Clik here to view.
Riverhead Town Board majority now opposes firehouse sale
The Second Street firehouse. (Credit: Barbaraellen Koch) Not so fast with those dinosaurs! A majority of Riverhead Town Board members now say they oppose selling the Second Street firehouse, which...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Sale of Second St. firehouse on the table — again
The Second Street firehouse was obtained by Riverhead in 2011 in a land swap with the Riverhead Fire District. (Credit: Barbaraellen Koch file) Forget about moving Town Hall to the Second Street...
View ArticleRecap: Town Board OK’s firehouse sale
The Second Street firehouse finally appears to have a willing buyer — and a willing seller. After a previous attempt by Supervisor Sean Walter to sell the house failed earlier this year, the Riverhead...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Editorial: At this point, firehouse sale doesn’t add up
After opting not to sell the Second Street Firehouse earlier this year to Sufolk Theater owner Bob Castaldi, Town Board members decided on Tuesday to sell it to him for $500,000. (Credit: Barbaraellen...
View ArticleClik here to view.
No public referendum coming on firehouse sale
The Second Street firehouse was obtained by Riverhead in 2011 in a land swap with the Riverhead Fire District. (Credit: Barbaraellen Koch file) There will be no townwide referendum on the town board’s...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Castaldi pictures a brewery in Second Street firehouse
The Second Street firehouse was obtained by Riverhead Town in 2011 in a land swap with the Riverhead Fire District. (Credit: Barbaraellen Koch file) A brewery is one of the uses Suffolk Theater owner...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Suffolk Theater owner in line to purchase East Lawn building
The East Lawn building on East Main Street pictured in 2013. (file photo) Although he wasn’t the highest bidder, Suffolk Theater owner Bob Castaldi appears to be the Riverhead Town Board’s choice to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
$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...
View ArticleClik here to view.
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...
View ArticleClik here to view.
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...
View ArticleClik here to view.
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...
View ArticleClik here to view.
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....
View ArticleClik here to view.
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 ArticleClik here to view.
Editorial: At this point, firehouse sale doesn’t add up
After opting not to sell the Second Street Firehouse earlier this year to Sufolk Theater owner Bob Castaldi, Town Board members decided on Tuesday to sell it to him for $500,000. (Credit: Barbaraellen...
View ArticleClik here to view.
No public referendum coming on firehouse sale
The Second Street firehouse was obtained by Riverhead in 2011 in a land swap with the Riverhead Fire District. (Credit: Barbaraellen Koch file) There will be no townwide referendum on the town board’s...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Castaldi pictures a brewery in Second Street firehouse
The Second Street firehouse was obtained by Riverhead Town in 2011 in a land swap with the Riverhead Fire District. (Credit: Barbaraellen Koch file) A brewery is one of the uses Suffolk Theater owner...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Suffolk Theater owner in line to purchase East Lawn building
The East Lawn building on East Main Street pictured in 2013. (file photo) Although he wasn’t the highest bidder, Suffolk Theater owner Bob Castaldi appears to be the Riverhead Town Board’s choice to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
$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...
View ArticleClik here to view.
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...
View ArticleClik here to view.
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...
View Article