Riverhead

Riverhead’s town board has proposed rental regulations that restrict non-family members from renting and limit the number of cars in driveways.

The Town of Riverhead removed its agritourism proposal from its comprehensive plans due to public support for farmland preservation. The proposal would have built resorts on Long Island’s North Fork.

Over two dozen advocacy groups, including Riverhead teachers from Long Island, rallied outside the state Capitol in Albany to push for legislation to prevent tax revenue from being taken away from schools by local Industrial Development Agencies (IDAs).

The order from May bans Riverhead facilities from entering into contracts with the city to house migrants and asylum seekers. Those terms have now been removed to apply to any person.

OLA of Eastern Long Island is staffing up with two new lawyers to grapple with government-backed bans on incoming migrants, and to provide legal assistance for asylum seekers.

A Riverhead Middle School student was arrested for having a knife in his possession while attending a session at the educational center.

Suffolk County and the Town of Riverhead are among a group of New York municipalities being sued by New York City. The lawsuit claims efforts to block migrants from the city are unlawfully discriminatory.

Despite the absence of any formal plans to send migrants from New York City to Nassau and Suffolk counties, advocates warn Long Island is not prepared to handle an influx.

The Town of Riverhead hopes to become a model for partnering with nonprofits Long Island Organics Council and Green Inside and Out to launch more municipal drop-off sites for food scraps to be converted into compost.

Police confirmed through a press release that a Riverhead High School student was arrested Friday afternoon for bringing more than a dozen .22 caliber bullets to school.