Community News
Navy seeks interviews with former employees at Grumman facility in Calverton
All information shared during the interviews will be kept confidential, the Navy said in a press release. The Navy is seeking information to help ensure a thorough and effective environmental restoration of the property, it said.
Community News
Promoter drops bid to extend EPCAL drag racing season
The promoter of drag racing events on a town-owned runway in the Calverton Enterprise Park has abandoned plans to hold events this spring and early summer.
Government
Legal fees top $160K so far in Riverhead’s fight over Calverton land deal
Riverhead Town has been billed more than $160,000 by a Hauppauge law firm hired to defend the town and the Riverhead IDA in a lawsuit seeking to enforce a $40 million land deal at the Calverton Enterprise Park.
Environment
Romaine: Former Grumman plant in Calverton should be made priority superfund site by EPA
Cleanup of the former Northrop-Grumman facility in Calverton should be taken over by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and made a priority cleanup site under the superfund program, Suffolk County Executive Ed Romaine said.
Environment
Navy will test private drinking water wells near the former Grumman plant in Calverton for PFAS
The U.S. Navy has agreed to test private drinking water wells near the former Grumman facility in Calverton for PFAS.
Government
Attorneys argue Riverhead’s motion to dismiss lawsuit by Triple Five affiliate over EPCAL contract
State Supreme Court Justice David Reilly peppered attorneys for both sides with questions during oral arguments on Riverhead Town's motion to dismiss the Triple Five affiliate's lawsuit seeking to enforce the EPCAL sale contract.
Community News
Junior dragster tournament with $26,000 prize pool draws racers to Calverton Sunday
Racing fans at Sunday’s Race Track, Not Street drag racing event at the Calverton Enterprise Park witnessed a junior drag racing tournament with the largest prize pool in National Hot Rod Association history, according to the event’s promoter.
Environment
Military adopts ‘action level’ policy for PFAS cleanup that’s 3 times federal EPA standard
The Defense Department's new policy allows the Navy to further delay action to remedy drinking water contamination by plume migrating off Calverton site.
Upcoming
Calverton Restoration Advisory Board meeting set for Oct. 29 at the Residence Inn
The Restoration Advisory Board (RAB)for the former Naval Weapons Industrial Reserve Plant (NWIRP) in Calverton will hold its next meeting on Oct. 29, at the Residence Inn in Riverhead.
Government
Riverhead considers ban on logistics centers and truck terminals in most industrial areas
The development of logistics centers, last-mile fulfillment centers and truck terminals would be banned in most of Riverhead Town’s industrial areas, under a proposed code amendment unveiled Thursday.
