🌱 Riverhead Daily: Assault Charges: PD + COVID-19 Vaccine Date

Morning, Riverhead! Diane Witek here with everything you need to know to get this Wednesday started off right.

First, today's weather:

Cloudy and milder. High: 40, low: 33.

Here are the top stories in Riverhead today:

1. 2 Women Charged In Riverhead 7-Eleven Assault: Police: Two women have been arrested and charged with assaulting a Riverhead 7-Eleven employee in November, police said. According to Riverhead Town Police, Angie Vanegas, 19, and Iona Weston, 20, were arrested following an extensive investigation into an assault that occurred on November 13, 2021 at the 7-Eleven on Old Country Road. During that incident, a male employee was confronted by the two females, punched him, and stabbed in the leg, police said. (Riverhead Patch)
2. The Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine will be available at a clinic in the Riverhead Free Library on Feb. 23 from 1-5 p.m. for people aged 5 and over. Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone announced the clinic as one of several across the county to help boost the rate of vaccination for children and booster shots for adults throughout the month of February. Although walk-ins are welcome, appointments are recommended. You can schedule an appointment and find more information here, or by calling 311. (RiverheadLOCAL)
3. Real estate listings for the Riverhead Area. See what's been listed in your area in the past week. Like what you see? Just click on any property in the list to get additional pictures and details. (Riverhead Patch)
4. Broadway World announced THE OUTLAWS playing at the Suffolk Theater on Sunday, March 13 at 7:30 p.m. All tickets are $65, plus applicable fees. Tickets are available online at SuffolkTheater.com. "For more than 40 years, Southern Rock legends THE OUTLAWS have remained one of the most influential and best-loved bands of the genre. Now, they are bringing new music to Suffolk Theater along with two founding members of the band: Henry Paul and Monte Yoho," wrote Broadway World. (Broadway World)
5. A new proposal for congressional redistricting now before the New York State Legislature would give NY-01 a solid Democratic majority — flipping it from a district that was +4 Trump to one that would have been +11 Biden in 2020.⁠ (RiverheadLOCAL)

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From my notebook:

• Riverhead Books: "The💥paperback💥you've💥been💥waiting💥for! Holler if you already read and loved this novel."🤩(Instagram) (Website)
• RiverheadLOCAL: "If your house were on fire, which hydrant would you want firefighters to rely on for water? Local fire chiefs urge residents and businesses to dig out nearby hydrants. ⁠ ⁠ 'Every second counts,' Riverhead Fire Chief Bill Kelly Jr said.⁠" (Instagram)
• RiverheadLOCAL: "Mask mandate victory for State Commissioner of Health: A State Appellate Division panel this afternoon granted a stay of the Nassau County court decision last week that invalidated New York's statewide mask mandate." (Instagram)
• Dorothy P. Flint 4-H Camp: "Camp announcement news! Camp is opening this year for our 2022 season, and we have a new registration software. The main reason for our registration delay is our new registration software. We will no longer be using Bunk1." (Facebook) (Website)
• Dorothy P. Flint 4-H Camp: "We are happy to announce Virtual Open Houses starting again for this year's camping season. Although our registration isn't quite open yet. We would like to invite new families who are curious about & have questions about camp to join us." (Facebook) (Website)
• The Suffolk Theater: "Get ready to be transported back in time with THE Frankie Avalon on Feb. 26 as he performs chart-toping hits like 'Venus', 'Why', 'Beauty School Dropout', and more right here in Riverhead 🎵🎶 with a career that spans three generations." (Instagram) (Website)

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— Diane Witek

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