🌱 Center Moriches-Eastport Daily: Missing Teens + NY Exodus Rate

Good day, people of Center Moriches-Eastport! It's me again, Diane Witek, your host of the Center Moriches-Eastport Daily.

First, today's weather:

Milder with rain and drizzle. High: 51, low: 37.

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

1. Ashley Mariana, 17, and Kiaralyn Delgado, 16, both went missing from Little Flower Children's Services, located on Wading River Road in Wading River, on Sunday at 11:05 p.m. Ashley Mariana is white, 5 feet, 5 inches tall, and 238 lbs., with a light complexion, brown eyes, long brown hair, and eyeglasses. She was last seen wearing a white jacket. Kiaralyn Delgado is Hispanic, 5 feet, 4 inches tall and 115 lbs., with a light complexion, brown eyes, long brown hair, and possibly wearing eyeglasses. She was last seen wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt and a black jacket. Anyone with information regarding where the girls are is asked to contact the Riverhead Police Department at 631-727-4500. (Riverhead Patch)
2. New York had the third-highest exodus rate in 2020 at 66.9 percent. The most common reason for leaving the state was family at 29.4 percent. With people able to choose multiple options, the other reasons were retirement (28.95 percent); job (25.72 percent); lifestyle (24.28 percent); cost (11.69 percent); and health (7.02 percent). (Smithtown Patch)

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Today in Center Moriches-Eastport:

• Teen Reason2Smile Take & Make Community Service (Center Moriches). (9:30 a.m.)
• Baby & Me with Miss Cecilia! IN PERSON — Ages Birth-Not yet Walking — CMJ188 (Center Moriches). (11 a.m.)

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• Suffolk County Sheriff: "Your blood is needed! Ready to donate? Visit the blood drive hosted by our friends at the Manorville Fire Department. #donateblood." (Instagram) (Website)
• Center Moriches Free Public Library: "The Library will be hosting a Blood Drive on Monday, Jan. 31 between the hours of 12:30-6:30 p.m. Your donation will help to save up to three lives! Contact us for questions concerning medical eligibility/information, or to make an appointment." (Facebook) (Website)

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