🌱 Why an Aquebogue resident is challenging Riverhead’s new downtown hotel approval

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• Why an Aquebogue resident is challenging Riverhead’s new downtown hotel approval

Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the Doctor ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Humid with a stray t-storm, with a high of 86 and low of 73 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 89, low: 73.
• Saturday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 88 and low of 72 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Petrocelli hotel gains site plan, special permit approvals (riverheadlocal.com) — A Riverhead Town Board vote has cleared a key hurdle for a new 94-room Peconic River Hotel downtown, a project Aquebogue resident Ron Hariri says is moving ahead without a firm parking plan. Supporters tout tourism, tax revenue, and downtown revitalization, while critics from surrounding communities question parking, environmental justice outreach, and potential tax breaks still under Industrial Development Agency review.
   

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📸 Around Aquebogue

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Aquebogue

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Thursday August 6

• Safe Summer Family Fun Day
  Stony Brook University 100 Nicolls Road, Stony Brook, NY 11794
  5:30 pm

Friday August 7

• Research Survival Skills for Postdocs (RCR)
  Stony Brook University Frank Melville Jr. Library,Faculty Commons
  10:00 am
• Art in the Garden: Sculpture Tour & Clay Workshop
  Long Island Museum Stony Brook, NY 11794
  1:30 pm

Saturday August 8

• Plein Air Painting
  Long Island Museum Stony Brook, NY 11794
  9:00 am

Sunday August 9

• Rooted in History: Long Island Potatoes
  Long Island Museum Stony Brook, NY 11794
  9:00 am

Monday August 10

• 2026 New Faculty Orientation
  Stony Brook University HSC Galleria Level 3
  8:00 am

Tuesday August 11

• Beginners Guide to Vevox: Your First Step to More Engaging Meetings and Classes! →
  Stony Brook University Online
  11:00 am
• Zuccaire Gallery Public Hours
  Stony Brook University Staller Center,Paul W. Zuccaire Gallery 100 Nicolls Road Stony Brook NY 11794
  12:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 6

• Mini Byte: Inbox to Insights—Automatically Logging Gmail Requests to Google Sheets
  Stony Brook University Online
  10:00 am
• Summer Family Pop-Ups: Old Fashioned Fun
  Long Island Museum Stony Brook, NY 11794
  11:00 am
• Zuccaire Gallery Public Hours
  Stony Brook University Staller Center,Paul W. Zuccaire Gallery 100 Nicolls Road Stony Brook NY 11794
  12:00 pm
• Safe Summer Family Fun Day
  Stony Brook University 100 Nicolls Road, Stony Brook, NY 11794
  5:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Cornell Cooperative Extension posted a job opening for Camp Farm Assistant - Riverhead, NY in Riverhead. Apply here.
• Costco Wholesale Corporation posted a job opening for Stocker in Riverhead. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Aquebogue here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Jamesport

• Country inn wellness retreat proposed for Main Road Jamesport homestead (riverheadlocal.com)

Riverhead

• Photos: National Night Out brings community and law enforcement together at Riverhead Town Hall (timesreview.com)

Mattituck

• 'Invisible Backpack' Program At Mattituck-Cutchogue School District Spotlights Mental Health Awareness (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because he felt CRUMMY ! (Thank you Michelle S. for sending it in!)
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