Adoptable Pets Of The Week+ PJ school Day Of Peace Project

Welcome back, Port Jefferson! Let's get you all caught up to start this Wednesday, September 29 off on an informed note. These are the most important things going on today in town.

First, today's weather:

Partly cloudy throughout the day. High: 66 Low: 53.

Here are the top stories today in Port Jefferson:

1. Port Jefferson Area Adoptable Pets Of The Week: Charlie, Ellie, Amirah and more! Want to add a new member to your family and do something good for the world at the same time? Adopt a dog, cat or other kind of pet from a local shelter! Pet adoption agencies in and around Port Jefferson have dogs, cats and other animals ready and waiting for someone to take them home.(Patch)
2. Port Jeff School Promotes International Day of Peace: Edna Louise Spear Elementary School fifth graders connected with students from across the world during class activities for the International Day of Peace. Students in Christine Wicks’ and Christine Bokina and Kristi Krieg’s classes learned about the Peace Crane Project as well as how to fold an origami crane and write a message of peace on its wings. Laura Kelly and Paige Lohmann’s class wrote letters to peers in a school in Essex, United Kingdom, that described the Port Jefferson school community and what it is like to grow up in a close-knit village by the harbor.(Port Jefferson School District)
3. Theatre Review: "Grease" Theatre Three -Despite all the angst, anxiety, and acne, teenagers somehow manage to have fun in the sun and fall in love. Theatre Three’s slick production of the classic romantic musical comedy Grease captures the essence of those peer-pressured, hormone-driven, rebellious high school years that initiate the rite of passage from adolescence to adulthood. The production will be playing through the whole month of October and is promising entertainment, laughs and good times to the Island audience. (smithtownmatters.com)
4. Nearby News: NY COVID-19 vaccine mandate for health care workers in effect, unvaccinated let go from jobs. Northwell Health says around two dozen staff members have already been terminated for refusing the vaccine and the rest of the unvaccinated workers will be fired as well. Nassau's Office of Emergency Management is being activated to help hospitals deal with possible staffing shortages. Gov. Hochul says if there aren't enough workers, she's also ready to bring in the National Guard to take their place. (News12)

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Today in Port Jefferson:

• Kelli Baker. (6 p.m)
• SEPTA Meeting 7:00 PM ES LGR - Port Jefferson School District. (12 a.m.)
• Meet Art: All Lined Up with Sol LeWitt. (6:30 p.m.)
• Gears, Goggles & Grit - Art Show. (9 a.m.)

Port Jefferson Patch Notebook

• Port Jefferson Free Library: "It’s Banned Books Week! There are plenty of books you have read that may have been banned. If you’d like to hear the conversation, banned books week has lots of cool virtual events"!(Facebook)
• Greater Port Jeff-Northern Brookhaven Arts Council: "Every artist was first an amateur. ― Ralph Waldo Emerson." (Facebook)
• ShopRite To Close Long Island Location: "The ShopRite of West Babylon will close its doors on Sunday, Oct. 10, The Greater Long Island reported. A spokesperson for ShopRite told the news outlet that the business did not reach the level of sales to make the supermarket profitable. She reportedly said associates will be given the opportunity to transfer to other nearby ShopRite locations". (Daily Voice)
• Commack HS Named National Blue Ribbon School 2021 - "It is with great pride that we announce that Commack High School was named a National Blue Ribbon School for Exemplary High Performance 2021".(smithtownmatters.com)

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— Debora Whitehead

About me: Debora Whitehead is a dedicated wife and homeschooling mom from Coram, NY. She has a Bachelor Degree in Education and loves to teach and write. Her passion for the community reflects on her volunteering work at the 'Mariposa Ministry", a non-profit 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.

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