🌱 $68K Fundraiser + Riverhead Passed Over In Federal DOT Grant

Welcome back, Riverhead! Diane Witek here providing you with what you need to know to get your day started off right! Let's get you started this Wednesday with everything you need to know going on in town today.

First, today's weather:

Plenty of sunshine. High: 46, low: 35.

Here are the top stories today in Riverhead:

1. Soccer tournament in Riverhead raised more than $13.5K for fire victims. Twelve teams paid $500 entry fees. The GoFundMe for the Rivera family has currently raised over $68,000. Services for the five family members are still pending through Tuthill-Mangano Funeral Home in Riverhead. (Riverhead News Review)
2. Riverhead passed over in federal DOT grant competition, had sought $24M for infrastructure projects. The DOT received a 10-to-1 ratio of requests to available dollars, DOT Secretary Pete Buttigieg said in the release. The grants are highly competitive and are awarded to projects that will have “a significant local or regional impact,” according to the release. This is the second time the town has applied for this grant. Community Development Director Dawn Thomas said the town is disappointed it didn’t receive the reward, but remains optimistic about future opportunities. (RiverheadLOCAL)
3. Holiday Shopping Destination: Riverhead embraces diversity, elegance. Riverhead’s downtown has long been anchored by the Long Island Aquarium and Exhibition Center, making it the only Main Street where you can take a break from shopping to watch seals frolic in an 800-gallon pool outside. You don’t have to pay admission to get into the aquarium’s City Treasures Gift Shop (enter behind the fountain, 431 E. Main St. to browse authentic shark-tooth souvenirs, T-shirts, plush toys and jewelry, and more. Or buy a gift certificate that can be used toward admission, special events, shopping and membership. (Newsday)

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Today in Riverhead:

• Virtual Meditation with Sue Semerade (Riverhead). (7 p.m.)

Riverhead Patch Notebook

• RiverheadLOCAL: "The Riverhead indoor farmers market will open Saturday morning at its new location: the former Homeside Florist & Greenhouses site at 139 Main Road. ⁠Now known as East End Food Market." (Instagram)
• NY Marine Rescue Center/NYMRC: "Sippin’ Teas and Talkin’ Seas is back for another new interview and you can catch it live, next Monday, Nov. 29 at 7 p.m. on Instagram! Give our page a follow @nymarinerescuecenter! We are keeping it 'Beachy Clean'."(Instagram)
• Suffolk County Sheriff's Office: "Inmate Visiting Update: On Thanksgiving Day, Inmate Visiting will be CLOSED due to staffing inside the correctional facility. #SCSO, #SuffolkSheriff." (Facebook)
• Riverhead Chamber of Commerce: "Tons of fun for the 21 & over crowd! Buy tix & more! Digger's NoFo Brew Co. & Distillery, Tradewinds Brewing Company Downtown Riverhead and Montauk Distilling Co." (Facebook)

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Events:

• Free Thanksgiving Day Dinner, Church of the Harvest, Riverhead. (Nov. 25)
• Thanksgiving Day Dinner at Ruggero’s. (Nov. 25)
• Celebrate Thanksgiving With 15 Percent Off Floral Centerpieces. (Nov. 26)
• East End Food Market opening day on Saturday. (Nov. 27)
• Southampton Holiday Artisan Market. (Nov. 27)
• SoupFest. (Nov. 27)
• Chanukah Celebration. (Nov. 28)
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— Diane Witek

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