🌱 Riverhead Daily: Missing Teen + Can Your Daddy Belly Flop + LIPA

Hello, Riverhead! Diane Witek here in your inbox per usual to get you up to speed on everything you need to know about what's going on around town. Let's dive right in.

First, today's weather:

Warmer; an afternoon t-storm. High: 83, low: 63.

Here are the top stories in Riverhead today:

1. Police are searching for a missing teen. Christian Guirand left the Timothy Hill Children's Ranch on Middle Road on Wednesday afternoon at 6:38 p.m. No foul play is suspected, police said. (Riverhead Patch)
2. Last week, the owner of Borghese Vineyard & Winery closed on the sale of a 66-acre portion of his family’s Cutchogue vineyard. The sale included the barns and home but still "allows him to use the property while continuing to own and operate the winery, tasting room and an 18-acre tract of Long Island’s oldest vineyard." (Subscription: Newsday)
3. How well can your dad do a belly flop? Splish Splash water park is hosting a belly flop contest Saturday afternoon in honor of Father's Day weekend. The winner gets a season pass and four tickets to a Ducks game! (News 12 Bronx)
4. Southold Police said on Monday at 2:45 p.m., Angelos Stavropoulos was operating his 2021 Toyota pickup truck eastbound on State Route 25 in Laurel when his vehicle left the roadway and struck a tree. Although the police and fire department personnel administered CPR, Stavropoulos was transported to Peconic Bay Medical Center in Riverhead where he was later pronounced deceased, according to the press release. (RiverheadLOCAL)
5. LIPA and the Town of Riverhead have been embroiled in a legal dispute for years over "how the electric utility can make millions of dollars in payment for its properties." According to recent correspondence shown to Newsday, LIPA disputes that the town hasn't provided a consolidated tax bill. (Subscription: Newsday)

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Today in Riverhead:

• Dad Day at East End Food Market in Riverhead. (3 p.m.)
• FILM: Juneteenth Tribute to the Heroes of Black Music. (8 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Riverhead Books: "🔥🤩 Please join us in congratulating Emma Straub on having the #1 book in the country for a full month now on the Indie Bookseller Bestseller charts! 👑 We are celebrating by dancing to our favorite." (Riverhead Books via Instagram) (Website)
• NY Marine Rescue Center/NYMRC: "Today is the final day of #SeaTurtleWeek and it is #WorldSeaTurtleDay! Happy World Sea Turtle Day from everyone here at NYMRC! It is an honor and a privilege to work alongside some of the most amazing species in the world." (NY Marine Rescue Center/NYMRC via Instagram) (Website)
• East End Food Market: "As a part of Dad Day at East End Food Market, we are getting crafty! We have a few great groups coming in with handmade items. Featuring: #MarketDad and #NorthFork artist Bob Kuhne of @oldtownartsguild with paintings and photos." (East End Food Market via Instagram)
• The Long Island Pine Barrens Society: "Have you had a chance to check out our Executive Director Richard Amper’s recently published book yet? 'Saving Long Island: the David-and-Goliath Battle to Preserve the Pine Barrens' is the story of how the Long Island Pine Barrens Society." (The Long Island Pine Barrens Society via Facebook)
• Riverhead Chamber of Commerce: "Thank you to our two new sponsors! ISLAND FEDERAL CREDIT UNION and NORTHWELL HEALTH IMAGING. Thanks to all our sponsors you can get ready for the biggest and best." (Riverhead Chamber of Commerce via Facebook)
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That's it for today! See you tomorrow morning for 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.

Have a news tip or suggestion for an upcoming Riverhead Daily? Contact me at diane.witek@patch.com