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Board of Education
Riverhead school bus drivers and monitors tell school board: We need a pay raise — now
Riverhead school district transportation workers turned out in force Tuesday night to tell the school board they need a raise because their pay isn't enough to get by on.
Board of Education
Adopted state budget includes happy surprise for Riverhead schools: $19.6 million jump in aid, nearly $9 million more than projected by...
The Riverhead Central School District is now expected to receive $76.1 million in state aid for the coming school year, an increase of $19.6 million — or 34.6% — over the current school year and about $8.8 million more than anticipated in the budget the school board adopted last month.
Community News
Riverhead Blue Masques score 13 Teeny Award nominations
The Riverhead High School Blue Masques have received 13 nominations for this year's performances ahead of next month's 21st annual East End Arts Teeny Awards.
Board of Education
Students and parents ask for increased school security after bullet incident, as administration assures safety
Students and parents in the Riverhead Central School District are asking administrators to reevaluate security measures after several recent incidents involving district students, including one where bullets were brought into the high school.
Community News
Historic observatory at Riverhead High School reopens after repairs
The telescope and observatory, which has been out of commission for the last few years due to a problem with its observation hatch, was built in 1935 by John Elliot Young and his father Orville, owners of a Riverhead machine shop off Roanoke Avenue.
Board of Education
School board OKs $20 million spending increase for next school year, requiring 1% tax levy hike
Riverhead Central School District voters will be asked to approve a 1% tax levy increase at the polls next month, to support a $192 million spending plan for the 2023-2024 school year.
Board of Education
Seven candidates running for four school board seats, as proposed $192.4 million budget is slated for board adoption Wednesday
A field of seven candidates will vie for four seats in next month's school board vote, but there's only one incumbent among them.
Community News
Voters OK Riverhead library budget
Voters approved Riverhead Free Library’s $4.7 million 2023-2024 operating budget yesterday by a 50-vote margin, 187 to 137.
Board of Education
School officials present budget with $8.9 million gap, which officials say will be plugged before adoption by board at its next...
The Riverhead school district administration this week presented a 2023-2024 budget that has a projected $8.9 million gap. The district's business official said the gap will be closed before the Board of Education adopts the budget that will be put on the ballot for voter approval May 16.
Board of Education
Upcoming school district election will fill four vacancies on school board, following resignation of board VP this week
The upcoming school district election will fill four open seats on the Riverhead Board of Education: three positions that will be vacant at the end of the school year as a result of the expiration of terms of office and a fourth seat that became vacant when board member Laurie Downs resigned this week.
