🌱 Homegrown String Band​ To Play At Patchogue Library + Events & Jobs

Hi all! Debora Whitehead here with your fresh copy of the Patchogue Patch newsletter, filled with all the things you need to know about what's happening locally. Today's issue includes news about...

• Sunday afternoon is to enjoy great music at the Patchogue-Medford Library.
• Registrations open for St. Patrick's 2-Mile Run/Walk.
• Happenings and more!

Today's newsletter is sponsored by Saf-T-Swim Smithtown

Visit Saf-T-Swim Smithtown - Long Island's #1 Swim School

The wait is over! Join friends & neighbors of the community as Saf-T-Swim Smithtown welcomes you to their Grand Opening Celebration on Saturday, February 25th from 11am - 2:30pm! Experience fun for the entire family including FREE open swim from 12:30-2:30PM (1-hour increment), popcorn, cotton candy, face painting, & more! To RSVP click here.

This bigger location now features:

• Two warm-water swimming pools
• Quieter environment designated for Adaptive Aquatics, a new 1:1 program that utilizes a specific structure that helps swimmers with special abilities achieve milestones.
• Dedicated space for 4:1 group lesson where students are paired with kiddos of similar age & swim abilities.

Saf-T-Swim Smithtown is located at 7 Browns Rd., Nesconset and is open seven days a week.

Now, today's weather:

Some sun, then clouds. High: 43, Low: 38.

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Here are the top five stories today in Patchogue:

1. Sunday afternoon is to enjoy great music at the Patchogue-Medford Library. The Homegrown String Band will perform from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Just so you know, all are welcome to join. Registration is not required but is recommended due to capacity. (PMLIB)
2. Run your race in Patchogue on March 19. Registration is open for the St. Patrick's 2-Mile Run/Walk. Runners will be challenged to start on Route 112 to West Avenue, running down Main Street. For more information and to register visit here. (Elite Feats)
3. Let the Shenanigans begin on Long Island! There will be many parades, events, bar crawls and so on! Please look at this list of St. Patrick's Parades across Long Island. (Greater Port Jefferson)
4. Police are asking for leads to find the person responsible for stealing a WWI machine gun displayed on the roof of the Bay Shore Marine Corps League Detachment located on Sunrise Highway. The item is worth $20,000 and was reported missing on Saturday. Anyone with information about this matter is asked to call Suffolk Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220. (News 12 Bronx)
5. Suffolk County One-Stop Employment Center is putting on a job fair on Tuesday, Feb. 28, from 10 a.m. to noon. This function will be hosted at Sachem Public Library, 150 Holbrook Road, in Holbrook. All are welcome to participate. For details, please call 631-585-5844. (TBR News Media)

Today in Patchogue:

• Virtual Genealogy Discussion Group at PMPL. (10 a.m.)
• Imagination Builders at PMPL. (11 a.m.)
• Meet the Animals at PMPL. (2 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Browse through Patch's newest list with the most recent job openings in and around the Patchogue area. If you see something interesting, click on the position link to apply. (Patchogue Patch)
• "Prosecutors have dropped the firearms enhancement to the involuntary manslaughter charges against actor Alec Baldwin, in the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of "Rust," Fox Digital first reported." (Patch)
• Patchogue Stereo Garden is the 6th Annual Power in Heels venue! The public is welcome to attend the event to honor five notable ladies in the neighborhood. Tickets are $62 per person, including a buffet dinner and a champagne toast. (Patchogue CofC)
• Long Island Museum in Stony Brook is treating students on winter break with two days of free admission! If you are looking forward to some outings in the community, add up some history exploring the exhibits on Thursday and Friday, Feb. 23-24, from noon to 5 p.m. (LI Museum)

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Featured events:

• Magic, Mind Reading and Illusions Workshop! Register by February 24th! (February 24)
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Now you're in the loop and ready to start this Wednesday. See you all tomorrow for another update!

— Debora Whitehead

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