🌱 Center Moriches-Eastport Daily: Chick-fil-A + Honored + Toys

Good morning, neighbors! It's me again, It's me again, Diane Witek, your host of the Center Moriches - East Port Daily. Here are the top 3 stories in Center Moriches - East Port today.

First, today's weather:

Plenty of sunshine. High: 37, low: 27.

Here are the top stories in Center Moriches-Eastport today:

1. Why did the chicken cross the road? Why, to get to Riverhead silly. Chick-fil-A restaurant known for its chicken sandwiches is now included as part of Long Island Cauliflower Association’s proposed 42,000-square-foot retail project in Riverhead. The proposed Chick-fil-A in Riverhead would have 70-indoor seats and 20 outdoor seats, according to town planning aide Greg Bergman. The nearest Chick-fil-A restaurants are currently in Port Jefferson and Smithtown. (Riverhead News Review)

2. To honor veterans for their service more than 11,000 wreaths were placed at the final resting place of our fallen warriors in Calverton National Cemetery. The wreaths were provided through corporate sponsorships, private donations and fundraisers. Hundreds of volunteers across Long Island took part in “Wreaths Across America” – a national movement to place wreaths at the gravesites of service members at more than 2,500 cemeteries across the country. (News 12 Bronx)

3. There are several holiday drives happening now in the Hamptons: East Hampton Kiwanis Toy Drive, Sag Harbor Kids Need Warmth Coat Drive and Boy Scout Troop 483 Drive Thru Canned Food Drive are three to check out. (Dan's Papers)

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From my notebook:

• Suffolk County Sheriff: "Anyone who comes to the Riverhead Office for a pistol license can't help but smile when they see our Dixie! Join us in wishing her a very happy birthday today! #birthday, #birthdaygirl, #sheriff." (Instagram)

• Center Moriches Free Public Library: "'The fragrance of flowers spreads only in the direction of the wind. But the goodness of a person spreads in all directions'. ~ Chanakya Thank you again to Kurt Weiss Greenhouses, Inc. for donating beautiful poinsettias to our library." (Facebook)

• Center Moriches Free Public Library: "The Library will be closed for the holidays on Dec. 24, 25, and 26. Exterior book drops will remain open for the return of library materials. Thank you. #cmorlibrary." (Facebook)

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— Diane Witek

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This article originally appeared on the Center Moriches-Eastport Patch