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In 20 years of offering a car as a hole-in-one prize at golf outings at least 10 times a year, Riverhead GMC never had a golfer sink the ball into the cup with one swing — until this summer.

The 3.8-acre site was sold for nearly $4.7 million to a subsidiary of the Liverpool, New York-based furniture retailer.

The small-batch distillery will produce bourbon, vodka, gin and rum at the 3,800-square-foot space on Second Street, where it will also site a tasting room.

John King has relocated Grapes and Greens to Bohemia and sold his food service company. Riverhead Ciderhouse will continue in operation at its present site on Sound Avenue.

Plans for a Hobby Lobby store on Route 58 in Riverhead got a green light from the Riverhead Planning Board on Thursday, which agreed to amend the Garsten Retail site plan to shrink the building size by about 3,000 square feet, making way for occupancy by a single tenant.

The new Italian restaurant and pizzeria is conducting a soft opening this week, which the owners hope to keep low-key while they are training staff members.

The former Riverhead Country Day School building adjacent to Stotzky Park has taken on a new life — yes, it’s still a day care center but the hallway that connects the rooms in the north end of the building to those in the south end now bridges a generational gap that spans decades.

The Riverhead Foundation for Marine Research & Preservation today announced a name change and a new focus.

Jane Millman, president of Riverhead Dodge, has been elected chairperson of the board of directors of the Greater New York Auto Dealership Association.

Popeyes will open its doors in Riverhead tomorrow at 10:30 a.m. The 2,265-square-foot, 30-seat restaurant is located at 212 Old Country Road (Route 58), just west of DMV Plaza.