Town attorney issues apology for wife’s racist Facebook rant
Riverhead Town Attorney Bob Kozakiewicz issued a statement Monday publicly apologizing for racist rants left by his wife, Dianne, on Facebook. Ms. Kozakiewicz used the N-word in a post published at 9...
View ArticleRacist Facebook post opens dialogue on race relations in Riverhead
The racist Facebook rant posted late Sunday by Dianne Kozakiewicz sparked a renewed dialogue about race relations in Riverhead Town, where about 20 people, mostly African-American, spoke Monday night...
View ArticleEditorial: With one Facebook rant, racism rears its ugly head again
The sickening, racist rant spewed out on Facebook Sunday by Dianne Kozakiewicz — a former Riverhead school board member and the wife of the town attorney — is so foul and so awful it defies our ability...
View ArticleRenewed interest in Anti-Bias Task Force spikes after racist Facebook post
In the wake of a racist Facebook post that made headlines last week, interest in joining Riverhead Town’s Anti-Bias Task Force has spiked. By the end of a special meeting Tuesday night, there were 16...
View ArticleTop Stories 2017: Town attorney’s wife makes headlines
The Riverhead town attorney’s wife made headlines in October for posting a racist and hateful rant on Facebook. Dianne Kozakiewicz, a former Riverhead Board of Education member, posted the comments...
View ArticleTown Board to vote on appointing outside counsel to ethics board
The Riverhead Town Board will vote Tuesday on a resolution to appoint a special counsel to advise the town’s ethics board as it investigates a complaint against Councilwoman Jodi Giglio. The ethics...
View ArticleTown Board members at odds over executive session
Should what happens in executive session stay in executive session? That question became the crux of an argument that erupted at Town Hall after a public work session Thursday ended in a split vote to...
View ArticleTown Board delays decision to hire outside law firm to examine CAT contract
On Thursday, the Riverhead Town Board withdrew a proposal to hire an outside law firm to look into the town’s contract with Triple Five Group and Luminati Aerospace after complaints from some board...
View ArticleTown Board may add deadlines to site plan applications
Riverhead Town officials are considering a code change that would allow pending site plan applications to be deemed “abandoned” after six months of inactivity. Under the proposal, applicants at each...
View ArticleBob Kozakiewicz, longtime town attorney, announces retirement
Longtime Riverhead town attorney Bob Kozakiewicz will be stepping down from that position soon and plans on heading south. “I’m looking to leave next year, by the end of January,” he said. “That’ll...
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