Four candidates have filed papers to seek election to the Board of Selectmen seat held for the last nine years by Christopher Carreiro. Carreiro announced last month that he would not seek re-electio.
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Deaths in Riverhead Town soared to the highest level in at least a decade with the arrival of COVID-19 last year, according to records maintained by the Town Clerk.
Last year saw the Riverhead Town Clerk’s office issue 30% more death certificates than in 2019, as 589 deaths were recorded. Between 2011 and 2019, Riverhead averaged 447 deaths per year, 24% fewer than the 2020 total.
Death certificates are one of several records maintained by the clerk’s office that show how the coronavirus affected daily life in Riverhead Town.
With the pandemic also came the suspension of events and a decline in the number of people getting married in Riverhead Town.