🌱 Riverhead Daily: Hackathon Winners + Kmart + County Drug Ring

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

First, today's weather:

Partly sunny and warmer. High: 61, low: 43.

Here are the top stories today in Riverhead:

1. Suffolk County Community College hackers take top prize. Haley Olson and Joseph Hanrahan took top honors and a cash prize at the Center of Excellence in Wireless and Information Technology (CEWIT) at Stony Brook University's Sixth Annual Hackathon recently. Olson and Hanrahan created a game for the coding competition that utilized computer languages they learned on the fly. (Press Release Desk)
2. It's unclear what the future holds for the last remaining Kmart store. The Kmart in Bridgehampton is the retailer’s only store left on Long Island. How has the store survived 23 years while all others on Long Island folded? Location, affordability and a lack of competition are the biggest factors, residents and real estate experts say. (Subscription: Newsday)
3. Suffolk County police announced Wednesday that 14 people had been arrested in nine separate investigations that resulted in the seizure of 1,000 grams of cocaine, 650 grams of fentanyl and several illegal weapons. The ring conducted an illegal drug operation throughout Suffolk County. (Subscription: Newsday)

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Today in Riverhead:

• St. Patrick's Beer Pairing at the Long Island Fork Restaurant at the Hilton Garden Inn Riverhead. (6 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Public Information Representative Donna Harris, United States Postal Inspection Service - New York: "Free Mobile Shredding event in Sayville, New York. Postal Inspectors and the Suffolk County Sheriff's Office will be participating. Event hosted by Community Ambulance Company." (Nextdoor)

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— Diane Witek

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