🌱 Riverhead Daily: School Budget Passes + Charter School Expansion

Morning, Riverhead! Diane Witek here to get you started this Thursday with everything you need to know going on around Riverhead today.

First, today's weather:

Cooler; morning rain. High: 64, low: 53.

Here are the top stories today in Riverhead:

1. Riverhead Central School District voters Tuesday approved the district's $169.7 million operating budget for the upcoming school year and re-elected incumbent trustees Laurie Downs and Matthew Wallace, who beat back a challenge by newcomer Andrew Nadeau. (Riverhead Patch)
2. On Monday, Riverhead Charter School’s charter has been renewed for a full five-year term by the New York State Board of Regents and will allow the school to teach grades 11 and 12, and increase its maximum enrollment from 850 to 1244 students is the biggest expansion in the school’s 21-year history. The school will start offering 11th grade this coming year and 12th grade next year. (RiverheadLOCAL)
3. On Sunday, May 22, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Riverhead Volunteer Ambulance Corp is celebrating EMS Week with an open house at its Osborn Avenue headquarters. Bring the family to tour ambulances, learn about equipment used, included AEDs, and receive training in hands-only CPR. (RiverheadLOCAL)

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Today in Riverhead:

• HS Required Pre-Senior Mtg., 6-8 pm, Auditorium/Cafe. (6 p.m.)
• Understanding Temperament and Family Dynamics. (8:30 a.m.)
• Choose Local F.I.S.H. Tasting Event at Five Ocean. (2 p.m.)
• Organic Vegetable Gardening - Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County. (3 p.m.)
• Hummingbirds in your Garden - Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County. (3 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Suffolk County Sheriff's Office: "The Suffolk County Sheriff's Office Sheriff's Deputies recently made the attached warrant arrests. #SCSO, #SuffolkSheriff." (Facebook) (Website)
• Spirit's Promise Equine Rescue Program: "Are you looking for some Spirit’s Promise apparel to complete you spring/summer wardrobe? Our online store is now open and will be available through June 5! Don’t miss out on some great deals! All proceeds help us to continue our work." (Facebook) (Website)
• Peconic Community School: "🚨📣It's not too late to book a summer adventure for the kids!📣🚨 ✨The PCS Summer Institute returns this summer with weekly programs for students ages 4-12 from June 27 through August 5!✨ All classes are led by PCS facilitators." (Facebook)
• The Suffolk Theater: "THE MACHINE is coming back with 2 SHOWS! Come hear Pink Floyd all weekend long with 'The Wall' & Obscurities on Nov. 18 and then 'Animals' & Greatest Hits on Nov. 19 – buy tickets for both shows and get $4 off each ticket!" (Instagram) (Website)
• The Suffolk Theater: "New shows just added! 🙌 July 30: The legendary multi-platinum east coast rock 'n' roll group known for the 'Eddie & The Cruisers' motion picture soundtrack - JOHN CAFFERTY AND THE BEAVER BROWN BAND." 🎸(Instagram) (Website)
• The Long Island Pine Barrens Society: "Check out the flyer below featuring the first-ever Reclaim Our Water Poster Contest! This contest is open to all Suffolk County students in grade 5 and the Suffolk County Department of Economic Development & Planning (SCEDP) is accepting." (Facebook)

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You're officially in the loop for today. See you all tomorrow morning for another update!

— 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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