🌱 Patchogue Daily: Chops Steakhouse Opens + 'Belfast' At PCAC

Good morning, Patchogue! Let's get you all caught up to start this Tuesday, March 15, off on an informed note. Here's everything worth knowing around Patchogue today.

First, today's weather:

Intervals of clouds and sun. High: 55, low: 40.

Here are the top 5 stories in Patchogue today:

1. Chops Steakhouse opens on Patchogue’s Main Street. General manager John Paul Gunderson said the week lunch menu will be available within a month. Chops Steakhouse is at 38 W. Main St. In Patchogue. Contact 844-382-4677 for more information. (Newsday/Subscription Required)
2. Four seats are up for election on the Patchogue Village Board today! Polls will run from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Susan Henke Brinkman, Joseph Keyes, and Patrick McHeffey are being challenged by Dennis Ross. Trustees Lisbeth Carrillo and Village Justice Patricia Romeo are running unopposed. (Patch)
3. The Plaza Cinema & Media Arts Center in Patchogue will screen the Oscar-nominated film "Belfast" on Wednesday in celebration of St. Patrick's Day. The screening will begin at 7 p.m. For tickets, click here. (Patch)
4. Mastic pizza shop owner Angela Nuccio announced her retirement from John's Pizza after nearly five decades. The local business will reopen under new management in the coming weeks. The Mastic Beach community was very well served by the Nuccio family and wishes Angela a happy retirement! (Greater Long Island)
5. Nearby News: A student was arrested on Long Island after being caught damaging school property. According to authorities, the 16-year-old student was breaking windows and damaging parked cars at Little Flower Children and Family Services in Wading River on Friday, March 11. (Daily Voice)

Today in Patchogue:

• CAN — Spring Pictures — Patchogue-Medford UFSD. (All Day)
• EAG — Fun with Numbers Bingo — Patchogue-Medford High School. (6:30 p.m.)
• SO — PTA Meeting — Patchogue-Medford UFSD. (7 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Suffolk County publishes coronavirus case update for March 12. (Press Release Desk)
• "Police have asked the public for help locating a man accused of stealing a package from a porch on Long Island. A man stole a package from the porch of a home near Main Avenue in Centereach at about 1:50 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 24, according to the Suffolk County Police Department." (Daily Voice)
• "The Smithtown High School East Varsity Whisperettes Kickline team are the Small High Kick National Champions for the 23rd year in a row. The Whisperettes returned from Orlando after attending the Contest of Champions Nationals from March 2 to 7, according to the team. The contest was hosted at the ESPN Wide World of Sports." (Patch)

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— Debora Whitehead

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