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Even though it is still summer vacation and school is out, perhaps it is time for a lesson in Assessment 101. https://t.co/m5scfwbkXD

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A proposed code change to allow personal service uses in the Professional Business zoning use district along Roanoke Avenue south of the traffic circle drew pushback from residents during a public hearing Tuesday night. https://t.co/D693Iwwvbs

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The developer wants to build an 81-unit assisted-living residence with memory care and 60 attached and detached independent-living units for residents 55 and older on the 46.8-acre site. https://t.co/5Cz4eO2Qu9

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OLA's Minerva Perez again made a public plea Tuesday night for a dialogue with the Riverhead Town Board about the group's proposed public safety law. More than 20 residents spoke out in support of OLA's proposal. https://t.co/WTw7Cn7Y5D

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Court filings show Riverhead agreed to reduce United Riverhead Terminal’s assessments by $6.66 million, generating an estimated $1.27 million in refunds or credits for tax years already billed. https://t.co/styCEpv5qs

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Two Riverhead police officers and a traffic control officer were honored Tuesday night for their quick response to a speeding driver at the Polish Town Fair Sunday, which officials said prevented injuries to fairgoers and vendors. https://t.co/dFh3KlPbWc

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Riverhead Town issued a stop-work order last week to the developer of the Summerwind Farms subdivision on Peconic Bay Boulevard, after clearing and site-preparation work took place without permits. https://t.co/CPoewxnz4q

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Stony Brook School of Dental Medicine will offer free pediatric dental care during Give Kids a Smile Day Thursday, Aug. 27, from 2 to 4 p.m. at the dental school. https://t.co/0munayd71U

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LIR Clothing and Official Members will host the 12th Annual Back 2 School Giveaway Saturday, Aug. 29, beginning at 2 p.m. at Doctors Path Community Park. https://t.co/7DBXmE945l

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Riverhead police charged a 34\-year\-old woman after they said she drove at high speed toward the Polish Festival and struck a marked police vehicle https://t.co/OZlu53Ra1C

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The plaintiffs who successfully challenged Riverhead’s cannabis school setback are now taking aim at the town’s 2,500-foot dispensary rule. https://t.co/YfXfhpyz80

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Riverhead's Polish Town was filled with music, food, dancing and red-and-white pride Saturday on opening day of the annual Polish Town Fair and Festival. Photo gallery. https://t.co/Dmd2uUVVKV

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What's the local real estate market doing? Stay up to date on the latest trends with the title transfers report for Riverhead Town and adjacent hamlets in Southampton Town. https://t.co/T99jIBPZMW

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Residents again urged Southampton officials to reject a proposed 7-Eleven gas station at the Riverside traffic circle, citing traffic, pedestrian safety and revitalization concerns. https://t.co/HYwl3KjaOl

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Suffolk County reported 25 additional West Nile-positive mosquito samples, including one in Aquebogue, bringing the season total to 54. https://t.co/qljCvgQw1l

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The Railroad Museum of Long Island today unveiled a marker at the site of a horrific train crash in Calverton on Aug. 13, 1926 that killed six people, including two young children. https://t.co/rviTozsmhe

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Lighthouses were important infrastructure for navigation and often had military significance in times of war. The lights of the eastern Long Island Sound are no different. https://t.co/59vSl7ODDm

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A concert by the 1980s cover band Playback is the first of two free concerts presented by Riverhead Chamber of Commerce in Grangebel Park. https://t.co/rrjPLugtIV

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President Trump’s order to separate the MMR vaccine drew a sharp response from New York’s health commissioner, who said the change offers no medical benefit. https://t.co/I6CP0Ltng1

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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. https://t.co/h51SMm6ZXZ