🌱 Riverhead Daily: Clean Water For Manorville Residents + Tulips!

Happy Monday, people of Riverhead! Diane Witek here with everything you need to know to get this day started off right. Here's everything you need to know today in town.

First, today's weather:

Cloudy with a few showers. High: 55, low: 47.

Here are the top stories today in Riverhead:

1. Suffolk County Water Authority has agreed to meet this month and discuss working together with Riverhead Town Officials to bring clean water to residents in the Riverhead section of Manorville whose private wells are contaminated with toxins. (Subscription: Newsday)
2. The U.S. Power Squadrons has scheduled a boating course on June 4, at 8:30 a.m., at Port of Egypt Marine Center in Southold. The fee for the course is $60. Call Vince Mauceri at 631-725-3679 or register by emailing vamauceri@gmail.com. (Shelter Island Reporter)
3. The Waterdrinker Family Farm & Garden in Manorville is celebrating Tulip Festival with one million tulips in bloom! The team at Waterdrinker is hoping that the blossoms last until Mother's Day, but don't count on it, tulips prefer cooler weather. Waterdrinker Family Farm & Garden is located at 663 Wading River Road in Manorville. The farm and tulip fields are open daily and admission is $15 per person Monday-Friday and $20 per person on Saturdays and Sundays. Children under 2 are free. For more information and up to date information on the bloom, visit their website. (Northforker)
4. According to Suffolk County police, Nicholas Thornton, 32, from St. James, was arrested in connection with a stabbing early Sunday morning in Port Jefferson. According to police, around 2 a.m. near Arden Place two men got into an argument that became physical. That’s when Thornton stabbed a 20-year-old victim in the arm, police said. The victim was taken to Stony Brook University Hospital where he was treated for non-life-threatening injuries and released. (Patch)

Today in Riverhead:

• Nutrition Chats - Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County. (5:30 a.m.)
• Organic Vegetable Gardening - Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County (10:30 a.m.)
• Diversity and Cross Cultural Task Force. (6 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Riverhead Books: "👀 did you ever think about all the steps involved in making a single book? From our art director overseeing the ink mix to get this neon pink jacket for Marlon James, to all the glue for the binding." (Instagram)
• Spirit's Promise Equine Rescue Program: "Our handsome boy, Sinatra, needs your help. Yesterday he was treated by our vet for colic with the hopes that he would recover on his own. After several rounds of fluids, it was determined that he needed to be sent to the Ruffian Equine." (Facebook) (Website)
• NY Marine Rescue Center/NYMRC: "Looking to make a GOREGOUS marine themed keepsake box? Look no further! Join us on Sunday, May 15 for a Keepsake Box making class at 4:15 p.m." (Instagram) (Website)
• Rotary Club of Riverhead: "T- minus 2 days until the 26th Annual East End Garden Festival! At Tanger Outlets! We’re gearing up for another incredible event! Sale starts Tuesday, 9 a.m. Tuesday, May 3 - Mother’s Day." (Facebook) (Website)

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Events:

• Mother's Day Brunch at East Wind. (May 8)
• Mother's Day Dinner at Desmond's. (May 8)
• Hire A Pro To Tackle Mom's To-Do List. (May 8)
• 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:

• National Football Foundation Honors Suffolk County Players. (Details)
• 60 years plus? Memory issues? (Details)
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• REIKI for Anxiety. "It's like a magic calming elixir." (Details)
• Animal Communication. Wonder no more, have the conversation! (Details)
• We Paint Kitchen Cabinets. (Details)
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Thanks for following along and staying informed. See you all tomorrow 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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