🌱 Breast Cancer Fundraiser + Things To Do On The North Fork

Hey, Riverhead! Diane Witek here providing you with what you need to know to get your day started off right! Here's everything that's happening in and around town today.

First, today's weather:

Mostly sunny. High: 53, low: 38.

Here are the top stories today in Riverhead:

1. Apple Honda raised $6,100 for North Fork Breast Health Coalition during its annual fundraiser. The dealership has now raised a total of $71,642 for the coalition since 2013.
   The organization, founded in 1998 by Jamesport residents Antonio and Ann Cotten DeGrasse, provides financial assistance and services to local breast cancer patients. (RiverheadLOCAL)
2. Riverhead seeks state grant funding for another public water extension in Calverton, where threatening contaminants have been identified in private drinking water wells. The water district would be extended and public water mains would be installed to serve about 50 occupied properties, mostly residential. (RiverheadLOCAL)
3. Things To Do On The North Fork This Week: Nov.5–11: The North Fork continues to be the place to go on the East End this fall, with all sorts of fun events and activities, including live shows, outdoor adventures, art exhibitions and more! (Dan's Papers)

Today in Riverhead:

• Family Gratitude Jar — Riverhead Free Library. (1 p.m.)
• Veterans Concert: Hit The Roof (Riverhead). (2 p.m.)
• A Bronx Tale. (7 p.m.)

Riverhead Patch Notebook

• RiverheadLOCAL: "Columbia Care, which since January 2016 has operated a medical marijuana dispensary in Riverhead, has begun selling whole flower at its four medical marijuana dispensaries in New York, including the one on East Main Street in Riverhead." (Instagram)
• Suffolk County Sheriff's Office: "Join us on Dec. 11 as The Boldest 'Play with Purpose' against the NYC Department of Correction Hockey for a special night in honor of Inv. Sgt. Keith Allison, who tragically passed away due to complications from COVID-19." (Facebook)
• Spirit's Promise Equine Rescue Program: "Visit our website or call 631-875-0433 for more information about our events!" (Facebook)
• Riverhead Volunteer Ambulance Corps (RVAC): "The Riverhead Volunteer Ambulance Corps is selling calendar raffle tickets for the month of December. Your $10 donation towards the Corps gets you a ticket and the chance to win throughout the entire month of December." (Facebook)
• Riverhead Faculty & Community Theatre RFCT: "Don't miss RFCT's hilarious production of A.R. Gurney's 'Sylvia' this weekend at the Jamesport Meeting House. Proof of COVID-19 vaccination and masks required." (Facebook)

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• Join us at Legends of New Suffolk for Restaurant Week! (Nov. 7)
• A Night at The JazzLoft. (Nov. 9)
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• FASHION SHOW AND DINNER FUNDRAISER sponsored by East End Lions. (Nov. 11)
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Now you're in the loop and ready to start this Saturday. I'll see you soon! If you're loving these newsletters, consider inviting some of your friends and neighbors to follow along. You can send them this link to subscribe.

— Diane Witek

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

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