🌱 North Fork Daily: Slain Woman Stabbed + Missing Teenager

Hey, North Fork! It's Saturday, so let's get you started with everything you need to know going on in North Fork today.

The Centereach woman found murdered in the Pine Barrens was stabbed over 20 times by her husband, prosecutors said. And a missing teenage boy has run away from a Riverhead facility.

First, today's weather:

Winds becoming strong. High: 57 Low: 43.

Here are the top four stories today in North Fork:

1. More details emerged about the slaying of Centereach woman Melissa Molinari. Her body was found in the woods in Middle Island Thursday, stabbed over 20 times. Her husband now faces a second-degree murder charge. Four of their children are now being cared for by family friends. (Patch)
2. The Riverhead Police Department is looking for a 15-year-old boy who ran away from Timothy Hill Children's Ranch in Riverhead. Jawan Groover left the facility at 368 Middle Road on Thursday. (RiverheadLOCAL)
3. The Atlantic Marine Conservation Society in Westhampton Beach has taken in 20 cold-stunned Kemp's ridley sea turtles. The sea turtles arrived Friday morning from New England Aquarium on a flight coordinated by Turtles Fly Too, landing at Gabreski Airport. (Patch)
4. Nearby animal rescue group North Fork Country Kids Animal Rescue and Rescue Vixens is hosting a charity event "Raise a Pint for Paws" on December 19 in Center Moriches. For every four brewery crawls attended, members will get a gift box of rescue swag. (Patch)

Today in North Fork:

• Holiday Open House with Santa at the Railroad Museum of Long Island, Greenport Village

From my notebook:

• The North Fork Animal Welfare League shows off Lucy the dog, available for adoption. (Facebook)
• Tom and Jerry are friendly five-month-old Shepherd mixes available for adoption in Riverhead. (Facebook)
• North Fork Open Houses this weekend include a vintage bungalow in Greenport for $699,000. (Northforker)

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— Jackie