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Riverhead highway crews clear snow piles from Main Street
TIM GANNON PHOTO | Highway crews downtown about noon Friday. The Riverhead highway department partially closed a section of downtown Riverhead’s East Main Street Friday to clear away big piles of snow...
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Winter storm could dump up to 10 inches of snow
BARBARAELLEN KOCH FILE PHOTO | A highway department plow before the start of last month’s blizzard. As another winter storm bears down on the North Fork, the National Weather Service has issued a...
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State audit finds town’s use of ‘chargebacks’ improper
TIM GANNON FILE PHOTO | The Riverhead Town Board during last year’s budget talks. Riverhead Town’s “structural deficit” of $3.2 million could grow by another $1 million to $3 million as a result of the...
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Riverhead business owner eyes highway superintendent job
BARBARAELLEN KOCH FILE PHOTO | Salt barns used by the Riverhead highway department. The GOP is set to screen one candidate for highway superintendent. Riverhead Republicans plan to screen one candidate...
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Town nominating conventions to be held May 23
NEWS-REVIEW FILE PHOTO | Riverhead Town Board members (from left) Jim Wooten, John Dunleavy, Supervisor Sean Walter, Jodi Giglio and George Gabrielsen. Riverhead Town’s Democrats and Republicans will...
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Road closures for paving on Osborn, Sound avenues today
Traffic on Osborn Avenue will be closed to traffic this morning between Harrison Avenue and Pulaski Street so the Riverhead Highway Department can pave that street, according to Highway Superintendent...
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Election 2013: Meet Your Candidates for Highway Superintendent
Highway Superintendent candidates George Woodson (left) and Michael Panchak. HIGHWAY SUPERINTENDENT Salary: $84,178 Four-year term, full time George Woodson Incumbent Hamlet: Riverhead Occupation:...
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Highway supe: Help the highway crews fight snow
The cooperation and understanding of all residents is essential for the town highway department to achieve its objective of maintaining or restoring the roadways so they are open and safe for travel as...
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Riverhead Highway Supe gets his Chevy
Riverhead Highway Superintendent Gio Woodson in February. (Credit: Barbaraellen Koch) The Riverhead Town Board voted 3-2 this week to allow Highway Superintendent George Woodson to purchase a Chevy...
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Town Board floats plan to get private roads plowed
Beach Way, a private road in Baiting Hollow. (Credit: Barbaraellen Koch) The town may be changing its code so it could plow private roads. But only during supervisor-declared snow emergencies,...
View ArticleTown to discuss 225th Anniversary Celebration
The Riverhead Town Board will discuss the town’s 225th Anniversary Committee with town historian Georgette Case at its work session on Thursday. Other discussion topics include the merger of the senior...
View ArticleBoard to discuss architectural review, surplus cars
The Riverhead Town Board is scheduled to discuss its architectural review board code, surplus cars and a highway department program at its work session on Thursday, as well as the draft resolutions for...
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Sections of Sound Avenue closed for paving in Riverhead
Sections of Sound Avenue will be closed Monday as Riverhead Town highway crews pave parts of the road, according to Highway Superintendent George “Gio” Woodson. Road crews were out Monday morning...
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Private Oak Hills community sues town to provide additional services
Residents of a private community in Baiting Hollow are suing Riverhead Town to expand services on its roads, alleging the town is in violation of state law by providing only snow removal services. The...
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Riverhead Dems select slate for town races; all-female Town Board ticket a first
There were no surprises Tuesday evening as the Riverhead Democratic Committee selected its slate of candidates in this fall’s town election. The party’s ticket will include Laura Jens-Smith of Laurel...
View ArticleRiverhead Town highway supe: Snow turning to wet slush
“So far, so good,” Riverhead Town Highway Superintendent George Woodson said of the roads at about noon on Tuesday, although he said it had started snowing more about a half-hour earlier. “Most of the...
View ArticleRaise okayed for Riverhead Town highway superintendent
After several weeks of debate, Riverhead Town Board members voted unanimously April 3 to increase the salary of Highway Superintendent George Woodson to compensate him for assuming oversight of the...
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Riverhead Highway Supe gets his Chevy
Riverhead Highway Superintendent Gio Woodson in February. (Credit: Barbaraellen Koch) The Riverhead Town Board voted 3-2 this week to allow Highway Superintendent George Woodson to purchase a Chevy...
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Town Board floats plan to get private roads plowed
Beach Way, a private road in Baiting Hollow. (Credit: Barbaraellen Koch) The town may be changing its code so it could plow private roads. But only during supervisor-declared snow emergencies,...
View ArticleTown to discuss 225th Anniversary Celebration
The Riverhead Town Board will discuss the town’s 225th Anniversary Committee with town historian Georgette Case at its work session on Thursday. Other discussion topics include the merger of the senior...
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