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1. Riverhead debates employee retirement incentive to cut taxes (newsday.com) — Riverhead’s supervisor is pitching a $5 million early retirement incentive for town workers, aiming to trim payroll and ease future property tax hikes. Board members, all Republicans, want detailed numbers and alternatives before backing the plan, which could affect 32 employees. Officials will review past buyouts and financial projections before deciding whether to negotiate with the unions.
2. Riverhead Town approves eminent domain to seize Long Island Science Center (timesreview.com) — Riverhead Town Board has voted 3–1 to move ahead with eminent domain to take the long-vacant Long Island Science Center building on East Main Street for its Town Square revitalization plan. Supporters say the blighted site is stalling downtown progress, while critics, including the science center and civic leaders, question costs, transparency, and whether the town has truly exhausted other options.
3. Scott's Pointe operator rebuffs criticism as ‘fake news' (riverheadlocal.com) — Riverhead officials are weighing Island Water Park’s bid to add drift-car events and battery-powered boats at Scott’s Pointe, changes critics say could weaken hard-fought environmental safeguards. Residents, advocates and former town officials pressed the Town Board to reopen environmental review, while supporters argued the park boosts jobs and tourism. Written comments remain open and no decision has been made yet.
4. Blue Wave seniors earn state health education Zone Awards (timesreview.com) — Two Riverhead High School seniors, Adriana Martinez and Dillon Zaleski, have been honored with Suffolk Zone Awards for outstanding leadership and achievement in health and physical education. Selected as Riverhead’s male and female honorees, they were recognized for fitness, citizenship, and character, with district leaders praising how they represent the Blue Waves community.
5. Jury deliberating in deadly nail salon crash trial in Riverhead (abc7ny.com) — Jurors in Riverhead are now deliberating the fate of a driver charged with murder after a deadly 2024 nail salon crash on Long Island. Prosecutors say he was highly intoxicated when his SUV slammed into the Deer Park salon, killing four people and injuring nine others; if convicted on top counts, he faces 25 years to life in prison.
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