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Riverhead officials are revisiting the town’s battery energy storage rules after PFAS contamination was detected in public water supply wells near the site of the 2023 East Hampton BESS fire.

The former Grace Episcopal Church in Riverhead, once slated for demolition by the Episcopal Diocese of Long Island, was rededicated by the diocese Sunday as the home of Iglesia San Francisco. 

The Riverhead Planning Board voted Thursday to reclassify the Brother Bear Canna site plan as a Type I action under SEQRA, requiring a full environmental assessment form and coordinated review with other agencies before the application can move forward.

Alive on 25 returned to downtown Riverhead Thursday evening. Photo gallery.

An air quality health advisory is in effect for Long Island and the NYC Metro regions until 11 p.m. Due to ground-level ozone.

Riverhead officials say the long-planned downtown revitalization effort is moving from planning to construction, with hotel work expected to begin this month and major public improvements scheduled through 2030.

The Riverhead Town Board began formal environmental review of proposed zoning to allow accessory cottages at the town's existing golf courses.

The Riverhead Town Board held a public hearing on revisions to its pet-store law, approved the settlement of tax litigation with United Riverhead Terminal and more on Tuesday.

River Road in Calverton from Railroad Avenue to Connecticut Avenue will be closed on Friday, Aug. 7 from 7 a.m.to 3 p.m. for drainage repair work.

A 54-year-old man died after crashing an e-bike into a chain-link fence in the rear parking lot of a Route 58 shopping center Wednesday evening, police said.