Alek Lewis

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An end of an era: David Enos retires after 27 years as Riley Avenue principal

1 week ago | riverheadlocal.com | Alek Lewis

At the start of every school year, Riley Avenue Elementary School Principal David Enos has greeted students for their first day with a big smile and his jovial personality. Next year will mark the end of that 27-year-long tradition. Enos, 60, is retiring after a career in education spent primarily as the leader of the Calverton public elementary school.
Photos: Riverhead celebrates Juneteenth at the Butterfly Effect Project campus

1 week ago | riverheadlocal.com | Alek Lewis

The Riverhead community celebrated Juneteenth on Thursday with food, dance and fun at the Butterfly Effect Project’s campus on Main Road in Jamesport. Juneteenth — also known as Freedom Day and Jubilee Day — marks the date of June 19, 1865 when Union Army Major General Gordon Granger led troops into Galveston, Texas, to inform the people of Texas that slaves were freed by the Emancipation Proclamation.
Riverhead gives final site plan approval to Scott’s Pointe go-kart track

1 week ago | riverheadlocal.com | Alek Lewis

The Riverhead Town Board granted final site plan approval to an already-built go-kart track and pickleball courts at Scott’s Pointe yesterday, despite the amusement park’s operator not meeting all of the conditions previously imposed by the board.
Pulaski Street School celebrates Juneteenth with annual essay contest

1 week ago | riverheadlocal.com | Alek Lewis

Pulaski Street Intermediate School celebrated Juneteenth on Wednesday by announcing the winners of its annual essay contest for fifth-graders. “Today, we gather to celebrate Juneteenth, a day that reminds us of the importance of freedom, equality and the hope for a better future,” principal Laura Arcuri said. “I want to give a big thank you to all the students who participated and submitted their work.” Students were asked to write in celebration of Juneteenth in poetry or prose.
Marker placed in historic cemetery on Riverhead’s Main Street

1 week ago | riverheadlocal.com | Alek Lewis

Riverhead officials unveiled a new historic marker today commemorating one of the town’s oldest cemeteries, the final resting place of members of Riverhead’s founding families and soldiers who fought in the Revolutionary War. The burial ground, also known as the Riverhead Village Cemetery, is located on the grounds of the Riverhead United Methodist Church on East Main Street.
School board promotes administrators, recognizes student achievements

1 week ago | riverheadlocal.com | Alek Lewis

Pulaski Street Intermediate School Principal Laura Arcuri was appointed as the next assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction at last week’s Riverhead Board of Education meeting. Arcuri will succeed Alan Baum, who was hired as an interim assistant superintendent after the retirements of the two administrators previously overseeing curriculum, instruction and other district matters.
Riverhead school board lowers Regents exam weight in final grades to 10%

1 week ago | riverheadlocal.com | Alek Lewis

Riverhead students’ Regents exams will now count for 10% of their course grade average — down from 20% in previous years — under a new policy amendment adopted by the school board on Tuesday. As a result, each student’s quarterly classroom grade for a Regents course will account for 22.5% of their final course average. The revised policy takes effect this school year.
Riverhead schools, non-instructional employees OK 5-year labor deal

2 weeks ago | riverheadlocal.com | Alek Lewis

The Riverhead Central School District and the union representing its non-instructional employees have reached a five-year deal on a labor contract retroactive to the current school year extending through July 2029. Members of the Civil Service Employees Association — which represents custodians, groundskeepers, clerks, assistants, cafeteria workers, transportation workers and others — will receive a new pay schedule starting July 1.
Riverhead to ban truck parking near Crown Recycling after resident complaints

2 weeks ago | riverheadlocal.com | Alek Lewis

Riverhead Town will ban parking and idling on a portion of Youngs Avenue near Crown Recycling, following complaints from residents about large trucks obstructing the roadway. “In recent months, we have been getting some complaints about the parking situation between East Meadow Road and Osborn Avenue, on Youngs Avenue,” Deputy Town Attorney Victoria Ceru said.
Jamesport man kills wife, then himself in murder-suicide, police say

2 weeks ago | riverheadlocal.com | Alek Lewis

A man fatally shot his wife and then himself in a homicide-suicide at their home in Jamesport Wednesday night, according to Suffolk County Police. Edward Crohan, 62, shot and killed his wife, Stephanie Crohan, 63, and then shot himself, according to a police press release. Police responded to their home at 56 Lagoon Court at approximately 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday for a welfare check call and found both dead from gunshot wounds, police said.