🌱 Center Moriches-Eastport Daily: Murder 2nd Degree + Vax Proof

Hey, Center Moriches-Eastport! Diane Witek here to help you get started this Saturday with everything you need to know going on today in town.

First, today's weather:

Winds becoming strong. High: 60 Low: 44.

Here are the top stories today in Center Moriches-Eastport:

1. Missing Centereach Woman's Body Found; Husband Arrested. Suffolk County Police arrested a Centereach man after his wife's body was found in Middle Island yesterday. Melissa Molinari, who was last seen at their residence at 45 Lolly Lane, on Nov. 21, was found in the Rocky Point Barrens State Forest off Currans Road in Middle Island. Marcello Molinari, 43, was charged with Murder 2nd Degree. (smithtownmatters.com)
2. Gov. Kathy Hochul Orders Masks Or Vaccination Proof In Public Spaces Beginning Monday. The governor issued a statewide mask mandate on Friday, ordering face coverings in all New York businesses that do not require proof of vaccination. The mandate will enter force on Monday and last for at least a month and impact all public indoor spaces that lack the proof-of-jab measures. It comes amid a pre-holiday surge in cases, and after the arrival of the fast-spreading omicron strain that has rippled across southern Africa and Europe. Since Thanksgiving, the state’s seven-day average of cases has spiked by more than 40 percent, and hospitalizations have climbed by almost one-third, according to state data. (YahooNews)
3. Center Moriches-Eastport: See This Weekend's Upcoming Events. Looking for things to do this weekend? Patch has you covered with the latest upcoming events taking place this week throughout Center Moriches-Eastport. Check out what's happening and what might interest you before you make plans. (Center Moriches-Eastport Patch)

Today in Center Moriches-Eastport:

• Center Moriches Fire Department Holiday Parade of Lights. (6 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Eastport Fire Department: "Eastport FD wishes to introduce our newest member. Congratulations to probationary firefighter Melissa Locrotondo on the birth of her daughter, Francesca, at weighing on at 5 lbs. 1 oz. at 9:35 a.m. yesterday." (Facebook)
• Suffolk County Sheriff: "If you see a car parked in a handicap spot that shouldn't be parked there, let us know at SheriffTips@suffolkcountyny.gov. #SCSO, #suffolksheriff." (Instagram)
• Eastport Fire Department: "SANTA’S coming to the Eastport Fire District on Sunday, Dec. 12 beginning at 9 a.m. Santa and his Eastport Fire fighters will travel throughout the diacritics to visit all along the route." (Facebook)
• Center Moriches Free Public Library: "Prevent/Manage High Blood Pressure via Zoom: Wednesday, Dec. 15 from 1:30-2:30 p.m. Learn how to read food labels to identify recommended amounts of fat and sodium per serving and how to consume more whole foods and choose less processed/convenience foods." (Facebook)

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— Diane Witek

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