Residents are asked to place all waste curbside by 5 a.m. Thursday and Friday, as pickup will being one-hour earlier due to expected extreme heat.

Riverhead officials are proposing to use Community Preservation Fund balance to pay off the town’s remaining land-preservation debt five years ahead of schedule.

Riverhead Town is opening a cooling center and extending beach hours at town beaches on Thursday and Friday due to the extreme heat in the forecast.