🌱 Patchogue Daily: Great South Bay Returns + BOE Meeting

Rise and shine, Patchogue! Here's everything you need to know to get this Tuesday started right.

First, today's weather:

Not as cold, becoming breezy. High: 45, low: 36.

Here are the top 5 stories in Patchogue today:

1. The Great South Bay Music Festival is set to return! The festival will be held at Patchogue’s Shorefront on July 7-10. Tickets are for sale now! Click on the link for details. (Greater Long Island)
2. Save the date for Patchogue Village St. Patrick's 2 Mile Run/Walk on March 20. The run will start at 11 a.m. rain or shine. Packet pick-up location is the BrickHouse Brewery located at 67 W. Main St., Patchogue. Click on the link to register. (Patchogue CofC)
3. Patchogue-Medford School District Board of Education Special Meeting is set for Tuesday, March 1 at 6 p.m. The meeting will be held virtually and the link to access the meeting is available on the district website. (PMSD)
4. Patchogue-Medford Public Library Family features a race car grab and go kit. The kit will be available for pickup beginning March 5. The activity is part of the project "Discover your Path: STEM" and the kit includes everything you need to make a winning derby car and then come back to see them in action on Sunday, April 3. (PMPL)
5. Nearby News: Gordon Heights Fire Department is proud to welcome the first African American female chief. Moonee Rivers has sworn 14 years ago and now she rises as the first Black female fire chief for the Gordon Heights Fire Department. Congratulations! (Newsday/Subscription Required)

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Today in Patchogue:

• Virtual Board of Education Special Meeting via Zoom. (6 p.m.)
• HS — National Honor Society Volleyball Tournament. (6 p.m.)
• Meet the Music Program for Elementary Families at High School. (7 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Patchogue High School will host a parents' workshop on March 14. The theme will be "Healthy Boundaries: Safe Relationships" and will be taught by social worker Sherry McPherson-Berg via Zoom at 6:30 p.m. Click here to access the Zoom link for the meeting. (PMHS)
• Rider Avenue Four Sisters Park in Patchogue will have a new tennis and pickleball court. The remodeling project is expected to start in mid-March and will be completed in early June. The project was approved at the last board meeting, held on Feb. 14. (LI Advance)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Swan Lake: "I think I recall someone posting on here that her pet bird is missing. Is this the bird?" (Nextdoor)

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— Debora Whitehead