🌱 Riverhead Daily: Conviction In Det. Simonsen Death: DA + Trail

Hi there, Riverhead. Diane Witek here today to tell you everything you need to know about what's going on around town. Let's do this.

First, today's weather:

Breezy in the afternoon. High: 72, low: 67.

Here are the top stories in Riverhead today:

1. Since the three-story house fire in Riverhead that left five family members dead, the Riverhead Town Board has been working on changing the rental dwellings code. Last week, the code was amended requiring that all "third-floor rental units have increased safety measures, including a second means of egress, sprinklers and interconnected smoke detectors." (RiverheadLOCAL via Instagram)
2. One of two Queens men, Jagger Freeman, 28, who took part in a phone store robbery that led to the tragic friendly fire death of NYPD detective Brian Simonsen of Riverhead in 2019, was convicted of murder Monday for his part in the fatal robbery. He is yet to be sentenced. His accomplice, Christopher Ransom, 30, pleaded guilty to aggravated manslaughter and other charges and was sentence to 33 years in prison. (Subscription/Riverhead News Review)
3. The North Shore Rail Trail is open for cyclists and runners. It may have taken 50 years to happen, but now it is here, a 10-mile path that was once the Long Island Rail Road. "The trail route runs parallel to Route 25A, from Crystal Brook Hollow Road in Mt. Sinai to Wading River Manor Road in Wading River." (LongIsland.com)
4. Catholic Health announced that in 2023 in Centereach it will be opening its first-ever "ambulatory center with urgent care across multiple specialties." The new facility will incorporate "primary care, behavioral health, women's health, cardiology, orthopedics and neurosciences," according to a statement from the health care system. (Patch)

Today in Riverhead:

• Pollinator Gardens — Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County. (3 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• NY Marine Rescue Center/NYMRC: "Today for #SeaTurtleWeek we celebrate everyone’s favorite green sea turtles Crush and Squirt 🐢🌊. Green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas) are the largest species of hard-shelled sea turtle and a typical adult weighs 300 to 350 pounds!" (NY Marine Rescue Center/NYMRC via Instagram) (Website)
• Suffolk County Sheriff's Office: "Congrats to all the teams that participated for a great cause!" (Suffolk County Sheriff's Office via Facebook) (Website)
• The Suffolk Theater: "For all you big band fans, we've got another show for you. The World Famous Glenn Miller Orchestra. 🎷🎺🎵🎶 Over 60 years since the public first embraced the legendary Glenn Miller Sound, both the legend and the music live on!" (The Suffolk Theater via Instagram) (Website)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to start this Thursday off right. 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.

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