🌱 Patchogue Daily: Police Helped Special-Needs Teen To Get Home

Morning, Patchogue! Let's get you started this Tuesday with everything you need to know going on around town today.

First, today's weather:

Rather cloudy and milder. High: 49, low: 39.

Here are the top stories in Patchogue today:

1. The Suffolk County Police Department helped a special-needs teen and his mother to get home after a ferry was canceled. Jacob, 16-year-old who is minimally verbal and uses a communication device when his speech is unintelligible, clearly expressed his love of police after being helped. Police also drove a small parade to Jacob's house in Bayport on Dec. 16., with Santa after learning the teen's love for the police department. (LI Advance)
2. Omicron variant is canceling holiday plans for tons of travelers - but it didn’t do much damage to holiday shopping. Lots of flights were canceled on Christmas weekend but shoppers shrugged off the omicron variant, and holiday sales rose at the fastest pace in 17 years, according to one spending measure. (News12)
3. Patchogue Public Library will have a month full of events on the Black History Month in January. February is Black History Month and to get ready, the library will offer programs inspired by civil rights icons including Martin Luther King Jr., Frederick Douglass and W.E.B. Du Bois. These powerful public figures have left a mark on our country with their insightful words, historic speeches and more. (Patchogue Public Library)
4. Firefighters fought a blaze at a Miller Place home on Christmas Eve. The fire started in the garage of a home on Sweetgum Lane just after 2 p.m., police said, police is now investigating. No injuries were reported. (Patch)

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Today in Patchogue:

• Holiday Spectacular On Ice- Patchogue Theater. ( 2 p.m.)
• Winter Mini Golf- Patchogue Public Library. (11 a.m.)
• Social Work Intern- Bellport Library. (5 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Patchogue-Medford Library: "Thank you so much for sharing VH designer! This amazing family stopped in last week and learned to sew with us. Did you know we have sewing machines you can learn on and check out? Check out the link in our bio to learn more." (Instagram)
• "Crab House offers both online orders and dine-in services at the Suffolk County location in Coram. The restaurant is located at 3720 NY-112. The menu includes oysters, shrimp baskets served with fries, clam chowder, gumbo, and much more". (Daily Voice)
• "No flights have been canceled at the Long Island airport Monday, but American Airlines, which goes in and out of MacArthur, has now been added to a growing list of airlines that is experiencing staffing shortages due to a surge in COVID-19 infections". (News 12)

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• HS - Raider Invitational Wrestling Tournament. (Dec. 30)
• New Year’s Eve Dinner Party- Whiskey Neat. (Dec. 31)
• Schools Re-Open - Patchogue-Medford High School. (Jan. 30)
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— Debora Whitehead

About me: Debora Whitehead is a dedicated wife and homeschooling mom from Coram, NY. She has a bachelor's degree in Education and loves to teach and write. Her passion for the community reflects on her volunteering work at the "Mariposa Ministry, " a nonprofit family assistance program. One of her strongest believes is Jesus Christ and when she is not parenting, teaching or reading, she is writing. One of her favorites quotes is: " The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams."- Eleanor Roosevelt.