🌱 Miloski's 75th Anniversary + PD Budget Increase + Fiery Crash

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

First, today's weather:

Partly sunny. High: 62, low: 35.

Here are the top stories today in Riverhead:

1. Miloski's Poultry Farm celebrates its 75th anniversary! Mark Miloski Jr. first started working on his family’s farm at 5 years old, gathering eggs from the coop. Today, the 33 year old is celebrating the 75th anniversary of Miloski’s Poultry Farm, located at 4418 Middle Country Road in Calverton, by gearing up to prepare about 3,000 turkeys for the Thanksgiving season. (Northforker)
2. Riverhead Police Department to receive increase in funding in proposed 2022 budget. The department is slated to receive an increase of about $1.2 million in Riverhead Town’s 2022 budget. (Riverhead News Review)
3. Man dies in fiery rollover crash. The crash took place on Sound Avenue in Riverhead about a quarter-mile west of Park Road. A gray 2000 Chevrolet pickup towing an enclosed trailer overturned and was fully engulfed in flames with the driver, Salvatore Pinello, trapped inside, police said. Pinello succumbed to his injuries and was taken to the Suffolk County Medical Examiner's Office. The crash is under investigation and anyone with information is asked to contact the Riverhead Police Department at 631-727-4500. (Riverhead Patch)

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Today in Riverhead:

• K-12 Seal of Biliteracy Parent Information Meeting, High School Auditorium. (6:30 p.m.)
• Nutrition Chats — Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County. (5 a.m.)
• Introduction to the Suffolk County Historical Society (Riverhead). (2 p.m.)
• Kids and Cash — Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County. (2 p.m.)
• Fairytale Science — Riverhead Free Library. (5:30 p.m.)
• Wedding Showcase — Long Island Aquarium. (6 p.m.)

Riverhead Patch Notebook

• Spirit's Promise Equine Rescue Program: “'It takes courage to say yes to rest and play in a culture where exhaustion is seen as a status symbol.' — Brene Brown. #albert, #billygoat, #goat, #goats, #goatsofinstagram, #goatselfie, #goatlove, #goatworthy, #goatlife, #horse, #horses." (Facebook)
• NY Marine Rescue Center: "The NYMRC is partnering with übergeek Brewing Company to raise funds for cold stunned sea turtles. Every year in the late fall, sea turtles strand throughout New York beaches due to cold stunning, a phenomenon similar to hypothermia." (Facebook)
• The Long Island Pine Barrens Society: "The mild weather that we had in October caused a delay in our leaf peeping season! Our forests are just now putting on a show! Where's your favorite place to check out the fall foliage?" (Facebook)
• Riverhead Faculty & Community Theatre RFCT: "See a GLOBAL EVENT come and be part of it." (Facebook)

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— Diane Witek

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