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Good day Greenport! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Who dumped 27 pet mice into a Greenport storm drain?
  • Can Greenport’s veteran Porters finally punch their ticket to the playoffs?

Also on today's calendar: Cell Service in Southold and 9 more events.

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Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

Find out what's happening in Greenportfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

  • Thursday: Winds becoming strong, with a high of 39 and low of 25 degrees.
  • Friday: Partly sunny and windy, temps: high: 36, low: 31.
  • Saturday: Breezy in the afternoon, with a high of 39 and low of 28 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 27 Domesticated Mice Dumped In Greenport Storm Drain (patch.com) — A couple visiting family in Greenport spotted suspicious activity at a storm drain at South and First streets, leading to the rescue of 27 domesticated juvenile mice dumped there. Southold police, firefighters, and League animal shelter staff worked together to save them, and the shelter is now seeking supplies, funds, and adopters while police investigate who abandoned the animals.
   

• Veterans return to lead Greenport/Southold girls basketball team (timesreview.com) — Greenport/Southold’s girls basketball team returns nearly its entire rotation, giving the Porters an experienced roster aiming to reach the Suffolk County Class B playoffs. Senior captain Francesca Santacroce leads a junior-heavy squad and two promising eighth graders, with coaches and players confident their added maturity and chemistry can turn last year’s close miss into a postseason run.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

Shelter Island

  • Varsity boys fall to St. Pius V at home: Seeking first win of young season (timesreview.com)

Southold

  • The Enclaves Hotel Asks Southold for More Time As It Pursues Loan Backed by USDA (eastendbeacon.com)
  • Town, police restore nearly all systems after cyber attack (timesreview.com)
  • Einstein on the North Fork: Steve Israel's Brisk Historical Thriller Turns Real Nazi Plots Into a Smart, Suspenseful Yarn (27east.com)

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