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$125K deal for East Lawn Building falls through for town
The East Lawn building on East Main Street. (Credit: file photo) A plan for Riverhead Town to sell the historic and dilapidated East Lawn Building for $125,000 has fallen through — but the deal won’t...
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Long Beard Brewing Company seeks IDA tax breaks
Bob Castaldi, owner of the Second Street firehouse building, and Paul Carlin, right, of Long Beard Brewing Co. address the Riverhead IDA Monday. The owners of a fledgling brewery that’s proposed for...
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Suffolk Theater wins design award from architectural organization
Two-and-a-half years after it reopened its doors in downtown Riverhead, the Suffolk Theater was honored by the Peconic chapter of the American Institute of Architects for its design. The theater and...
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Suffolk Theater ‘in jeopardy’ without a green room, owner says
The future of the Suffolk Theater on Main Street in Riverhead is “in jeopardy” unless it gets a new green room, according to theater owner Bob Castaldi. “We’ve been evicted from our green room and we...
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Residents show support for Suffolk Theater’s green room proposal
Suffolk Theater owner Bob Castaldi was joined by more than 20 residents at Wednesday night’s Riverhead Town Board meeting to express support for an expedited approval of his green room proposal....
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Show goes on at Suffolk Theater after temporary green room approved
The Suffolk Theater received quick approval for a temporary green room during a special Riverhead Town Board meeting Thursday morning, and shows planned for Friday and Saturday went on as planned. Bob...
View ArticleAgreement in place to preserve and relocate historic Norton House to former...
The Richard A. Norton House will be relocated to the former Second Street firehouse property under a tentative agreement reached with property owner Bob Castaldi, who also owns The Suffolk Theater,...
View ArticleNew restaurant proposed by Suffolk Theater owner for East Main Street
Suffolk Theater owner Bob Castaldi is seeking to build a two-story restaurant on a Peconic Riverfront property adjacent to the Turkuaz Grill restaurant. The application is called 38 East Main Street,...
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2022 Business of the Year: The Suffolk
Nearly a decade ago, paperboys in button-down shirts and suspenders stood on the red carpet under The Suffolk Theater’s iconic marquee, wildly waving newspapers, shouting of its reopening. In front of...
View ArticleEditorial: Two downtown movie palaces must be saved
Riverhead and Greenport have long been graced with historic downtown movie palaces. Riverhead’s Main Street theater — The Suffolk — is an Art Deco gem, built in 1933 and hailed at its opening as “the...
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