🌱 Riverhead Daily: Meet Barbie + Who's Hiring + Water Main Flushing

Happy Tuesday, neighbors! Diane Witek here to get you all caught up on what's happening locally to start today off on an informed note.

First, today's weather:

A couple of morning showers. High: 66, low: 43.

Here are the top stories today in Riverhead:

1. See the latest pets to go up for adoption at Riverhead area shelters. Meet Barbie, a domestic short hair up for adoption and who is waiting to meet you! Or you may consider fostering. Offering a needy animal a safe, comforting and supportive environment while she waits to be adopted, helps socialize a shelter pet to enhance her adoption potential. (Riverhead Patch)
2. Who's hiring in the Riverhead area? This week’s newest job openings include marketing, security guard as well as customer service and sales. If you don't look, you will not find, so take a look at what jobs are available in our neighborhood. (Riverhead Patch)
3. Starting the evening of Sunday, April 17, through Saturday, May 7, Riverhead Water District will conduct flushing of water mains during the evenings. Residents are advised to check the water before washing anything. Let the water run if there are signs of discoloration. For more information, call 631-727-3205 or 631-727-3200, ext. 338, Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. After hours or in an emergency, call the police department at 631-727-4500. (Riverhead News Review)
4. You'll find something different at the North Fork Brewing Company in Riverhead — soda! Homemade, non-alcoholic ginger ale from a recipe the co-owner, Ian Van Bourgondien, developed with his father when they were still home-brewing. Try it! You might just like it.(Northforker)
5. Stony Brook Heart Institute is one of only five elite sites nationwide and the only facility on Long Island to be chosen to take part in the first-phase clinical trial for PerQseal in advance of submission for approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). "The PerQseal device is the first suture-less, fully-absorbable intravascular ‘patch’ that seals an artery from the inside after heart valve repair or replacement. PerQseal has an enhanced bioabsorbable patch that is designed to address more complex patient anatomies," wrote Newsday. Congratulations Stony Brook! (Stony Brook News)

Today in Riverhead:

• Board of Education meeting., 7 pm — Riverhead Csd. (All Day)
• Financial Fitness for Families — Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County. (8 a.m.)

From my notebook:

• Suffolk County Sheriff's Office: "This weekend, Sheriff Toulon and his staff joined the Councilman Terence McSweeney and Legislator Kevin McCaffrey to present Try Ball Hockey for Free day at both the West Babylon Youth Center and the John J. McMahon Rink in Deer Park." (Facebook) (Website)
• Dorothy P. Flint 4-H Camp: "Dorothy P. Flint 4-H Camp has access to a the majestic Long Island Sound. Our Beach has plenty to do, from boating on a clear day, beach exploration including the Roanoke Shipwreck, and activities like beach volleyball." (Facebook)
• The Suffolk Theater: "Looking for a great ELO show? EVIL WOMAN, the world's premier tribute to the legendary ELO, is coming to Suffolk Theater with their brilliant arrangements, flawless musicianship, and superlative vocals — recreating all your favorite." (Instagram) (Website)
• Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County: "With families experiencing more stress than usual, you may feel as though your children are misbehaving more. Learn more about Positive Discipline and put into practice strategies to help your child learn self-discipline." (Facebook)
• Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County: "April is #EarthMonth here at #CCESuffolk! Learn about how we are doing our part to protect our environment and our residents. The earth is made up of more than just land. It also includes our waters too!" (Facebook)

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— Diane Witek

About me: Impassioned Writer, Website Designer, Social Media Marketer and newly proclaimed Baker. Lover of nature and animals of all kinds.