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Suffolk SPCA is hosting a free dog and cat food distribution Thursday at Stotzky Park, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. or until supplies last.

Heidi's Helping Angels presented Heidi Behr Memorial Scholarships to five members of the Riverhead High School Class of 2020 yesterday: Jessica Murgolo, Megan McIntosh, Kate Chapman, Caleigh Cantalupo and Elizabeth Buckley, pictured here with with Heidi Behr's parents, John and June Behr.

Residents 60 and over who meet certain income limits are invited to a free drive-up food distribution by Island Harvest Food Bank on Monday, July 13 from 10 a.m. to 12 noon at Riverhead Free Library.

Riverhead High School students and football players Andrew MacGray, right, Mike Pace, left, and Mike McLean are organizing a rally July 25 to urge voters to pass the school budget.

There were no official fireworks shows, which were canceled due to the large crowds these events typically draw. But there were plenty of illegal fireworks lighting up the after-dark skies from one end of town to the other, delighting some residents and annoying others.

Riverhead High School awarded diplomas to four groups of students today in its first series of outdoor diploma ceremonies.

This year's popular summer festival would have been the 21st annual event for the Railroad Museum of Long Island.

The virtual format, while so different from the typical ceremony on the football field, in front of bleachers packed with cheering family members and friends, had a special charm — a unique intimacy that set it apart from the electric environment of past graduations. Most everything about last night's ceremony was up close and personal.

Two concerts, dubbed Craft Aid, will be live-streamed on July 2 and 3 from 8 to 10 p.m. Donations collected during the stream will go to benefit eight North Fork breweries, including six in Riverhead.

Congratulations to the Riverhead High School Class of 2020, which has its virtual graduation ceremony today at 5:30 p.m.