🌱 Patch AM: Ready to walk through Riverhead’s most scandalous 1930s mystery?

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In today's newsletter:

• Ready to walk through Riverhead's most scandalous 1930s mystery?
• Former Riverhead man admits guilt in fatal Cutchogue DWI crash

Also on today's calendar: Reset, Restore, Renew Wellness Day at Hoshyla Farms and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the tractor say to the plow? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Pleasant with clouds and sun, with a high of 77 and low of 63 degrees.
• Sunday: Heavy rain and a thunderstorm, temps: high: 75, low: 65.
• Monday: Breezy in the a.m.; sunshine, with a high of 77 and low of 52 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Haunted History Walking Tour: A 1930's Riverhead True-Crime Experience (iloveny.com) — This October, downtown Riverhead's streets become the stage for a 1930s true‑crime walking tour that blends live theater, history, and mystery. You'll trace bootleggers, secrets, and a headline‑making crime, starting at the gazebo behind Suffolk Community College's baking school at Roanoke Avenue and Main Street.
   

• Former Riverhead resident pleads guilty in fatal Cutchogue DWI crash (riverheadlocal.com) — A former Riverhead resident has pleaded guilty to aggravated vehicular homicide and related charges in a 2022 DWI crash on Route 25 in Cutchogue that ultimately killed a 60-year-old passenger. Prosecutors say he fled to Poland during the case but was extradited back to Suffolk County, where he now faces a potential five-to-fifteen-year prison sentence.
   

📸 Around Riverhead

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Riverhead

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 12
• Reset, Restore, Renew Wellness Day at Hoshyla Farms →
  Hoshyla Farms, LLC, 132 Ryerson Ave, Manorville
  11:00 am
• Montauk Seafood Festival →
  Montauk Green,
  12:00 pm
Saturday September 19
• Jay Medal Soirée →
  Jay Estate, 210 Boston Post Rd, Rye
  5:30 pm
• Brett Dennen in Concert →
  Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center, 76 Main St, Westhampton Beach
  8:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday September 12
• Best of the Eagles →
  The Suffolk, 118 E Main St, Riverhead
  9:00 pm
Sunday September 13
• Funny Women of a Certain Age →
  The Suffolk, 118 E Main St, Riverhead
  2:00 pm
Thursday September 17
• Taylor Dayne →
  The Suffolk, 118 E Main St, Riverhead
  8:00 pm
Friday September 18
• Unforgettable Fire: The U2 Tribute Show →
  The Suffolk, 118 E Main St, Riverhead
  8:00 pm
Saturday September 19
• Hamptons Curated Fashion Sale →
  168 Ponquogue Ave, 168 Ponquogue Ave, Hampton Bays
  9:00 am
• StevieMac →
  The Suffolk, 118 E Main St, Riverhead
  9:00 pm
Sunday September 20
• Twin Peaks: Conversation with the Stars →
  The Suffolk, 118 E Main St, Riverhead
  7:30 pm
Tuesday September 22
• Riverhead Community Blood Drive →
  Riverhead Fire Dept., 540 Roanoke Ave, Riverhead
  1:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• I have a Samsung 100 inch television that I purchased earlier this year but is too big for the intended room;
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🗞 Nearby News

Calverton

• A quarter-century later, the duty to remember Sept. 11 remains (riverheadlocal.com)
• Martin T. Schmidt, 81 (riverheadlocal.com)

Aquebogue

• 'The Guys' to play in Greenport, honoring FDNY engine's loss on 9/11 (newsday.com)

Jamesport

• Ronald W. Schweizer, 77 (riverheadlocal.com)
• Pianist Magdalena Baczewska to perform at Jamesport Meeting House Sept. 26 (northforksun.com)

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: Hold me close John Deere. (Thank you Jenny H. for sending it in!)
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