🌱Center Moriches-Eastport Daily: 'Nat Frey Needs Your Help' Fund

Rise and shine, Center Moriches-Eastport! It's Thursday, so let me, Diane Witek, get you started with everything you need to know going on today in Center Moriches-Eastport.

First, today's weather:

Fog with rain and drizzle. High: 47, low: 44.

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

1. According to the Path, A GoFundMe page, "Nat Frey Needs Your Help!" was created by Melissa Locrotondo of Eastport and Ashley Frey to help a beloved former Eastport firefighter, Nathaniel Frey, who suffered a stroke and is facing daunting medical challenges. (Center Moriches-Eastport Patch)
2. Someone tried to send an Amazon package with a meat cleaver inside to an inmate at the Suffolk County Correctional facility in Riverhead last week, Suffolk County Sheriff Errol Toulon said. Suffolk County Sheriff's Office correction officers intercepted the package and, upon inspection, found that the meat cleaver was among the contents of the package, Toulon said. The meat cleaver was confiscated, and any other allowable items were delivered to the inmate, Toulon said. (Riverhead Patch)
3. A Riverhead man was charged with driving while ability impaired by drugs after a crash on Flanders Road Tuesday afternoon, police said. According to Southampton Town Police, a call came in about a crash at 3:15 p.m.; Daniel Schilpp, 34, was arrested and charged with driving while ability impaired by drugs, a felony, due to a prior conviction, police said. (RiverheadLOCAL)

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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.)
• Intro to Guitar Workshop — Grades 4th-12th — CMT660(Center Moriches). (6 p.m.)
• Falconry on Long Island Zoom Lecture (Center Moriches). (6:30 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Moriches Bay Project: "We love seeing all different types of wildlife enjoy our bay."(Instagram)
• Center Moriches Free Public Library: "Stop by the library until 4 p.m. today and enter the F.O.L. raffle for your chance to win a gift basket full of all sorts of awesome prizes! #cmorlibrary #friendsofthelibrary" (Facebook) (Website)
• Center Moriches Free Public Library: "Celebrate Lunar New Year with books from our library! Search our online catalog at https://bit.ly/3rjNSOr. #cmorlibrary #LunarNewYear #YearoftheTiger2022" (Facebook) (Website)
• Center Moriches Free Public Library: "We have one blu-ray copy of this movie favorite available. Call us to place your hold, it won't stay on the shelf long! 631- 878-0940 ext.5. #cmorlibrary #groundhogday #billmurray" (Facebook) (Website)
• Center Moriches Free Public Library: "Check out the February Movies of the Month on #hoopla! https://bit.ly/3GdzNWZ. Simply download the app and sign in with your library card and password. #cmorlibrary, #hooplamoviesofthemonth." (Facebook) (Website)
• Eastport Animal Hospital: "February is Cat Health Month. Remember to see veterinarian yearly for your cat's annual health check." (Facebook) (Website)

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— Diane Witek

About me: Impassioned Writer, Website Designer, Social Media Marketer and newly proclaimed Baker. Lover of nature and animals of all kinds.