🌱 Riverhead Daily: Kent Animal Shelter​ + Stop Human Trafficking

Hello, people of Riverhead! Diane Witek here with a brand-new copy of the Riverhead Daily.

First, today's weather:

Frigid; breezy in the morning. High: 18, Low: 6.

Here are the top stories in Riverhead today:

1. News 12, Long Island's news channel, featured a video on the Kent Animal Shelter in Calverton. The Kent Animal Shelter in Calverton dates back over 50 years to its origin. Its newest endeavor, an upgrade this spring that includes a new facility to house more animals and will allow the nonprofit to continue offering low-cost spading and neutering to the public. (News 12 Long Island)
2. Blue is for a national public awareness effort to educate the public to recognize the signs of victims of human trafficking. As such, the center façade of the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office Correctional Facility in Riverhead will be lit up in blue light throughout the month of January. In 2018, Sheriff Toulon started The Sheriff’s Anti-Trafficking Initiative Unit — the first of its kind in the country operating from inside a correctional facility. "The principal objective is to ensure that all victims of human trafficking who pass through the Suffolk County Correctional Facility are identified and have access to the services they need to recover." (LongIsland.com)
3. Riverhead area events for this week. Ever wonder about Spaghetti Westerns and how Europe changed the face of Western cinema? Or when Michelangelo was called to Rome in 1506 to design and carve the mother of all tombs? All available for free! (Riverhead Patch)
4. View a list of the Riverhead area job openings. This week features jobs from business services to warehousing. No time like the present to contact potential employers for an interview. (Riverhead Patch)

Today in Riverhead:

• Board of Education Meeting, 7 p.m. — Riverhead Csd. (All Day)

From my notebook:

• Riverhead Books: "🚨Cover Reveal!🚨Finally U.S. readers will be able to enjoy the stunning fiction of the newest Nobel Prize winner Abdulrazak Gurnah. 🤩 @Time exclusively shares the stunning cover image for 'AFTERLIVES,' coming to U.S. readers in August." (Instagram)
• RiverheadLOCAL: "Brrrr! Cold temperatures and blustery winds will combine to produce wind-chill values of 0 degrees to 10-below tonight through Tuesday afternoon, as an arctic front moves into our area. ⁠Tap the link in our bio for coverage." (Instagram)
• NY Marine Rescue Center/NYMRC: "Save the Date!⁠ ⁠ This year's 5K Run for the Ridley is taking place on Saturday, May 7 and will be held in Riverhead, N.Y.⁠ ⁠ Reserve your spot today!⁠ ⁠ Visit our website for more information or to register.⁠ ⁠ #nymrc, #seaturtles." (Instagram)
• Suffolk County Sheriff's Office: "Are you eligible to donate blood? The New York Blood Center is in desperate need of type O donors ASAP. The supply for O- and O+ is less than 2 days. Please find a location near you and make an appointment to donate today." (Facebook) (Website)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Willow Ponds on the Sound: "Dog walking — Looking for someone to give my boxer a good 30-45 minutes' walk on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Monday- Wednesday of the next week. Please message me if interested." (Nextdoor)

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Events:

• AAECF’S Dr MLK Realizing the Dream Exhibit. Located at 330 Court St., Riverhead. (Jan. 15)
• East Wind Wedding Showcase. Located at East Wind Long Island, 5720 NY-25A, Wading River. (Jan. 16)
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Announcements:

• Whitmore's End-Year Media Blitz Features LI's Hospitality Clients. (Details)
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Gigs & services:

• Reiki Sessions now available (Home or Office). (Details)
• Animal Communication & Animal Reiki. (Details)
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Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Tuesday! I'll be in your inbox tomorrow with 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.