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🌱 Patch AM: Riverhead police list last week’s arrests and pending local charges

Coming up on the Riverhead Patch calendar: Group Sound Journey @ Dottie's Pilates in Mattituck

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Hi there, Riverhead! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Riverhead police list last week's arrests and pending local charges
  • What Riverhead's decision could mean for this beloved Soundfront 4‑H camp
  • Could AI quietly erode Riverhead's small bookkeeping and tax firms?

Also on today's calendar: Group Sound Journey @ Dottie's Pilates in Mattituck and 8 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Monday: Humid; downpours in the p.m., with a high of 78 and low of 67 degrees.
  • Tuesday: A heavy t-storm in the p.m., temps: high: 78, low: 65.
  • Wednesday: Humid with a t-storm or two, with a high of 75 and low of 69 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Blotter: Alleged rape, DWI top charges for last week (timesreview.com) — Riverhead Town police reported several recent arrests, including an alleged rape case and multiple alleged DWIs and other charges involving Riverhead residents. Those named have only been charged, and the outcomes of their cases remain to be decided in court.
   

• For generations of campers, Dorothy P. Flint 4-H Camp is more than land to be preserved (riverheadlocal.com) — Riverhead's role in a $10 million preservation deal will help decide whether the historic Dorothy P. Flint 4‑H Camp and a major stretch of Soundfront land stay protected and in operation. Town officials are weighing costs, liability, and open‑space benefits as Peconic Land Trust races to assemble funding, while generations of alumni describe what losing the camp would mean.
   

• Intuit's Guidance Cut Is a Warning Light for Every Subscription Business on Long Island (southshorepress.com) — Local subscription‑based businesses, including bookkeeping shops in Riverhead, are warned that cheap AI tools are starting to peel away their simplest, most price‑sensitive customers. The piece urges Long Island firms to rethink what they offer beyond routine, templated work and focus on judgment, accountability, and long‑term relationships that free chatbots can't replace.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Monday August 31
  • Professional Developement Workshop: Music, Movement, & Creative Expression
    Long Island Museum Stony Brook, NY 11794
    9:00 am
    • Tuesday September 1
  • Superintendent's Conference Day
    Riverhead Csd Riverhead, NY 11901
  • Beginners Guide to Vevox: Your First Step to More Engaging Meetings and Classes! →
    Stony Brook University Online
    11:00 am
  • Marlon James, "The Disappearers", with Miwa Messer
    Stony Brook University Humanities,Room 1006 100 Nicolls Road Stony Brook NY 11794
    7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • There is an emergency vehicle on Robert Moses...
    There is an emergency vehicle on Robert Moses Causeway N reported at 8:18 PM. "Fire vehicle on scene" (Nextdoor )
  • There is road construction on NY-27 E • Sunrise...
    There is road construction on NY-27 E • Sunrise Hwy reported at 10:44 PM. (Nextdoor )
  • Restaurant Depot posted a job opening for Stocker - Smallwares in Riverhead. Apply here.
  • Petco Health and Wellness posted a job opening for Veterinary Hospital Receptionist in Riverhead. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Riverhead here.

Ok Riverhead! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time (Thank you Kourtney Z. for sending it in!)
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