🌱 Riverhead Daily: DSS Office Move + Robbed At Knifepoint

Happy Friday, Riverhead! Diane Witek here to help you get started this Friday with everything you need to know going on today in town.

First, today's weather:

Milder with clouds and sun. High: 51, Low: 37.

Here are the top stories today in Riverhead:

1. County Plans To Move Riverhead Social Services Office To Former Kmart Building. The Suffolk County Department of Social Services will be relocating to the former Kmart building on Route 58, if plans for the move are approved by the county legislature. (RiverheadLOCAL)
2. Man Robbed At Knifepoint In Dollar Tree Parking Lot. A 53-year-old man said he was in his vehicle in the parking lot when a woman got into the car and shut it off. At the same time, two men walked up to the vehicle, opened the driver's side door, and demanded his money while displaying a knife. Money and personal belongings were stolen from the man. The three then fled the area before police arrived, authorities said. (The Patch)
3. Riverhead Tries To Pinpoint Where Recreational Marijuana Locations Can Open. A pot dispensary cannot be within 500 feet of a school or within 200 feet of a church so Riverhead town officials are working on figuring out locations where it can and cannot be sold. Riverhead Councilman Ken Rothwell said the town is getting ready to safely allow the sale of recreational marijuana; he said that there will not be any retail locations or consumption places in the town by Jan. 1. (News 12 Connecticut)
4. Riverhead Bonfire And Holiday Parade Is Postponed Due To Weather. Downtown Riverhead's Annual Holiday Parade and Bonfire, hosted by the Riverhead Business Improvement District, Town of Riverhead, and Riverhead Lions Club has been postponed to the rain date of Dec. 18 due to a forecast of wind and rain.

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Today in Riverhead:

• North Shore Community Band Holiday Concert. (7:30 p.m.)
• K-6 Parent-Teacher Half-Day Conferences. (All Day)
• Big Little Holiday Party. (9 a.m.)
• Book Club: Fellowship of the Ring (Riverhead). (3 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Suffolk County Sheriff's Office: "Sheriff Toulon and the men and women of the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office send their deepest condolences to the family and colleagues of Nassau County Police Officer Hector Nunez." (Facebook)
• RiverheadLOCAL: "Suffolk County has negotiated a 20-year lease for 38,000 square feet of space in the former Kmart building on Route 58, which will be occupied by the Department of Social Services, if the plan is approved by the county legislature." (Instagram)
• The Suffolk Theater: "Calling all Dancing Queens. 💃🕺👯‍♂️ There are only a few tickets left for ABBAFAB this Saturday! You can dance, you can jive and have the time of your life on our dance floor. ✨ Grab your tickets while you still can! Link is in our bio." (Instagram)

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Events:

• Trivia Night at Sannino Vineyard. (Dec. 10)
• North Shore Community Band Holiday Concert. (Dec. 10)
• Holidays at the Hangar Artisanal Craft Fair. (Dec. 11)
• Bagels Lox Tefillin Men's Club. (Dec. 12)
• Big Apple Circus is NOW OPEN in New York City! (Dec. 12)
• Grief & Loss During the Holiday Season Workshop. (Dec. 15)
• Christmas Celebration. (Dec. 19)
• New Year’s Eve Gala in the Grand Ballroom. (Dec. 31)
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Now you're in the loop and ready to start this Friday off right! See you tomorrow morning for another update.

— Diane Witek

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