22. |. Beth Young photo Riverhead Town Supervisor Jerry Halpin announced Aug. 17 that the town's Building Department issued a Stop Work
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The site of the proposed Riverhead Town Square Hotel in mid-July, with footings and rebar apparently already in place for the construction.
Development Riverhead

Riverhead Approves Town Square Hotel Site Plan

Beth Young
The Riverhead Town Board has unanimously approved the site plan and special permit for a controversial new hotel proposed on the eastern edge of the Town Square the town is currently building on East Main Street. The nearly 70,000-square-foot five-story Tapestry Hilton hotel is planned by J. Petrocelli Riverhead Town Square LLC, which last year received the go-ahead to purchase the property from Riverhead Town for $2.6 million. It also
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Arts Photos Recent Riverhead Visual Arts

“Detour” Takes A Turn to West Main Street, Picking Up Some Tunes Along The Way

Beth Young
East End Arts in Riverhead is fully embracing its current detour as its campus on East Main Street is revitalized along with the Town Square project.  And the arts organization's recent geographical details dovetail nicely with its seventh annual Detour exhibition, designed to highlight established artists, many of whom have work in the collections of major museums, who have a connection to the East End. Pictured Above: "Open for the
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A Suffolk County monitoring well across Route 25 from the Grumman Memorial Park
Environment Recent Riverhead

Navy Pitches Interim PFAS Cleanup Plan at EPCAL

Beth Young
In the wake of pressure from Suffolk County to clean up numerous environmental issues emanating from the former Grumman plant in Calverton, consultants for the U.S. Navy have unveiled a plan to capture a groundwater plume of the emerging contaminants PFAS that is believed to be spreading toward a nearby lake and the Peconic River. Pictured Above: A Suffolk County monitoring well across Route 25 from the Grumman Memorial Park
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Councilman Ken Rothwell and Councilwoman Denise Merrifield with a drawing showing the hotel as viewed across the Town Square from the Peconic River.
Development Recent Riverhead

Riverhead Town Square Hotel Gets Its Day Before the Public

Beth Young
The Riverhead Town Board closed a public hearing on the site plan and special permit application for a new, five-story hotel adjacent to the town's new Town Square on East Main Street Wednesday evening, after hearing two-and-a-half hours of mixed and at times contentious comment. Pictured Above: Councilman Ken Rothwell and Councilwoman Denise Merrifield with a drawing showing the hotel as viewed across the Town Square from the Peconic River.
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Cindy Clifford, Joan Cear and Long Island Science Center Executive Director Larry Oxman at the June 2 press conference.
Development Riverhead

Riverhead Votes to Proceed with Science Center Condemnation

Beth Young
In a 3-1 vote Tuesday afternoon (Councilman Bob Kern abstained), the Riverhead Town Board voted to proceed with condemnation proceedings against a building owned by the Long Island Science Center adjacent to the planned Town Square on East Main Street. Town Supervisor Jerry Halpin cast the sole vote in opposition. Pictured Above: Cindy Clifford, Joan Cear and Long Island Science Center Executive Director Larry Oxman at the June 2 press
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Recent Riverhead

Riverhead Board Unswayed By Public Objections to Taking of Science Center Property

Beth Young
The Riverhead Town Board seemed unmoved by hours of comment at a public hearing Wednesday evening on its plan to take the property adjacent to the Town Square owned by the Long Island Science Center through eminent domain. In 2020, the Science Center had proposed to build a new 24,000-square-foot, $13.5 million attraction at the site — with a science museum, maker space, second story planetarium and a restaurant. At
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Environment Photos Recent Riverhead

Photos: Celebrating the Beauty of Aquebogue’s Broad Cove Preserve

Beth Young
Along the edge of Flanders Bay in Aquebogue is a 100-acre swath of woodlands and meadows that was once a duck farm and had been slated half a decade ago to become a luxury condominium complex. The Peconic Land Trust purchased the former Broad Cove Duck Farm property in 2021, and since then has been working with an array of partners to provide public access to the property, which is
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