🌱 Riverhead Daily: Riverhead's One-Day Vaccine Clinic + Top Gun

Good day, people of Riverhead! Diane Witek here with the Wednesday copy of the Riverhead Daily. Here are the top 4 stories in Riverhead today.

First, today's weather:

Occasional morning rain. High: 45, low: 30.

Here are the top stories today in Riverhead:

1. Get COVID-19 vaccine for holidays; appointments are not required, and walk-ins are welcome, at the Riverhead Free Library (330 Court St.). The library is offering a special one-day vaccine clinic for everyone ages 5 years and older this Wednesday, Dec. 22 from 2–6 p.m. The clinic is offering Pfizer-BioNTech’s vaccine, so patients in need of their second dose should have had Pfizer-BioNTech for their first dose. (Dan's Papers)
2. The 5K, titled “Andrew’s Top Gun Run,” is in honor of the late Wading River Boy Scout who died in 2018 after he and his troop were struck by a drunk driver while hiking in Manorville. The event is hosted by the Suffolk County Council of the Boy Scouts of America and the Andrew McMorris Foundation, the nonprofit established in his name. The race will start at 9 a.m. on March 26, days before what would have been Andrew’s 16th birthday. You can register for the run on the official website. (RiverheadLOCAL)
3. The Peconic Sportsman’s Club presented a $10,000 check each to the North Fork Breast Health Coalition, the Babylon Breast Cancer Coalition and Lucia’s Angels and the during a luncheon on Dec. 14. RiverheadLOCAL reported that "the organizations all provide free services and financial assistance to support breast cancer patients and raise awareness for best practices to identify and prevent cancer." (RiverheadLOCAL)
4. Steve Bellone, Suffolk County Executive, announced registration is open for Catholic Health 8th Annual Suffolk County Marathon. “The Suffolk County Marathon has become an annual tradition for runners and families not just here in Suffolk, but all across Long Island," said Suffolk County Executive Bellone. “Not only does this race honor the selfless men and women who have served, but it also helps to fund critical services that our veterans need right here in Suffolk County.” To register for the Marathon, Half Marathon, 10K and 5K, please visit www.suffolkcountymarathon.com. (LongIsland.com)

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Today in Riverhead:

• Crochet Infinity Scarf on Zoom (Riverhead). (11 a.m.)

From my notebook:

• Spirit's Promise Equine Rescue Program: "All of us at Spirit's Promise would like to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a happy, healthy New Year! We will be open for farm tours again on Saturdays and Sundays starting on Jan. 8, 2022, at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m." (Facebook)
• NY Marine Rescue Center/NYMRC: "On Nov. 27, NYMRC received a report through the NYS 24-Hour Hotline regarding a stranded sea turtle near Sebonac Inlet in Southampton, N.Y. This individual was the second cold stunned sea turtle to strand this season." (Instagram)
• RiverheadLOCAL: "The Riverhead Central School District has received a $600,000 grant to expand its pre-kindergarten programs." (Instagram)
• Suffolk County Sheriff's Office: "Christopher Crowley, a prior fugitive Friday spotlight, has been arrested by Warrant Bureau Investigators. The Warrant Bureau thanks the public and our law enforcement partners for the tips utilized to apprehend him." (Facebook)

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— Diane Witek

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