Special District Meeting on April 14, 2026, for library service contracts.

SUFFOLK COUNTY

LEGAL NOTICE





RIVERHEAD CENTRAL 

SCHOOL DISTRICT

Towns of Riverhead, Southampton and Brookhaven




NOTICE OF 

SPECIAL DISTRICT MEETING




NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the Board of Education of the Riverhead Central School District of the Towns of Riverhead, Southampton and Brookhaven, Suffolk County, New York, that a Special District Meeting of the qualified voters of said School District will be held on April 14, 2026 at the Meeting Room of the Riverhead Free Library, 330 Court Street, Riverhead, New York, to vote between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m., prevailing time, on the following propositions:




I. Shall the Board of Education of the Riverhead Central School District, Suffolk County, New York, be authorized to contract for library services with the Riverhead Free Library in the amount of $ 5,470,619.00 for the 2026-2027 school year and to levy a tax therefor in addition to the taxes required by the school budget?




II. Shall the Board of Education of the Riverhead Central School District, Suffolk County, New York, be authorized to contract for library services with the Baiting Hollow Free Library in the amount of $29,950.00 for the 2026-2027 school year and to levy a tax therefor in addition to the taxes required by the school budget?




NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that pursuant to Section 352 of the Election Law, any person, otherwise qualified to vote, who is currently registered to vote in an election district for the County of Suffolk or part thereof whose boundaries lie within this School District, will be entitled to vote without further registration.




Unless a person is entitled to vote by virtue of such registration in an election district or part thereof whose boundaries lie within this School District, pursuant to Section 2014 of the Education Law, personal registration of voters is required, and no person shall be entitled to vote at the meeting of the District whose name does not appear on the register of the District.




The Board of Registration of said School District will meet in the District Office Meeting Room, 814 Harrison Avenue, Riverhead, New York, on Tuesday, April 7, 2026 between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. prevailing time, at which said place and times said Board of Registration will prepare the register of the said School District and any person shall have his name placed on said register who presents himself personally to said Board, provided that at such meeting of the Board of Registration he is known or proven to the satisfaction of such Board of Registration to be then or thereafter entitled to vote at said District meeting or election for which such register is prepared. The register so prepared shall also include all persons who shall have presented themselves personally for registration in accordance therewith, and all persons who shall have been previously registered hereunder for any annual or special meeting or election, and who shall have voted at any annual or special meeting or any election held or conducted at any time within four calendar years prior to the preparation of the register.




The register shall be filed in the District Office Meeting Room located at 814 Harrison Avenue, Riverhead, New York, in said School District, and such register will be open for inspection by any qualified voter of said District between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m., prevailing time on each of the five days prior to and the date set for said Special District Meeting, except on Saturday, April 11, 2026 when it will be available for inspection by prior appointment between the hours of 11:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m., and on Sunday, April 12, 2026.




NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that absentee and early mail voting will be permitted in accordance with Sections 2018-a and 2018-e of the Education Law. All applications for absentee and early mail ballots may be applied for at the Office of the District Clerk of the Riverhead Central School District beginning March 16, 2026. An application for an absentee or early mail ballot must be received by the District Clerk no earlier than thirty (30) days before the vote. An application for an absentee ballot on the form prescribed by Section 2018-a of the Education Law must be received by the District Clerk at least seven (7) days before the vote if the ballot is to be mailed to the voter, or the day before the vote if it is to be delivered personally to the voter or his/her designated agent. Upon receiving a timely application for a mailed absentee ballot, the District Clerk will mail the ballot to the address designated on the application by no later than six (6) days before the vote. An application for an early mail ballot on the form prescribed by Section 2018-e of the Education Law must be received by the District Clerk at least seven (7) days before the vote if the ballot is to be mailed to the voter, or the day before the vote if it is to be delivered personally to the voter or his/her designated agent. Upon receiving a timely application for a mailed early mail ballot, the District Clerk will mail the ballot to the address designated on the application by no later than six (6) days before the vote.




A list of all persons to whom absentee or early mail ballots shall have been issued will be available in the Office of the District Clerk between the hours of 8:15 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., prevailing time, on each of the five (5) days prior to the day of the vote except on Saturday, April 12, 2026 when it will be available for inspection by prior appointment between the hours of 11:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m., and Sunday. No absentee or early mail voter’s ballot shall be canvassed unless it shall have been received in the Office of the District Clerk by 5:00 p.m. on the date of the vote.




NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that military voters who are not currently registered may apply to register as a qualified voter of the Riverhead Central School District by requesting and returning a registration application to the District Clerk in person, by mail to District Administration Office, 814 Harrison Avenue, Riverhead, New York 11901, by email to dawn.bozuhoski@g.riverhead.net, or fax sent to 631-591-1912. The request for the registration application may include the military voter’s preference for receipt of the registration application by either mail, fax or email. Military voter registration application forms must be received in the office of the District Clerk no later than 5:00 p.m. on March 19, 2026.




NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that military voters who are qualified voters of the Riverhead Central School District, may request an application for a military ballot from the District Clerk in person, by mail to District Administration Office, 814 Harrison Avenue, Riverhead, New York 11901, by email to dawn.bozuhoski@g.riverhead.net, or fax sent to 631-591-1912. In such request, the military voter may indicate their preference for receiving the application by mail, fax or email. A military voter must return the original military ballot application by mail or in person to the office of the District Clerk at District Administration Office, 814 Harrison Avenue, Riverhead, New York 11901. In order for a military voter to be issued a military ballot, a valid military ballot application must be received in the office of the District Clerk no later than 5:00 p.m., on March 19, 2026. Military ballot applications received in accordance with the foregoing will be processed in the same manner as a non-military ballot application under Section 2018-a of the Education Law. The application for military ballot may include the military voter’s preference for receipt of the military ballot by mail, fax, or email.




NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, a military voter’s original military ballot must be returned by mail or in person to the office of the District Clerk at District Administration Office, 814 Harrison Avenue, Riverhead, New York 11901. Military ballots shall be canvassed if they are received by the District Clerk before the close of polls on April 14, 2026 showing a cancellation mark of the United States Postal Service or a foreign country’s postal service, or showing a dated endorsement of receipt by another agency of the United States Government; or received not later than 5:00 p.m. on April 14, 2026 and signed and dated by the military voter and one witness thereto, with a date which is ascertained to be not later than the day before the election.




Dated: February 26, 2026

Riverhead, New York




Dawn Bozuhoski, District Clerk

Riverhead Central School District