🌱 Riverhead Daily: Missing Teen + Farm Fleece & Fiber Festival

Happy Friday, people of Riverhead! Diane Witek here to get you all caught up to start today off on an informed note.

First, today's weather:

A shower; fog in the morning. High: 64, low: 55.

Here are the top stories in Riverhead today:

1. Police are seeking the public's help in locating Reymond Rodrigues, who left Little Flower Children's Services in Wading River on Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. in an Uber; no foul play is suspected, police said. Rodrigues is 16, Hispanic, 5 feet, 7 inches tall, with brown eyes and long brown hair, according to Riverhead Town police. He was last seen wearing a white T-shirt, blue jeans and Nike sneakers. If you have information, please call the Riverhead Town Police at 631-727-4500 ext. 312. (Riverhead Patch)
2. This week, the Long Island Regional Planning Council may declare a $2.8 billion redevelopment proposal in Ronkonkoma. So far, the project is supported by both Suffolk County and Islip Town leaders. (Subscription: Newsday)
3. Ryan Walker, 37, was killed and Robert Kehlenbeck, 46, was seriously injured when a vehicle hit them while they were working on a pickup truck parked outside of Walker’s home. The incident happened on Express Drive South Wednesday around 5:29 p.m., in Holtsville, Suffolk police said. After the collision, the vehicle fled eastbound on Express Drive South, police said. Anyone with information about the crash to call the Major Case Unit at 631-852-6553. (Daily Voice)
4. The Hallockville Museum Farm Fleece & Fiber Festival is back May 21-22, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Check out an "immersive fiber arts and crafts experience — from sheep to sweater." Hallockville Museum Farm is located at 6038 Sound Ave. in Riverhead. Tickets are $10 for persons aged 13 and older, children 12 and younger are free. The festival will be held rain or shine! For additional information about Hallockville Museum Farm please visit: www.hallockville.org. (LongIsland.com)

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Today in Riverhead:

• NYSSMA Area 6 Solo/ Ensemble Festival, Miller Place UFSD. (All Day)
• East End Food Institute's Indoor Farmers Market. (3 p.m.)

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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.

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