Vail-Leavitt Music Hall Deal Sparks Debate in Riverhead

Vail-Leavitt Music Hall
Dan’s Papers

Town of Riverhead officials’ contract negotiations to sell the historic Vail-Leavitt Music Hall to The Jazz Loft, a Stony Brook-based nonprofit arts organization, have drawn calls for a more formal and transparent process. The Jazz Loft has offered $150,000 to purchase the 144-year-old theater, and plans to invest $250,000 in county grant funds toward…