🌱 Riverhead Daily: Riverhead PAL lacrosse + Chick-fil-A + Honor

Hey, Riverhead! It's me again, Diane Witek, your host of the Riverhead Daily. Here are the top 4 stories in Riverhead today.

First, today's weather:

Plenty of sunshine. High: 36, low: 25.

Here are the top stories today in Riverhead:

1. 'Tis the time of year to register for 2022 Riverhead PAL lacrosse. Registration is open until Jan. 13, we are accepting girls and boys in grades Kindergarten through eighth to play for the Riverhead PAL girls or boys lacrosse teams. Forms are available via the Town of Riverhead website or pick up paper forms at the PAL Office Vestibule — 210 Howell Avenue in Riverhead.(RiverheadLOCAL)
2. Why did the chicken cross the road? Why, to get to Riverhead silly. Chick-fil-A restaurant known for its chicken sandwiches is now included as part of Long Island Cauliflower Association’s proposed 42,000-square-foot retail project in Riverhead. The proposed Chick-fil-A in Riverhead would have 70-indoor seats and 20 outdoor seats, according to town planning aide Greg Bergman. The nearest Chick-fil-A restaurants are currently in Port Jefferson and Smithtown. (Riverhead News Review)
3. To honor veterans for their service more than 11,000 wreaths were placed at the final resting place of our fallen warriors in Calverton National Cemetery. The wreaths were provided through corporate sponsorships, private donations and fundraisers. Hundreds of volunteers across Long Island took part in “Wreaths Across America” – a national movement to place wreaths at the gravesites of service members at more than 2,500 cemeteries across the country. (News 12 Bronx)
4. A 65-year-old Shoreham man died in a car crash in Bellport on Saturday. Due to "A medical emergency," Kevin Nash lost control of a 2010 Jeep Patriot westbound on Martha Avenue just east of Bellport Avenue at about 3:33 p.m. Police said that the Jeep veered off the road into a wooded area and overturned. Nash was transported by South Country Ambulance to Long Island Community Hospital in Patchogue where he was pronounced dead. (Patch)

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Today in Riverhead:

• Riley Avenue Winter Concert - Riverhead Csd. (7:15 p.m,)

From my notebook:

• Riverhead Books: "🔥👻'MOON WITCH SPIDER KING' is Time Magazine’s MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF 2022 🔥👻 Drop a spider witch here if it’s one of yours!" (Instagram)
• Spirit's Promise Equine Rescue Program: "Our Farm Tours with Santa have commenced! Indy and all of his fellow Equine Reindeer are all dressed up ready to meet you! Tours are until 2 p.m. and then our Fire & Ice Christmas Market will begin at 4 p.m. with live music starting at 6 p.m." (Facebook)
• Suffolk County Sheriff's Office: "Anyone who comes to the Riverhead Office for a pistol license can't help but smile when they see our Dixie! Join us in wishing her a very happy birthday today! #birthday, #birthdaygirl, #sheriff." (Facebook)
• RiverheadLOCAL: "COVID-19 cases are surging in Suffolk County and across the state.⁠ ⁠ Daily confirmed cases in Suffolk, on a 7-day rolling average, soared 170% over the past month. The test percent-positive rate grew by more than 108%.⁠" (Instagram)
• Suffolk County Historical Society: "SCHS PHOTO OF THE WEEK: Original Lloyd Harbor Lighthouse, c. 1905. (Image from the Huntington Town Pictorial Collection of the Suffolk County Historical Society Library & Archives. Copyright (c) Suffolk County Historical Society." (Facebook)
• Suffolk County Sheriff's Office: "Sheriff Toulon implemented 3-day annual training blocks for all officers. At the Sheriff's Academy, our instructors are well trained and dedicated professionals. Learn more about careers at the Sheriff's Office." (Facebook)
• Spirit's Promise Equine Rescue Program: "Join Spirit’s Promise and Dancing with Deanna for an evening of country line dancing! The barn doors open at 7:00 p.m. Deanna will have your music and lessons. BYO snacks and drinks. Tickets are $15 per person, advance sale only." (Facebook)
• The Suffolk Theater: "Something to put a little pep in your step on this rainy Sunday 🌧 'Louis Prima Jr. and the Witnesses' coming to Suffolk Theater Jan. 8." (Instagram)
• Suffolk County Historical Society: "Enjoy this holiday-animated painting entitled 'Three Children of Richard B. Conklin' (c. 1854) from our collection! Richard B. Conklin (1818-1887) of Arshamomaque (Greenport West) gained fame as a horse owner and breeder." (Facebook)

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