🌱 Riverhead Daily: Adoptable Pets + Who's Hiring? + Satchel Paige

Happy Tuesday, people of Riverhead! Diane Witek here with everything worth knowing today in Riverhead.

First, today's weather:

Partly sunny and windy. High: 63, low: 48.

Here are the top stories in Riverhead today:

1. Riverhead area pets up for adoption: Dixie, Zeus, Ginger and more. These lovely pets are looking for you to give them a furrever home. Or you may consider fostering. Either way, you will be welcoming unconditional love into your heart and home. (Riverhead Patch)
2. Who's hiring in the Riverhead area? There are many high paying jobs listed, even if you are looking for part-time work. Each week, Patch and ZipRecruiter feature the latest local jobs added in the area. (Riverhead Patch)
3. The Heart of Riverhead Civic Association is a new civic group focused on downtown Riverhead neighborhood issues. There area of concern is the Peconic River north to Route 58, between Mill Road and Route 105. The association will meet May 14 at 11 a.m. at the Riverhead Free Library. Most meetings are open to all, but only residents can vote. Annual membership dues will be $25 for residents, $50 for businesses and $25 for friends outside the district. (Subscription: Newsday)
4. Digging into history, especially local history, can uncover some amazing information. For Riverhead, the discovery that the late, great Satchel Paige pitched in a baseball game at the former Wivchar Stadium in Riverhead in 1950 was commemorated Thursday with the unveiling of a historical marker erected by the Suffolk Sports Hall of Fame. (Subscription: Suffolk Times)

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Today in Riverhead:

• Board of Education Mtg. and Budget Hearing, 7 p.m. (All Day)
• Caring for yourself in stressful times. (3 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Suffolk County Sheriff's Office: "Last week, Sheriff Toulon spoke to the middle and high school student ambassadors at Central Islip High School. The Sheriff gave the ambassadors an overview of the Sheriff’s Office and discussed how to navigate interactions with police." (Facebook) (Website)
• Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County: "Register for our 'Caring for Yourself in Stressful Times' program." (Facebook)

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Featured businesses:

• Club Z! In-Home Tutoring Services — (Visit Website)
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Events:

• The Producers. (May 12)
• A Walk in The Dark — Fighting Childhood Blindness. (May 14)
• Right Before I Go. (May 14)
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Announcements:

• Behind The Scoreboard — Hockey Defense in Good Hands. (Details)
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For sale:

• Ladder back chairs. (Details)
• Lane hope chest. (Details)
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Thanks for following along and staying informed! See you all tomorrow morning for another update.

— Diane Witek

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

Have a news tip or suggestion for an upcoming Riverhead Daily? Contact me at diane.witek@patch.com