🌱 Power In Heels Dinner To Honor Five Women In Patchogue + Happenings

Hey, neighbors! It's me, Debora Whitehead, your host of the Patchogue Patch newsletter — here to explain everything that's fit to print about what's happening locally. In this issue, you'll find news about...

• Learn all about the 6th Annual Power in Heels in Patchogue.
• Breeze Airways once again increased destinations from MacArthur Airport.
• Happenings and more!

But first, today's weather:

Mostly cloudy, showers around. High: 48, Low: 32.

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Here are the top five stories in Patchogue today:

1. 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)
2. Two men have burglarized the All American Auto Wreckers on Montauk Highway in East Patchogue. Security cameras show the suspects stealing cash from cashiers before fleeing the scene in an SUV. Police are offering a cash reward for anyone with information that can lead to an arrest. (Patch)
3. Patchogue Chamber of Commerce announced that Deacon Marty McIndoe would be the Grand Marshal for Patchogue’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade. The event kicks off Sunday, March 19, on Main Street. Lots of festivities will be offered. For more details, click here. (Patchogue CofC)
   
4. Property owners in Patchogue who want to lodge complaints about taxes in 2023 may gather information and bring it to the Village Hall on Tuesday for the Tax Grievance Night. This event starts at 5 p.m. at 14 Baker Street in Patchogue. (Patchogue Village)
   
5. Breeze Airways once again increased destinations from MacArthur Airport. Flights to three popular destinations in Florida, along with Pittsburg and Richmond, will be available throughout the summer. (LongIsland.com)

Today in Patchogue:

• Hometown Explorers: The Patchogue Post Office. (Noon)
• The VR Experience at PMPL. (2 p.m.)
• Stony Brook Medicine Healthy Libraries Program (HeLP) at PMPL. (2 p.m.)
• Fat Tuesday at Bobbique. (7 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• The Jazz Loft beats drums in various events celebrating Black History Month. There will be live performances, art exhibits and wine tasting. There will be a live performance with mandolin player Buddy Merriam of Sound Beach on Feb. 24, along with an art exhibit with all Jazz mementos — not to mention a wine tasting on Feb. 25, featuring the wine of LVE (Legend Vineyard Exclusive, a flavorsome brand black-owned and available on Long Island.) Visit the Jazz Loft website for details. (The Jazz Loft)
• Patchogue-Medford School District is offering administrative jobs. There are openings in diverse areas if you hold a New York State certificate in education. Visit here to check what is available. (PM Schools)
• "Join our Toastmasters club Stony Brook Speech Wolves Toastmasters Northern Brookhaven on Feb 23 for our in-person, open house meeting." (Patch)

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— Debora Whitehead

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