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Good morning Riverhead! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How Riverhead's new golf ace is fueling a seventh straight title run
  • What's really at stake in Riverhead's 20-year hotel tax break debate?
  • Riverhead remembers Judith Hudgins' crafts, farm stand smiles, and generosity

Also on today's calendar: Candlelight Group Sound Journey in the Loft at Eastern Sun Holistic Health and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 66 and low of 54 degrees.
  • Thursday: Mostly sunny and nice, temps: high: 73, low: 46.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 69 and low of 45 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Riverhead boys golf finds its new No. 1 as pursuit of seventh straight title continues (timesreview.com) — Riverhead High's boys golf team has a new standout No. 1 player, sophomore Wes Kujawski, as the Blue Waves chase a seventh straight league title. With a 9-1 record, a playoff berth already secured, and several golfers vying for top-six spots, upcoming matches — including one against Mattituck — will shape both the championship race and county tournament qualifications.
   

2. Residents press Riverhead IDA on undisclosed value of 20-year hotel tax abatement (riverheadlocal.com) — Riverhead residents are demanding more transparency from the town's Industrial Development Agency over a proposed 20‑year tax break for a new Town Square hotel whose total value hasn't been disclosed. After criticism of the process and website notices, the IDA agreed to hold a second public hearing once a draft PILOT agreement is prepared, giving locals another chance to weigh in on potential tax impacts.
   

3. Judith Hyle Hudgins (timesreview.com) — Friends and former customers around Riverhead may remember Judith Hyle Hudgins for her summers working local farm stands and teaching craft classes at Heirloom Country Collectables in town. The 81‑year‑old, who later retired to Florida with her husband Ed, is remembered as a talented quilter, cook, and avid traveler; her family suggests donations to the Alzheimer's Association in her memory.
   

4. Suffolk supervisors seek changes to state property tax cap as costs rise (riverheadlocal.com) — Riverhead residents could see future tax bills squeezed as Suffolk town supervisors, including Riverhead's Jerry Halpin, push Albany to ease New York's 2% property tax cap amid rising waste, pension and health costs. State leaders and local legislators remain wary of loosening the cap, leaving towns balancing essential services, housing growth and unfunded mandates with limited revenue flexibility.
   

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    My Grandfather (Donald John) is the little guy in the front row in the chair. My Great Grandfather is top far right, Wilhelm Christian. Great great… (Nextdoor Willow Ponds on the Sound)
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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly?" — Stationary (Thank you David H. for sending it in!)
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