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Posted: 6/26/2019

Supervisor Jens-Smith Announces New Business at Train Station

Supervisor Laura Jens-Smith is pleased to announce that Hampton Coffee Company is coming to the Riverhead Train Station as their new tenant

Posted: 6/26/2019

National Night Out

On Tuesday, August 6th , the Riverhead Town Police will participate in the 36th Annual NATIONAL NIGHT OUT

Posted: 6/21/2019

Police Media Release - 6/19/19

Posted: 6/19/2019

Police Media Release - 6/17/19

Posted: 6/17/2019

Suffolk County Shellfish Aquaculture Lease Program

Public Notice - Suffolk County Shellfish Aquaculture Lease Program in Peconic Bay and Gardiners Bay - Request for Written Comments on Proposed Shellfish Aquaculture Lease Assignment

Posted: 6/17/2019

Police Media Release - 6/16/19

Posted: 6/16/2019

Police Media Release - 6/16/19

Posted: 6/16/2019

Police Media Release - 6/14/19

Posted: 6/14/2019

Police Media Release - 6/13/19

Posted: 6/13/2019

Supervisor Laura Jens-Smith Announces $250,000 for Parks Upgrades

Posted: 6/6/2019

Supervisor Jens-Smith to Hold Seasonal Clean-Up of Riverhead Train Station

Posted: 5/31/2019

Public Presentation - Annual MS4 Stormwater Certification Report

Posted: 5/23/2019

Town of Riverhead Announces Detective Brian Simonsen Street Renaming Dedication Ceremony

Posted: 5/7/2019

Special Community Development Agency Meeting – April 25, 2019

Posted: 4/24/2019

Annual Riverhead Litter Awareness and Spring Cleanup Day

Posted: 4/10/2019

Special Town Board Meeting – April 11, 2019

Posted: 4/10/2019

Riverhead Seeks Applicants for New Business Advisory Committee

Posted: 4/8/2019

Riverhead Cracks Down on Unsafe Properties- Issues Over 100 Violations

Posted: 3/26/2019

Supervisor Jens-Smith Announces State of the Town Address

Posted: 3/18/2019

Town Seeks Applicant for the Independent Audit Committee

Posted: 3/14/2019

Special Town Board Meeting – March 14, 2019

Posted: 3/12/2019

Town Board Approves Property Tax Extension to Federal Employees Affected by Government Shutdown

Posted: 3/6/2019

Supervisor Jens-Smith Announces New Wading River Listening Tour Date

Posted: 3/5/2019

At Supervisor Jens-Smith's Request Triple Five Replaces Bienenstock

Posted: 3/4/2019

Traffic Advisory for February 20, 2019

Posted: 2/19/2019

Supervisor Jens-Smith Reschedules Wading River Meeting of 2019 Supervisor Listening Tour

Posted: 2/11/2019

Supervisor Laura Jens-Smith Announces 2019 Listening Tour

Posted: 2/1/2019

Community Forum on Downtown Zoning

Posted: 1/25/2019

Safety Advisory-EPCAL Walking Trail Closed

Posted: 1/8/2019

Joseph Dwyer Veterans Peer Support Project

Posted: 12/13/2018

Riverhead Idol is Back!

Posted: 12/11/2018

Supervisor Laura Jens-Smith and East End Elected Officials to Hold Press Conference on FAA Helicopter Noise Public Hearing

Posted: 11/26/2018

Riverhead Focuses on the Environment with New Committee

Posted: 11/16/2018

Supervisor Jens-Smith Announces $3 Million Grant from New York State for Water District Improvements

Posted: 11/16/2018

Town of Riverhead’s Shotgun Hunting Lottery

Posted: 11/16/2018

Supervisor Jens-Smith Encourages Residents to Attend FAA Helicopter Noise Meeting

Posted: 11/5/2018

Special Town Board Meeting – November 7, 2018

Posted: 11/2/2018

Special Town Board Meeting – November 1, 2018

Posted: 10/31/2018

Supervisor Jens-Smith and Riverhead PBA Announce Contract Deal

Posted: 10/16/2018

Supervisor Jens-Smith to Hold Fall Clean-Up of Riverhead Train Station

Posted: 9/26/2018

Town of Riverhead Alternative Transportation Committee Urges Residents to Participate in 6th Annual Car Free Day Long Island

Posted: 9/19/2018

Special Town Board Meeting – September 13, 2018

Posted: 9/11/2018

Riverhead Accepting Donations in Memory of K9 Rocky

Posted: 9/6/2018

Town of Riverhead’s Bow Hunting Lottery

Posted: 9/6/2018

Daytime Lane Closures Expected on State Route 25

Posted: 8/31/2018

Cardboard Boat Race Postponed to August 26th

Posted: 8/10/2018

Riverhead Becomes First Town to Implement Tick Preventative Program

Posted: 8/8/2018

New Art Exhibit Illuminates Downtown Riverhead

Posted: 8/7/2018

Supervisor Jens-Smith to Hold Clean-Up of Riverhead Train Station

Posted: 7/27/2018

Riverhead Town Board Celebrates Signing of Contract with Research and Rehabilitation Center

Posted: 7/25/2018

Town Seeks Applicants for the Independent Audit Committee

Posted: 7/23/2018

RIVERHEAD TOWN CRITICAL WATER CONSERVATION REQUEST

Posted: 7/13/2018

Riverhead Town Requests Urgent Water Conservation

Posted: 7/9/2018

Free Luxury Shuttle Service Starts Saturday, July 7th

Posted: 7/5/2018

RIVERHEAD TOWNSCAPE ANNOUNCES THE FRIDAY NIGHT JIM LULL MEMORIAL SUMMER CONCERT SERIES

Posted: 6/27/2018

Riverhead Extends Hours Bathrooms are Open at Beaches

Posted: 6/20/2018

Riverhead Introduces Apprenticeship Requirement

Posted: 6/20/2018

Riverhead Town’s Water Conservation Recommendations

Posted: 6/12/2018

Riverhead Town Honors Milestone Wedding Anniversaries

Posted: 6/11/2018

Aerial Mosquito Larvicide Notification for June 6 and June 7

Posted: 6/6/2018

Town of Riverhead to Hold Groundbreaking of the EPCAL Athletic Trail

Posted: 6/6/2018

Lottery held for Riverhead’s New Downtown Apartments

Posted: 6/1/2018

Town Board Authorizes the Honorary Name for Lewis Street as “Dashan J. Briggs Way”

Posted: 5/21/2018

The Peconic Estuary Program is Looking for Your Input

Posted: 5/15/2018

Spring Clean-Up Day

Posted: 5/14/2018

Riverhead Sewer District Awarded for Innovation

Posted: 5/1/2018

Long Island State Veterans Home (LISVH) Benefits and Resources Fair

Posted: 4/23/2018

View Supervisor Jens-Smith's State of the Town Address

Posted: 4/12/2018

Town Board Refocuses on Downtown with New Committee

Posted: 4/4/2018

Town Cancels Garbage Pick-Up Due to Snowstorm

Posted: 3/12/2018

Riverhead’s New Affordable Housing to Display Resident’s Art

Posted: 3/5/2018

Riverhead Town Board Honoring Black History Month

Posted: 2/22/2018

Town Invites Riverhead Residents to Join Advisory Boards

Posted: 2/12/2018

A Message Regarding the Loss of Lyle Wells

Posted: 1/26/2018

Supervisor Jens-Smith Calls for Tri-Board Meeting

Posted: 1/25/2018

Supervisor Jens-Smith Offers Evening Hours

Posted: 1/17/2018

January 18 Town Board Work Session Notice

Posted: 1/16/2018

Return of Riverhead Idol

Posted: 1/16/2018

Calverton Aviation & Technology LLC Qualified & Eligible Sponsor Hearing Adjournment

Posted: 1/11/2018

MEDIA ADVISORY - Apple Honda Holds Pet Food & Pet Supply Drive to Benefit Riverhead Animal Shelter & NFAWL

Posted: 11/9/2017

MEDIA ADVISORY – Town Dedicates Street in Wading River to Honor Thomas Lateulere

Riverhead, NY – Members of the Riverhead Town Board, Highway Department and Wading River Fire Department will join together with the family of Thomas Lateulere to dedicate 20th Street in Wading River in his honor.

Posted: 8/29/2017

Carbon Monoxide Installation

Posted: 8/23/2017

PRESS RELEASE - Riverhead BID Downtown Beautification Projects Start

Riverhead, NY – After months of planning, a collaborative Main Street beautification effort aimed at enhancing the visitor experience to Downtown Riverhead is in progress. The BIDMA, downtown property owners and local businesses and organizations have joined together to create a brighter and more welcoming experience for those enjoying our great restaurants, visiting our businesses and enjoying our fairs.

Posted: 8/22/2017

PRESS RELEASE – Code Enforcement Protects Residents with Efforts to Reduce Illegal Short Term Rentals, Zombie Homes & Other Blighted Properties

RIVERHEAD, NY-- In order to better protect the safety of all residents and visitors within its borders, the Town of Riverhead has recently increased its efforts in enforcing regulations against the fast growing illegal short term/vacation rental problem, vacant and abandoned “Zombie” houses, as well as overcrowded housing violations.

Posted: 8/17/2017

PRESS RELEASE - Town Supervisor Sean Walter Alerts Residents of an Emergency Blood Shortage for the Area

The New York Blood Center (NYBC) has declared an emergency blood shortage in our area.

Posted: 7/6/2017

PRESS RELEASE - Supervisor Announces the Release of the Town of Riverhead 2017-2018 Senior Citizen Resource Guide

Supervisor Sean Walter is pleased to announce the publication of the Second Edition of the Town of Riverhead Senior Citizen Resource Guide is now available to all Town of Riverhead residents. This resource guide has been printed as a service to our community providing a comprehensive collection of resources geared towards the needs of our seniors and their caregivers.

Posted: 6/26/2017

PRESS RELEASE - Town of Riverhead Agrees to $40 Million Sale of EPCAL Property to Luminati Aerospace

RIVERHEAD, NY--Supervisor Sean M. Walter and the Riverhead Town Board announced that a deal has been struck to sell the remaining acreage at Enterprise Park at Calverton (EPCAL) for $40 million to Luminati Aerospace.

Posted: 3/30/2017

Manorville Fire District 2017 Organizational Meetings

Posted: 1/5/2017

PRESS RELEASE - Riverhead Awarded $100,000 to Combat Vacant and “Zombie” Homes

The Town of Riverhead was among 76 cities, towns and villages across New York State that were awarded funding through the "Zombie Remediation and Prevention Initiative" to address the problem of vacant properties and so-called “zombie” homes – vacant and abandoned homes that are not maintained during a prolonged foreclosure proceeding.

Posted: 10/13/2016

Helicopter Noise Complaint Notice

Supervisor Walter encourages residents who experience helicopter noise that interferes with their quality of life, to please file a noise abatement complaint.

Posted: 6/23/2015

Application for Subdivision - EPCAL

Posted: 8/21/2014

Suffolk County Shellfish Aquaculture Lease Program

Posted: 3/12/2014

HEAP (Home Energy Assistance Program)

HEAP is a federally funded program that assists low-income New Yorkers with the cost of heating their homes. HEAP also offers an emergency benefit for households in a heat or heat related energy emergency.

Posted: 11/20/2013

EPCAL Legislation Approved 10-24-13

The new law (S.3643/A.4678) signed by the Governor will allow the Town of Riverhead to frontload the environmental studies for potential development on the site which will allow for a streamlined approval process for applications that are consistent with the EPCAL reuse plan. “This legislation will give EPCAL the kind of competitive edge needed to compete in today’s market,” stated Riverhead Town Supervisor Sean M. Walter. “Businesses need certainty and a 90-day approval process will provide

Posted: 10/24/2013

Special Planning Board Meeting to Be Held

A Special Town of Riverhead Planning Board meeting will be held Tuesday, October, 15, 2013 at 4:00 p.m. at Riverhead Town Hall to review the Shops at Riverhead site plan.

Posted: 10/11/2013

Revised Environmental Assessment Forms

Beginning Monday October the 7th 2013, applications to the Town of Riverhead calling for the submission of an EAF will be required to use the revised short or long form of the document developed by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.

Posted: 10/2/2013

East End Rowing Institute Offers Safety Workshops in Riverhead

Posted: 8/27/2013

Town of Riverhead Announces Grand Opening of Weeping Willow Park

Riverhead, NY – The Riverhead Town Board has completed Weeping Willow Park and opened it to the public this week. A ribbon-cutting ceremony is planned for 1 p.m. on Friday, August 16, 2013. The park, located at 961-973 West Main Street, was funded by a $500.000 grant from the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation to re-establish a new open space on Peconic River and improve habitat for various vegetation, shellfish, wildlife and endangered species at the former

Posted: 8/14/2013

1st Annual Celebration of the Town of Riverhead’s Incorporation: 221st Anniversary

Posted: 3/11/2013

Chic Creations, NY… 1st New Biz Of 2013 To Open Downtown Riverhead

Riverhead, NY – Chic Creations, NY, a new fashion forward boutique offering one-of-a-kind ladies designs will host a Grand Opening on Saturday, January 19, 2013 from 9:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. at their 49 East Main Street location in Downtown Riverhead.

Posted: 1/14/2013

Recreation Department Announces New Software System and Online Website

Parks & Recreation announces a new software system and online webpage in an effort to enhance your Recreation experience. They have streamlined their brochure to make it more user-friendly and environmentally conscious. The colorful Winter Brochure and their SPECIAL JANUARY BUSINESS HOURS are now available online.

Posted: 1/10/2013

DOWNTOWN ADVISORY: Statement from Supervisor Sean M. Walter

With the recent robbery of a young couple and the tragic death of a pedestrian on East Main Street occurring so close together, both geographically, and in it time, I feel it is important to comment on these unfortunate events both as Police Commissioner and as Town Supervisor. (Please see full advisory...)

Posted: 1/4/2013

2013 Town Board Meeting Schedule

Posted: 12/19/2012

Private Roads to Town of Riverhead Highway System

Posted: 12/19/2012