🌱 Riverhead Daily: Thief Nabbed + Narcan Saved 2 HS Students

Hey, neighbors! It's me again, Diane Witek, your host of the Riverhead Daily.

First, today's weather:

Breezy with clouds and sun. High: 52, low: 29.

Here are the top stories in Riverhead today:

1. Salvatore Paulette, 32, a Shirley man, was charged with three counts of grand larceny in the fourth degree, a felony, for thefts that took place at the Riverhead Home Depot and Lowe's stores last month, police said. Paulette was already in custody at the Suffolk County Correctional Facility on prior charges that occurred in the Suffolk County Police jurisdiction, police said. (Riverhead Patch)
2. Two students overdosing at Riverhead High School were saved with Narcan this week, officials said. A representative from the Riverhead Volunteer Ambulance Corps told Patch that the teens were overdosing on "some sort of opiate," but could not confirm what drug they had taken. On Thursday, Riverhead High School Principal Sean O'Hara sent a message to Riverhead High School families. "It has come to the district's attention that a potentially harmful, ingestible substance may be circulating throughout our school community and accessible to students," O'Hara wrote. (Riverhead Patch)
3. The Riverhead town board has chosen a master developer for a project that will transform the area surrounding the railroad station, long blighted, to make way for apartments, commercial space, and parking. Following a year-long review process that began with the issuance of request for qualifications in March, 2021, the Riverhead town board chose RXR and Georgica Green Ventures as master developer to foster the development of a transportation-oriented development, or TOD, project, town officials said. (Riverhead Patch)
4. The Suffolk County Department of Health Services' Division of Environmental Quality will hold its regular monthly Board of Review Hearing on Thursday, Feb. 17. As stated in the Suffolk County Sanitary Code, the Board of Review hears requests for variances and waivers to the county's requirements for water and sewage disposal for new construction, and for storage of toxic or hazardous materials. Only department representatives, applicants, applicant representatives, and formally invited parties will be able to speak during the hearing. See links on press release for interested party attendance. (Press Release Desk)
5. A driver who crashed head-on into a Riverhead school bus Thursday afternoon has died, police said. According to Riverhead Town Police, at 4:55 p.m., a report came in about an "erratic driver" in a silver Jeep Grand Cherokee who crossed over the double yellow line into eastbound traffic and hit the bus, police said. Responding Riverhead Town Police determined that the owner of the Jeep, John A. Caputo, 31, of Valley Stream, was not breathing; Caputo was transported to Peconic Bay Medical Center by Riverhead Town Volunteer Ambulance Corps, where he was pronounced dead, police said. (Riverhead Patch)

Today in Riverhead:

• Valentine' s Day at the Farm — Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County. (5:30 a.m.)
• East End Food Institute's Indoor Farmers Market. (9 a.m.)
• PUPentine' s Day — Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County. (11 a.m.)
• Valentine's Party. (6:30 p.m.)
• Pre-Valentine's Day Dinner with Open Dancing. (6:30 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Nextdoor Neighbor, Willow Ponds on the Sound: "Cupsogue Beach today. Looking forward to spring and summer. ☀️ Coming soon 😀." (Nextdoor)

More from our sponsors — thanks for supporting local news!

Events:

• Valentine's Day Dinner at Union Sushi & Steak. Union Sushi & Steak, 40 Bowden Square, Southampton. (Feb. 12)
• Valentine's Day or Celebrate over the Weekend. Ruggero's Family Style Restaurant, 5768 NY-25A, Wading River. (Feb. 14)
• Valentine's Day Dinner at Desmond’s. Desmond's Restaurant & Pub, 5720 NY-25A, Wading River. (Feb. 14)
• FREE WEBINAR | “Building St. Peter’s.” (Feb. 15)
• Sales & Business Development in the COVID-19 Era. On The Docks, 177 Meeting House Creek Road, Aquebogue. (Feb.16)
• Add your event.

Job listings:

• Irrigation Positions. (Details)
• Butchers, Store Mgrs., Cooks, Counter help. (Details)
• Framer/Carpenter Needed Immediately. (Details)
• Add your job listing.

Loving the Riverhead Daily? Here are all the ways you can get more involved:

• Send a friend or neighbor this link so they can subscribe.
• Get your local business listed in front of readers.
• Send me a news tip or suggestion at diane.witek@patch.com.

You're officially in the loop for today! I'll be back in your inbox tomorrow with 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.