🌱 Riverhead Daily: Services For Victims Of Riverhead House Fire

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

First, today's weather:

Mostly cloudy. High: 50, low: 48.

Here are the top stories today in Riverhead:

1. Services Set For Victims Of Riverhead House Fire. Visitation will take place Friday evening at Tuthill-Mangano Funeral Home in Riverhead and a funeral Mass will be held Saturday morning at at St. John the Evangelist Church. (Riverhead News Review)
2. New County Legislator For Flanders-Riverside Area Under Bitterly Disputed County Redistricting Plan. Residents of Flanders, Riverside and Northampton will find themselves in a new county legislative district next year, if a redistricting plan being advanced by the legislature’s current majority caucus wins final approval. The redistricting plan would move the hamlets in the northwest corner of Southampton Town from Legislative District Two to Legislative District One. LD-02 currently encompasses the entire Town of Southampton, as well as the towns of East Hampton and Shelter Island, and a slice of eastern Brookhaven Town south of the Peconic River. (RiverheadLOCAL)
3. HIA-LI Applauds Breeze Airways' Decision To Launch Nonstop Service From L.I. Macarthur Airport. HIA-LI, one of Long Island’s largest business advocacy organizations, praised the decision by Breeze Airways to select Long Island MacArthur Airport in Islip as its base of operations in New York State – and to initiate nonstop service from the airport to Charleston, SC and Norfolk, VA. The airline’s choice of Long Island MacArthur Airport follows closely on the heels of the October 2021 release of HIA-LI’s Long Island MacArthur Airport Survey which found that the addition of more nonstop flights at the airport could potentially generate more than $1 billion in new revenue for the region annually. (LongIsland.com)
4. East End Food Institute's Indoor Farmers Market. East End Food Market in Riverhead is a project of East End Food Institute running Saturdays from 9:00am – 1:00pm through April 30, at 139 Main Rd. in Riverhead. With over 40 local food and craft vendors and a rotating list of wineries sponsored by Long Island Wine Country, the market is perfect for day trippers and area residents of the North and South Forks looking to enjoy the bounty of the East End. The market accepts SNAP and Double Up Food Bucks. (Northforker)

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Today in Riverhead:

• HS Winter Concert - Gr. 9 Band/Chorus, Concert Orchestra, Cardona Auditorium. (6:30 p.m.)
• Long Island's Winter Birds (Riverhead). (10 a.m.)
• Buying a New Cell Phone: SeniorNet (Riverhead). (2 p.m.)
• $Painting Night with Laura Goetz: Pointsettia (Riverhead). (5:30 p.m.)
• Paws and Tales - Riverhead Free Library. (5:30 p.m.)
• Evening Senior Singles: Meet and Greet (Riverhead). (6 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Riverhead Books: "✨Coming this January✨ on an island off Georgia, a woman confronts a lifetime of secrets and betrayal. 'A singular rendition of an oft-told story. This will leave readers undone' starred Publishers Weekly." (Instagram)
• Spirit's Promise Equine Rescue Program: "Holiday time is a very special time at Spirit's Promise! This Saturday, Dec. 18, we’ll be closing out The Spirit of Christmas with the last of our Farm Tours during the day, and our Fire & Ice Christmas Market at night." (Facebook)
• Suffolk County Sheriff's Office: "Some more photos from the Thriller in Dix Hills as Suffolk's Boldest took on NYC Corrections in a charity hockey game this past weekend. Sheriff Toulon and the SCSO team won 4-3 in the final minutes, with all proceeds donated to the family of Suffolk Sheriff Inv. Sgt. Keith Allison, who passed away last year due to complications from Covid-19." (Facebook)

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Events:

• Grief & Loss During the Holiday Season Workshop. Located at 16 Library Ave, Westhampton Beach. (Dec. 15)
• Trivia Night at Sannino Vineyard. Located at Sannino Vineyard, 15975 County Rd 48, Cutchogue. (Dec. 17)
• Christmas Concert. Community Baptist Church, 5267 Sound Ave, Riverhead. (Dec. 17)
• Big Apple Circus is NOW OPEN in New York City! (Dec. 17)
• A Tuna Christmas. Located at The North Fork Community Theatre, 12700 Sound Ave, Mattituck. (Dec. 17)
• NCNW General Membership Meeting Long Island Cross County Section. Online via ZOOM. (Dec. 18)
• Brighten The First Day Of Winter With 15 Percent Off FTD’s Sunniest Blooms. FTD Flowers (Dec. 21)
• New Year’s Eve Gala in the Grand Ballroom. Located at East Wind Long Island, 5720 NY-25A, Wading River. (Dec. 31)
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• Animal Communication Sessions. Holiday Gift Certificates. (Details)
• Sound Wave Therapy for Stress & Pain Relief. (Details)
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• Rt-PCR COVID TEST, ACCURATE SAME DAY results, best test for travel. (Details)
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— Diane Witek

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