🌱 Riverhead Daily: Parolee Charged In Firing Gun + 'Windfall'

Welcome back, Riverhead! Diane Witek here this morning to get you up to speed on everything you need to know about what's going on in town. Hope you all have a great day. Keep scrolling for the scoop.

First, today's weather:

Showers late in the afternoon. High: 76, low: 61.

Here are the top stories today in Riverhead:

1. Parolee Messiah Booker, also known as Matthew Booker, 37, a Mastic Beach man, was arrested by Riverhead Police detectives and charged Tuesday with firing a gun at a Riverhead apartment complex earlier in May, police said. Booker was previously charged with shooting Demitri Hampton during a 2013 home invasion in Flanders. (Riverhead Patch)
2. Lewin Farms said it is the first strawberry picking farm on Long Island. It may well be, but if you are looking to go strawberry picking this month, here is a guide to other locations to try out. First, check with the farms before leaving your home, dates and times are subject to change. (News 12 New Jersey)
3. The 35th annual Community Awareness Program’s (CAP) march against drugs, alcohol and tobacco will return this year on Friday, June 10 at 9:30 a.m. beginning in the front of Pulaski Street Elementary School. Tijuana Fulford, founder and chief visionary officer of The Butterfly Effect Project, will be the honored guest and keynote speaker. (Riverhead LOCAL)
4. Jason Alexander, you may remember him from "Seinfeld," is the director of "Windfall" for Bay Street Theater & Sag Harbor Center for the Arts. The show runs through June 19. (Subscription: Newsday)

Today in Riverhead:

• Gardening with Deer — Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County. (3 p.m.)
• HS Scholarship Night — Riverhead Senior High School. (6 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Riverhead Books: "Please do judge us by our covers." (Instagram) (Website)
• The Suffolk Theater: "Who's ready for @jakeshimabukuro to stop in Riverhead on his new tour this June! Get your tickets for June 12 online through the link in our bio or by calling our Box Office at 631-727-4343. #jakeshimabukuromusic." (Instagram) (Website)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Kennys: "There is a meeting at Town Hall in Riverhead on Thursday, June 2 at 6 p.m. to discuss a Firearms Training Facility proposed on Elton Street in vacant building." (Nextdoor)

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— Diane Witek

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