🌱 Riverhead Daily: 2 Commercial Thefts: PD + Possible VA Changes

Hey, people of Riverhead! It's me again, Diane Witek, your host of the Riverhead Daily.

First, today's weather:

Breezy with periods of rain. High: 54, low: 48.

Here are the top stories in Riverhead today:

1. According to Riverhead Police, a call came in at 1 a.m. regarding a commercial burglary at Country Rotisserie, located on Old Country Road. "Officers arrived and found that the front door glass was broken and entry had been made into the establishment, police said. An undetermined amount of cash was removed from the business, police said." Contact the Riverhead Town Police at 631-727-4500 with information. All calls will be kept confidential. (Riverhead Patch)
2. Police are searching for whoever burglarized a Calverton store early Wednesday.
   According to Riverhead Town Police, at 6:05 a.m., a report came in about a commercial burglary at Wine Country Deli on Middle Road. When officers arrived, it was determined that someone had entered the shop and removed an undetermined amount of cash, police said. The burglary was the second reported in Riverhead Town Wednesday: Earlier in the day, a burglary was reported at Country Rotisserie on Old Country Door, where someone has smashed the glass front door, police said.(Riverhead Patch)
3. Glenn Seejattan, a Wheatley Heights man was charged with the murder of a Centereach man, Justin Lee, 34, who was found dead in a wooded area in Rocky Point earlier this year. Lee's body was found on Jan. 28, just west of Brookhaven Drive, near the North Shore Rail Trail. (Patch)
4. The Northport VA could close its emergency room, shift medical and surgical services to local hospitals and move its residential rehabilitation program to Queens under a new proposal. Only inpatient mental health, residential nursing home care and rehabilitation medicine would remain in Northport. (Subscription: Newsday)
5. A beloved security guard, mentor and friend, Don Henderson, died Sunday at age 60. Riverhead school community mourns the loss of its beloved security chief. (RiverheadLOCAL)

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Today in Riverhead:

• HS Spring Financial Aid Information Night, 6 p.m., HS Auditorium. (All Day)
• Parks for all: Frederick Law Olmsted. (7 a.m.)

From my notebook:

• Riverhead Books: "✨🤩Two week countdown!🤩✨ This hugely anticipated debut set in Lahore’s red light district 'has everything a reader could ask for: a sizzling, noirlike plot; political intrigue juxtaposed with a rich intergenerational family saga." (Instagram)
• Suffolk County Sheriff's Office: "The Suffolk County Sheriff's Office Sheriff's Deputies recently made the attached warrant arrests. #WarrantWednesday, #SCSO, #SuffolkSheriff." (Facebook) (Website)
• Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County: "So much of the work of CCE-Suffolk is planning and strategizing for the future. Our Executive Director Vanessa Pino Lockel meets regularly with leaders from throughout the State to brainstorm and share ideas. #CCEFamily, #Innovation." (Facebook)
• The Suffolk Theater: "April is just around the corner, which means Herman’s Hermits starring Peter Noone is coming to town! Get those tickets for April 3 while they last. 🎟🎟 Tickets are available online or by calling the Box Office at 631-727-4343." (Instagram) (Website)
• Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County: "We’re looking for candidates for four positions to work on public health projects with our County Vector Control division. This research assistant will tick collection, recovery from plots, data collection, microscope work, and literature." (Facebook)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, North Fork Aquebogue: "I'm looking for someone to babysit my dog beginning on Friday evening for a little over a week. Charlie (female) is a mix-breed friendly dog. Places like the Hydrant Hotel are too costly for me plus I was hoping for a home setting." (Nextdoor)

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