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Hello Riverhead! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How will PBMC's new women and infants center reshape care in Riverhead?
  • Why Riverhead leaders are fuming over the North Fork pipeline plan
  • Who will pay for Riverhead's school police officers this year?

Also on today's calendar: Hamptons Curated Fashion Sale and 11 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a neck but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Partly sunny and less humid, with a high of 76 and low of 55 degrees.
  • Sunday: A stray afternoon t-shower, temps: high: 82, low: 68.
  • Monday: Humid; downpours in the p.m., with a high of 80 and low of 63 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Town Board poised to approve PBMC women and infants center site plan (riverheadlocal.com) — Peconic Bay Medical Center's planned Emilie Roy Corey Center for Women and Infants is moving closer to reality, with the Riverhead Town Board preparing to grant site-plan approval for major exterior and access upgrades on Route 58. The $92 million project would relocate maternity services, modernize the facade, improve traffic flow, and support expanded women's health and neonatal care for Riverhead and the East End.
   

2. Riverhead Pans North Fork Pipeline Changes (eastendbeacon.com) — Riverhead residents and town officials sharply criticized the Suffolk County Water Authority's revised North Fork pipeline route at a packed hearing in the Riverhead Free Library, raising worries about traffic, wetlands, and damage to town water mains. Speakers questioned why Riverhead should host a transmission line that won't serve local customers and pressed for concrete benefits, better data, and respect for town zoning and wetlands authority.
   

3. Riverhead Town Board, school district clash over who pays for school resource officers (riverheadlocal.com) — Riverhead Town and the Riverhead Central School District remain at odds over how to split the cost of police school resource officers at the high school and middle school, with no deal yet as classes near. Town Board members argue non-district taxpayers shouldn't subsidize the program, while district officials say they've budgeted $200,000 and can't afford the town's preferred cost share.
   

4. One giant leap for inclusivity: East End Disability Associates celebrates cardboard boat race wins (timesreview.com) — Riverhead's 2026 Cardboard Boat Race on the Peconic River turned into a breakthrough moment for East End Disability Associates' LEEP team, whose carefully engineered eagle-themed boat "Leeper" captured two race wins. Beyond the trophies, participants say the Riverhead tradition showcases their abilities, deep friendships, and ongoing advocacy for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities from local parades to trips to Albany.
   

5. 45th Hallockville Museum Farm Country Fair Taking Place October 3 & 4 (iloveny.com) — Hallockville Museum Farm in Riverhead is gearing up for its 45th Annual Country Fair on Saturday and Sunday, October 3 and 4, offering a full weekend of farm-focused fun. Families can expect livestock, tractor pulls, historic home tours, kids' games, contests, live music, and more, with half-price admission on Sunday morning to thank the local community.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A bottle (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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