Sunday, May 20, 2012
Pols hope the cost savings will keep the company from taking its 1,600 jobs off Island.
Hoping to prevent the loss of 1,600 jobs on Long Island, the Suffolk County Industrial Development Agency on Thursday floated an incentive package worth millions to Broadridge Financial - a public company that has threatened to move off-Island if officials didn’t find a way to help it trim costs. If the financial services company takes the offer - which its board will decide on in June - then it'll come as a disappointment to officials in New Jersey, Virginia, Florida, Ohio and Texas who were trying to woo the $2.2 billion company into moving to their states. The Suffolk IDA said the incentive deal includes sales tax exemptions on $75 million in equipment purchases related to its renovation of its two Edgewood buildings, as well as a 15-…
Thursday, May 17, 2012
The town's historic district was established in 2006.
Residents who live in the town's historic district can paint their home any color. The myth that a home in the historic destrict can't be painted is one Richard Wines, president of the town's landmark and preservation commission, seeks to shatter with a new educational outreach for residents. Wines came before the town board at a weekly work session on Thursday to discuss a draft letter to be sent to all property owners in the town's historic district -- with an eye toward raising awareness. Councilwoman Jodi Giglio said while the downtown historic district was designated by the town board in 2006, many residents who live in the area do not know exactly what that means. "People don't know that they are in the historic district and, if they…
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
A public hearing will be held at Town Hall Wednesday night.
Riverhead will make a splash on the big screen when a new Coen brothers film, which was shot in town in March, debuts next year. With an eye toward future film endeavors that could be shot utilizing Riverhead's natual bucolic vistas, a public hearing will be held on Wednesday night at Town Hall on a new chapter of the town code that outlines fees for location filming in town. The fee schedule outlined in the new chapter of the code includes procedures and permitting processes aimed at making shooting safer for pedestrians and ensuring public safety. Riverhead Town Supervisor Sean Walter said the goal is to create consistency and ease for potential filmmakers and also, to streamline the process, so that not every new project needs be green …
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Concerns include possible smell and noise of sewage treatment plants.
Scores of residents turned out Monday night in Flanders to discuss a study that would evaluate the cost and impacts of a proposed new sewer district that could help revitalization efforts locally. The purpose of the study is to identify infrastructure required to provide a sanitary system for the study area, along with an analysis of costs and benefits. Suffolk County Legislator Jay Schneiderman, Southampton Town Supervisor Anna Throne-Holst, county representatives and consultants Camp, Dresser & McKee and H2M were onhand at the David W. Crohan Community Center to discuss the parameters of the Flanders Riverside Corridor Sewering Feasiblity Study, commissioned by Suffolk County for $250,000. The borders of the proposed study area have …
Sunday, May 13, 2012
In other news, a woman is found dead in Riverhead and the community chimes in on whether or not to change the name of Route 24.
Police Suffolk DA: Ignore Serial Killer Rumors: Suffolk County District Attorney Thomas Spota came forward this week to quell rumors that have been swirling for weeks about a possible break in the Long Island serial killer case. UPDATE: Police Identify Body Found on Monday; Determine Homicide: Police found the body of Mirian Garcia, 29, near Peconic Plaza on Monday. Family Of Woman Found Dead in Riverhead Speaks Out: The heartbroken family of Mirian Garcia was devastated by the news of her loss. Police: Wielding Machete, Riverhead Man Charged With Attempted Assault: A Riverhead man allegedly wielding a machete was charged this week. Community Locals Pan Bid To Rename Route 24: Residents shared their views on whether they supported renaming…
Friday, May 11, 2012
Residents will attend a meeting with Legislator Jay Schneiderman on Monday to discuss a sewer district study.
Residents of Flanders and Riverside are expected to turn out Monday to discuss a study for a possible new sewer district that could help breathe new life into their communities. Suffolk County Legislator Jay Schneiderman and consultants Camp, Dresser & McKee and H2M will be onhand to discuss the parameters of the Flanders Riverside Corridor Sewering Feasiblity Study, commissioned by Suffolk County for $250,000. The meeting will be held at 7 p.m. at the David W. Crohan Community Center in Flanders. A sparsely attended meeting was held in December; since then, Scheiderman said, the parameters of the study area have been more narrowly defined to focus on areas that would support revitalization. There has been discussion, Schneiderman said, …
Thursday, May 10, 2012
Congressional hopeful outlines plans to bolster small business.
The son of a single mother, Randy Altschuler says he learned firsthand about hard work and discipline. A graduate of Princeton with an MBA from Harvard, Altschuler, the Republican congressional candidate hoping to unseat incumbent Democrat Congressman Tim Bishop in the next election, spoke to the Riverhead Chamber of Commerce at a luncheon at Martha Clara Vineyards on Thursday. Altschuler, the co-founder and executive chairman of CloudBlue Technologies, Inc. -- a firm, he said, that has created 300 jobs in the United States --said, first and foremost, "I am a business person." To that end, Altschuler hosted three press conferences this week -- including one at Enterprise Park at Calverton -- and intends to visit local chambers of commerce…
New phones are on the agenda in Riverhead.
The phone system at Riverhead Town Hall is poised for a facelift. Members of the town board met with representatives of Black Box Network Services at their weekly work session on Thursday to discuss ways to revamp an aging phone system that has been in place since the 1970s. The overhaul, said Paul Winklarek, senior account executive of Black Box Network Services, could result in savings for the town. To start, after an audit, it appears Riverhead Town is due approximately $37,500 in rebates for monies the municipality has been paying for phone lines that are no longer used, including phone lines that ran to 201 Howell Avenue, as well as in overbilling charges. Next, Winklarek discussed a proposal to upgrade the town's phone system to …
How did you do on our quiz about town and village codes? Find the answers here.
We recently posted a quiz testing our readers' knowledge of various municipal codes. Here are the answers. How did you do? Let us know in the comments. “Unattended, such machines constitute a threat to the safety and welfare of the community.” Which machine? Vehicle raceways may not hold warm-ups or competitions on more than _____ days per year. Year code was amended to read: “It shall be lawful to conduct...any form of public sports, exercises or shows which are conducted or engaged in primarily for the entertainment of spectators, not specifically prohibited" on Sunday, after 1:05 p.m. It shall be unlawful for any owner or occupant of a premises within the Town of Riverhead to cause or allow weeds, grass or other rank vegetation as …
Some say the proposal to dub the road "Peconic Highway" is in direct contradiction to their goals for Flanders.
Senator Ken LaValle introduced legislation recently that would rename a portion of New York State Route 24 "Peconic Highway." Not everyone applauds the initiative, however. Vince Taldone, president of the Flanders, Riverside and Northampton Community Association, said he was not in favor of the new moniker for the roadway. "I would personally oppose it," he said, noting that he had not yet discussed the concept with FRNCA members. According to Taldone, a meeting was held recently with New York State Assemblyman Fred Thiele and others, including representatives of the New York State Department of Transportation, to discuss long-range efforts to create more of a "neighborhood" feel in Flanders. The goal, Taldone said, is "to make it less of…
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