Board Votes 4-1 In Favor; Applause Remains Acceptable Form Of Expression

The Riverhead Town Board (file/credit: Town of Riverhead)The Riverhead Town Board (file/credit: Town of Riverhead)
RIVERHEAD, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) – You can still boo or hiss at a basketball, baseball, or football game, but if you try it at a Riverhead town board meeting, you could be told it’s against the rules.
The board voted four to one to approve the new rule at meetings saying that the public cannot make distracting sounds like booing or hissing.
READ MORE: Police: Woman Attacked With Sock Full Of Coins With Son On SubwayCouncilman James Wooten was the one vote against it.