🌱Center Moriches-Eastport Daily: Kurt Weiss Greenhouse Staff Sickened

Hello, hello! It's me, Diane Witek, your host of the Daily. Here are all the most important things to know about what's happening in town.

First, today's weather:

Showers late in the afternoon. High: 76, low: 62.

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

1. On Tuesday, Center Moriches Fire Department responded to a call from Kurt Weiss Greenhouse on Montauk Highway. It was reported that employees felt ill from an unknown odor in their break room. The Major Emergency Response Vehicle (MERV) was deployed and transported multiple patients at one time to a local hospital; all were in stable condition. The cause of the irritant is under investigation by the Brookhaven Town fire Marshal’s office. (Facebook)
2. A work safety report finds 35 percent of workplace injuries occurred during a worker’s first year on a job. When starting a new job, there are new processes to learn and a new safety culture to understand. (Subscription: Newsday)
3. Parolee Messiah Booker, also known as Matthew Booker, 37, a Mastic Beach man, was arrested by Riverhead Police detectives and charged Tuesday with firing a gun at a Riverhead apartment complex earlier in May, police said. Booker was previously charged with shooting Demitri Hampton during a 2013 home invasion in Flanders. (Riverhead Patch)
4. Lewin Farms said it is the first strawberry picking farm on Long Island. It may well be, but if you are looking to go strawberry picking this month, here is a guide to other locations to try out. First, check with the farms before leaving your home, dates and times are subject to change. (News 12 New Jersey)

Today in Center Moriches-Eastport:

• Storycraft Thursdays TAKE HOME — Ages 2-Not yet in Kindergarten — CMZ324 (Center Moriches). (11 a.m.)
• Storycraft Thursdays IN PERSON — Ages 2-Not yet in Kindergarten — CMJ324 (Center Moriches). (11 a.m.)
• In-Person Watercolor with Camille: Summer Scenes. (1 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Center Moriches Free Public Library: "Just one borrow gives you unlimited streaming for 7 days! Check out #TheGreatCourses, #BingePass on #hoopla! https://bit.ly/3yQbHS2, #cmorlibrary." (Facebook)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to start this Thursday! I'll be back in your inbox tomorrow morning with your next update.

— Diane Witek

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