🌱 Chairman Retires + Trooper Consorte Bridge + Chucking Pumpkins

Rise and shine, 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:

An afternoon shower in spots. High: 56, low: 37.

Here are the top stories today in Riverhead:

1. Riverhead Planning Board chairman Stan Carey to step down next month. Stan Carey is retiring from the Riverhead Planning Board at the end of November, but he says he plans to stay involved in planning and water issues. Stan worked in municipal water for 36 years. (Riverhead News Review)
2. Bridge in Riverhead to be named in memory of fallen state trooper. Trooper Consorte, was from Port Jefferson and a graduate of Comsewogue High School. He died on duty on Nov. 23, 1987 at the age of 24. He was struck and killed in Riverhead by a vehicle as he was preparing to mark the scene of an accident that his patrol car was involved in. (Riverhead News Review)
3. Ten things to do on the North Fork this November includes chucking pumpkins! November on the North Fork means cooler weather and a slower pace. And while the beaches may be empty and the sidewalks less traveled, there are still plenty of ways to enjoy the so-called offseason. (Northforker)

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Today in Riverhead:

• Farm to Table - Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County. (7 a.m.)
• The Middle Years - Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County. (9 a.m.)
• LEGO Club (Grades K-4), Riverhead Free Library. (5:30 p.m.)

Riverhead Patch Notebook

• Suffolk County Sheriff's Office: "Good Morning! It's November - Make it a GREAT month! #November #SCSO #GoodMorning." (Facebook)
• The Long Island Pine Barrens Society: "PERFECT TIME TO HIKE: Autumn offers some of the best views and best conditions to hike through our Pine Barrens. The Long Island Greenbelt Trail Conference has some great guided hikes coming up. Their upcoming Pine Barrens hikes are listed here." (Facebook)

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— Diane Witek

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