🌱 Food Pantry Demand Up + Tree Lighting In Southold Tonight

Morning, neighbors! It's me again, your host of the North Fork Daily.

A food pantry in Riverhead is continuing to see high demand this year. Riverhead Town will resume loose leaf pickup in January. And tonight is Southold's tree lighting—get the details.

First, today's weather:

Windy; a bit of morning rain. High: 48 Low: 33.

Here are the top stories today in North Fork:

1. Dan's Papers explains that a local brewery in Riverhead, übergeek Brewing Co., has partnered with the New York Marine Rescue Center (NYMRC) to create a winter ale to supports the non-profit organization's mission, helping sea turtles on the East End. NYMRC, at the Long Island Aquarium, will get $1 for every pour of the beer, called "i didn't ask to be here." (Dan's Papers)
2. Denise Civiletti talks to the organizers of a Riverhead food pantry who say demand continues to be extremely high. Open Arms Care Center operates out of First Baptist Church on Northville Turnpike, and went from serving 968 households in 2019 to 3,109 in 2020 and 4,000 households in 2021 so far. (RiverheadLOCAL)
3. RiverheadLOCAL has the report on DWI arrests at Thanksgiving Eve sobriety checkpoints. Thomas D'Auria, 43, of Manorville, was arrested at the Roanoke Avenue checkpoint. (RiverheadLOCAL)
4. Riverhead Town will conduct loose leaf pickup in January, after a new highway superintendent takes over the position. (RiverheadLOCAL)
5. Dan's Papers has events this week on the North Fork to check out. Motown music is on tap at Suffolk Theatre Saturday in Riverhead, and reggae at Greenport Brewery in Peconic. (Dan's Papers)

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Today in North Fork:

• Country Parlor Holiday Folk Art & Gift Show, Hallockville Museum Farm, 9 a.m.
• What is a Landscape? Cutchogue-New Suffolk Library, 9:30 a.m.
• Southold Historical Museum’s Annual Candlelight Tour & Tree Lighting, North Fork Chamber of Commerce, Maple Lane Museum Complex, 55200 Main Road, 3 p.m.

North Fork Patch Notebook

• Southold Historical Museum's Treasure Exchange and Museum Gift Shop will hold a special American Express "Shop Small Southold" promotion on Fri., Nov. 26 and Sat., Nov 27 featuring free giveaways and a 10 percent discount at the Museum Gift Shop. (Facebook)

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