🌱 Car Crashes Into Eatery + Brookhaven Budget Boosts Taxes

Rise and shine, Port Jefferson! Let's get this day started. Here are the most important things happening today in town.

First, today's weather:

Cooler; breezy in the p.m. High: 43, low: 29.

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Here are the top stories today in Port Jefferson:

1. Brookhaven officials have approved a $316.8 million budget for next year that raises taxes 1.89 percent and restores three dozen jobs trimmed to cut costs during the COVID-19 pandemic.
   Town officials have said the budget will help restart or reopen senior citizens programs and recreation centers closed last year amid a wave of precautions taken in the early months of the pandemic. (Newsday)
2. The new owner of Movieland Cinemas called a half dozen Ghostbusters to stand watch over the movie theater in Coram Friday night. Wilson and his family took over the theater last month and plan to give Long Island’s moviegoers the chance to feel like stars alongside iconic cinema characters. To celebrate opening night of “Ghostbusters: Afterlife,” the Long Island Ghostbusters parked two decked-out mobiles in front of the theater and set up a novelty shop and photo-op area inside. (Newsbreak)
3. When you're looking for a new home, hunting down every new listing in the area can take hours of tedious searching online. That's why we've gone ahead and done the initial work for you. Here's a list of the five newest properties to go up for sale in the Port Jefferson area — including a listing in the Port Jefferson Station with 1 bed and 1.5 baths for $439,900, and another with 6 beds and 7 baths for $4.3 million. (Patch)
4. Police are searching for a person who drove a car into a Long Island Taco Bell early Sunday and then fled the scene on foot. The crash occurred around 3:20 a.m. at the fast foot restaurant at 490 Main St. in Bay Shore. There were three employees inside the restaurant at the time. No injuries were reported. (Patch)

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Today in Port Jefferson:

• JFK Student Council Grati — Tuesday — School District. (All Day)
• PlayHooray Kids — Port Jefferson Library. (11 a.m.)
• CHS Parent Teacher Conferences — School District. (5 p.m.)
• Private Investigator Skills & Methods Instruction Course. (6 p.m.)

Port Jefferson Patch Notebook

• Port Jefferson Chamber of Commerce: "Santa is coming! Join us next Sunday, Nov. 28, at 3 p.m. for the Port Jefferson Santa Parade." (Facebook)
• Port Jefferson, NY: "Good morning Port Jefferson! Please note: Our Farmers Market is open today at Jeanne Garant Harborfront Park from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. We will be closed until Wednesday, when we return indoors at The Village Center. Be in the know and sign up today." (Facebook)
• Port Jefferson Free Library: "We still have a few spots left for this great program! Register today for your Zoom link: https://bit.ly/32cyFEw" (Facebook)

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— Debora Whitehead

About me: Debora Whitehead is a dedicated wife and homeschooling mom from Coram, NY. She has a Bachelors 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.

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