🌱 Center Moriches-Eastport Daily: GOP Picks LaLota + Area Homes

Good morning, neighbors! Diane Witek here with a fresh Center Moriches-Eastport Daily.

First, today's weather:

Warmer with clouds breaking. High: 61, low: 26.

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

1. The Republican Party is backing Nick LaLota of Amityville as the GOP candidate for the First Congressional District seat vacated by incumbent Rep. Lee Zeldin, who is running for governor. LaLota said in an interview that he is confident that he can represent the far-flung First Congressional District, which, as redrawn, now includes parts of all 10 Suffolk towns — plus a portion of the Town of Oyster Bay in Nassau County. (RiverheadLOCAL)
2. On Feb. 17, the police were called to the Riverhead Middle School after three students possibly ingested THC candy called "Medical Nerds," authorities said. None of the students required medical attention, police said. Marvin A. Dominguez Torres, a 20-year-old Riverhead resident, had given a 14-year-old student the THC candy; he was arrested and charged with endangering the welfare of a child, police said. (Riverhead Patch)
3. There are a few homes up for sale in the Center Moriches-Eastport area this week. Let Patch and Redfin.com be your go-to source for all the latest listings in and around Center Moriches-Eastport Area. Take a look at the latest Center Moriches-Eastport area properties in this week's roundup. (Riverhead Patch)
4. In December, Chef Marco Barrila, a Hampton's chef, opened Insatiable Eats Creative Kitchen on Main Street in Riverhead. Barrila is bringing the authentic Italian cuisine he learned to love in his youth to Long Island. The Italian restaurant and market will also double as the kitchen for Barrila's catering business. (LongIsland.com)

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Today in Center Moriches-Eastport:

• Snowman Paint Night — Grades 3rd-6th — CMJ310 (Center Moriches). (4:30 p.m.)
• Teen Snowman Paint Night IN PERSON CMY785 (Center Moriches). (6 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Riverhead News Review: "Shoreham-Wading River cheerleaders won their first Suffolk County championship Saturday with a score of 86.3, the highest in program history. Congratulations! 📣 #swr, #shoreham,#wadingriver, #cheerleading. (Courtesy/Brie Carlen)" (Instagram)
• Suffolk County Sheriff's Office: "Today MADD New York & New Jersey and Sheriff Errol Toulon, Jr. presented the 2019 and 2020 MADD Recognition of Excellence awards to Deputy Sheriff Investigator Pedigo and Deputy Sheriff Ketcham." (Facebook) (Website)
• Moriches Bay Project: "The Moriches Bay Project would love to host a hands-on oyster cage building class with your students and talk about why oysters are so important to our bays. If you are interested email us at info@morichesbayproject.org."💙(Instagram) (Website)
• Center Moriches Free Public Library: "Check out a book from our library and experiment with an array of cocktail and mocktail recipes! #nationalmargaritaday, #cmorlibrary." (Facebook) (Website)

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