🌱 Riverhead Daily: Stony Brook Hospitals Named 'LGBTQ+ Leaders'

Get on up, Riverhead! Diane Witek here with everything you need to know to get this Tuesday started off right.

First, today's weather:

Sunny and breezy. High: 40, Low: 27.

Here are the top stories in Riverhead today:

1. Who's hiring in the Riverhead area? There are many high paying jobs listed, even if you are looking for part-time work, it's all there in Patch. So, what are you waiting for? (Riverhead Patch)
2. Patch compiles a list each week of all the pets recently put up for adoption in the area. Consider Mercedes: "Adorable Mercedes is up for adoption. She is extremely friendly and loves being pet. Mercedes even loves people," said shelter staff. (Riverhead Patch)
3. Calverton Meadows honored the two most senior veterans in its community. Jerome Shaw, a 96-year-old Navy veteran of World War II, and Adrian Mulder, an Army airborne veteran of the Korean War who turns 90 on Saturday, were presented with quilts made by Community Manager Lynn Lombardo and the ladies of Calverton Meadows. (Subscription: Riverhead News Review)
4. The Human Rights Campaign Foundation named Stony Brook University Hospital “LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leaders” for 2022. Stony Brook University Hospital has received a prestigious designation — named a national leader in LGBTQ+ healthcare equality.
   All Stony Brook Medicine hospitals were included in the honor, including Stony Brook Children's Hospital, Stony Brook Southampton Hospital, and Stony Brook Eastern Long Island Hospital; all were named "LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leaders" for 2022 in the Human Rights Campaign Foundation's 15th anniversary edition of the Healthcare Equality Index. (Patch)
5. The exhibit, "Two Centuries of Long Island Women Artists, 1800-2000," at the Long Island Museum in Stony Brook, is dedicated to the memory of "arts patroness and community activist Cindy M. Smith, a Stony Brook resident and long-time supporter of local artists." “She felt women artists faced greater obstacles to success than men and had to work harder to achieve recognition. She would have been first on line to see the exhibition if she were still alive,” said Warren Strugatch, her husband. (TBR News Media)

Today in Riverhead:

• March 29-April 8, Grades 3-8 ELA Assessments. (All Day)
• District Diversity and Cross Cultural Task Force, 6 p.m. (All Day)

From my notebook:

• Riverhead Books: "👀👀 We see you early readers five starring over on @goodreads! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟'The rare novel that leaves you torn between feverishly turning pages and setting it down so you can call the people you love.'”(Instagram) (Website)
• Suffolk County Sheriff's Office: "The Suffolk County Sheriff's Office Emergency Services Unit (SERT) participated in the 'Andrew’s Top Gun Run' on Saturday in honor of Andrew McMorris, a young man who was tragically killed by a drunk driver while hiking with his Boy Scout Troop." (Facebook) (Website)
• Spirit's Promise Equine Rescue Program: "Visit our new online store for Spirit's Promise merchandise! We currently have T-shirts, sweatshirts, tank tops, and baseball caps for sale. All proceeds help to support the animals and programs at Spirit's Promise." (Facebook) (Website)
• Dorothy P. Flint 4-H Camp: "Join us this summer at DPF 4-H Camp. Be creative, be wacky, be an artist, be a performer, be yourself! Show us what makes you a star. Registration open now. What is your favorite Camp Craft or Performing arts program?" (Facebook)
• Spirit's Promise Equine Rescue Program: "Thank you to Diane Negron for sending us this item from our Amazon Wishlist! If you’d like to help us with items on our wish list, please visit our website and click on DONATE. 🐴" (Facebook) (Website)
• Tyre Lodge No. 91: "Saturday April 9, LIRClothing Tyre Lodge No. 91 Bright and Early Discoveries and Tyre Chapter 62 will be hosting our 2nd Annual Easter Egg Hunt! The Easter Bunny will also be there!🐰" (Facebook) (Website)

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— Diane Witek

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