🌱 Deer Rescued In PJ + Library Happenings + Shooting In Coram

Rise and shine, Port Jefferson! It's Saturday, so let's get you started with everything you need to know going on around town today.

First, today's weather:

Increasingly windy. High: 74, Low: 52.

Here are the top stories today in Port Jefferson:

1. Deer rescued after being stuck for 18 hours in Port Jefferson Station: A doe has been freed after being stuck on her back for 18 hours between a PVC fence and a concrete wall. The Strong
   Island Animal Rescue received a call from a homeowner in Port Jefferson Station about the doe. Rescuers had to saw part of the fence and pull apart the slats in order to free her. The deer was very wobbly after being stuck upside down, but took off down Huron Street after 20 minutes. (News 12 Bronx)
2. Port Jefferson Library: It's slime time! As the spooky day is coming up fast, Port Jeff library created fun and hands on programs for 7-9 years old kiddos. "It's slime time" and "Glow sticks Broomsticks" are some of the Halloween fun activities being offered this month. So, if you think that your kids will enjoy gluing crazy eyes in slimes, making funny broomsticks and decorating spooky pumpkins, take a look at the library website and let's the fun begin! (Port Jefferson Library)
3. Nearby News: Two men injured in drive-by shooting in Coram: Two men were injured in a drive-by shooting in Coram on Wednesday night, Suffolk police said. At about 10:40 p.m., a 27-year-old man and a 40-year-old man were traveling westbound on Middle Country Road, near Winfield Davis Drive, in a 2004 Volkswagen Touareg, "when they were each struck once by gun shots fired from a passing motor vehicle," police said. The men were transported to a local hospital for treatment of "non-life-threatening injuries," police said. (Port Jefferson Patch)

Today in Port Jefferson:

• ONLINE Volunteer Fair — Comsewogue Public Library. (9:30 a.m.)
• FAMILY FUN DAY 2021 Saturday, Oct. 16. (10 a.m.)
• The Great Give Back: Pumpkins for Pantry Donations (Comsewogue). (10 a.m.)
• English Conversation Group — Port Jefferson Free Library. (11 a.m.)
• The Great Giveback: Harvest Centerpieces. (Comsewogue). (11 a.m.)

Port Jefferson Patch Notebook

• Port Jefferson Free Library: "Can you guess the weight of Port Jeff Library's Great Pumpkin? The closest guess without going over wins! The big pumpkin, not the small one! The winner is typically called on or around the 30th , so you’ll have it for Halloween." (Facebook)
• Brookhaven Town Welcomes Back Veterans Services Officer: "Brian Rooney is back in Brookhaven Town Hall serving veterans." (Press Release Desk)
• Virtual job fair by Suffolk's One-Stop Employment Center: "Suffolk County’s One-Stop Employment Center will be hosting a virtual job fair next Thursday in cooperation with the Smithtown Library." (Newsday)
• Mis/Communication: "Language and Power In Contemporary Art Gallery Exhibit at Zuccaire Gallery." (Stony Brook News)

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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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