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wading river beach improvements- coming soon!

The Town of Riverhead has not abandoned its plan to put in a new Bathroom Building and Pavillion area at the town beach in Wading River. The construction of the new facilities was delayed by certain concerns raised by the Suffolk County Health Department regarding the placement and design of sewerage lines. Fortunately these concerns have been resolved and construction should begin at the end of the present beach season.

riverhead resorts site plan eta

Riverhead Resorts will present a site plan to the Town of Riverhead for its multi themed park at EPCAL on or about 9/30. The filing of the site plan will trigger a 30 day period for determining who will be the lead agency for this project.

helicopter bill hearing

So you think that there's too much helicopter traffic fying over the North Shore of Long Island. Suffolk Legislator Ed Romaine has introduced a bill that would among other things require helicopters to fly at a minimum pf 2,500 feet and provide penalties of a $1,000 fine for violations and one year in jail. Some legislators commented that Suffolk County is pre-empted from passing any laws regulating helicopter traffic. Suffolk presiding officer William Lindsay commented" we probably are pre-empted but that issue never stopped this legislature."

movie filming in wading river

An independent movie "Splinterheads" will be filming in our area the next few days. The movie will be filming on property owned by National Grid near North Country Road.

blumenthal fights requests that dept. of commerce override ny denial of broadwater

Connecticut's Attorney General Richard Blumenthal filed a brief on 8/15/08 urging the U.S. Dept. of Commerce to reject Broadwater's request that they override NY's denial of the Broadwater project. Blumenthal stated that the Secretary of Commerce can only override NY's decision when the national interests outweighs adverse environmental impacts. Blumenthal maintains that Broadwater has failed to show that this is the case. In his brief Blumenthal points out that Broadwater has failed to show that national interests outweigh environmental impacts connected with it. He also contends that the U.S. Dept. of Commerce must reject Broadwater's appeal because there are" reasonable alternatives" to the Broadwater project. The formal brief also contends that, "Because the ecological harm is lasting, and sometimes permanent,strong preference must always be given to the least harmful alternative."

does riverhead have enough police?

Does Riverhead have enough cops to cover the town? The anser is "yes" according to a recent report by the New York State Division of Crimnal Justice. They concluded that the Police Department doesn't need to increase to 90 cops and that the present staffing of 83 officers can cover Riverhead's 67 square miles.The Division of Criminal Justice Services believes that the Riverhead Police Department can do the job by deploying the department's 37 officers differently and reconfiguring the patrol sectors. Reacting to the report a Riverhead News Review editorial urged the Town Board to not "blindly accept the report." They favored expanding the existing police force to meet the realities of Riverhead.

big bucks for riverhead

Riverhead resorts presented the Town of Riverhead's Community Development Agency with a four-foot high check for $2 million on Thursday. The money is the final deposit from Riverhead Resorts fro 755 acres at EPCAL. They plan on building a $ 2 billion dollar multi themed entertainment complex at the site.

duck ponds project waddles forward

The long anticipated Wading River Duck Ponds Remediation project appears to be on track. Both the Towns of Brookhaven and Riverhead appear to be almost ready to begin work. Brookhaven will be responsible for the dredging of the Ponds and Riverhead will replace the bulkheads in the ponds and revamp the landscaping around the Duck Ponds. Riverhead will also install new catch basins to intercept pollutants that wash into the Ponds. According to Riverhead Deputy Supervisor Bill Welsh the project could be completed by Duck Pond Day 2009.

bnl expresses interest in solar project

The Department of Energy and Brookhaven Lab have decided tp try and host a solar photovoltaic project on the Lab site. The Lab expects to enter into discussion with potential contractors in response to a Request for Proposals for solar projects up to 50 megawatts. The RFP were issued by LIPA. The Lab hopes to install up to 40 megawatts of solar in the southeast corner of the site close to a LIPA substation.

casino at calverton?

Suffolk County Legislators have met with Shinnecock tribal leaders to discuss finding alternate sites for an Indian gaming casino. There is very strong opposition to locating it in the Town of Southampton. Southampton Supervisor Linda Kabot has suggested looking at Calverton or Yapank.