1. Cops: Pair arrested on drug charges after early morning raid at East Main Street apartment.
Two Riverhead residents allegedly dealing drugs from an East Main Street apartment were arrested in an early morning raid Sunday, Riverhead Police said in a press release this afternoon.
2. Aguiar refunds over $15,000 in excess campaign contributions.
Supervisor Yvette Aguiar has refunded over $15,000 in campaign contributions that exceeded the legal contribution limit for her office, according to the final campaign disclosure report filed by her campaign committee with the State Board of Elections yesterday.
3. Suffolk’s post-Thanksgiving COVID data so far mirror 2020 numbers at start of winter surge.
This time a year ago, when cold weather kept people indoors and holidays brought them together, the surge began. Suffolk’s daily new cases rose after Halloween, escalated after Thanksgiving, and continued to climb through the holiday season, peaking in mid-January at more than 1,800 per day. Will this winter follow the same path?
4. Riverhead schools hit by ransomware attack, shutting down computer and tech infrastructure.
The Riverhead Central School District was hit by a ransomware attack this morning, shutting down the district’s computer and technology infrastructure for what officials said could be several days.
5. New restaurant proposed for the riverfront.
A new building is proposed for a .06-acre site on the eastern end of the Peconic Riverfront, just west of the Turkuaz Grill and the aquarium. The new building would house a two-story restaurant.
6. Five omicron cases confirmed in New York, one in Suffolk County.
Five cases of the omicron variant have been confirmed in New York, including one in Suffolk County, Governor Kathy Hochul announced tonight.
7. Here’s a sneak peak inside Chef Marco Barrila’s Insatiable Eats Creative Kitchen.
Chef Marco Barrila is putting the finishing touches on his new Insatiable Eats Creative Kitchen on East Main Street and plans a grand opening celebration the middle of this month.
8. Big Duck lights up Flanders for holiday season.
The Big Duck in Flanders is all decked out for the holiday season after the annual lighting ceremony last night at Big Duck Ranch.
9. Public hearing to continue on impacts of concrete crushing, solid waste facility on Middle Road in Calverton.
The planning board is taking additional comment tomorrow night on the impacts of a proposed concrete-crushing and solid waste facility on Middle Road that has already run afoul of town code and state DEC regulations.
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