🌱 Golden Lab Volunteers For EMS + Santa Visits The Roe House

Hey, neighbors! Debora Whitehead here with a fresh issue of the Port Jefferson Daily.

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First, today's weather:

More sunshine than clouds. High: 47, low: 41.

Here are the top stories in Port Jefferson today:

1. Port Jefferson EMS has a new volunteer on staff, a golden lab named Huckleberry.
   Known to his counterparts as “Huck,” the 2-year-old Canine Companions for Independence facility dog has been hired to respond to stressful situations and bring a sense of relief to those in need. (tbrnewsmedia.com)
2. Old Saint Nick will be making appearances all over Long Island this season but one of the most anticipated meet and greet with the big man is in Port Jefferson Village where he will be at The Roe House. Unfortunately, the appearance is so popular it’s already sold out. In order to avoid crowding and make visits more enjoyable for visitors, the village scheduled specific time slots that parties of up to six people could reserve for their visit. The scheduling also helped to eliminate long lines. There is no word if additional times will be scheduled to open up more visits with Santa Claus in Port Jefferson Village. (LongIsland.com)
3. Lynn Freitag Jordan, a retired Mount Sinai school nurse, died on Nov. 3. Born on Feb. 5, 1941 in Mineloa, Lynn married G. Douglas Jordan in 1961, and the couple initially lived in Port Jefferson, where their daughter Phyllis was born. They later moved to Mount Sinai, where they welcomed two more daughters, Katherine and Elizibeth. Lynn completed her nursing degree in 1962 from the Bellevue School of Nursing at NYU. She served on local PTSA, Suffolk County Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts, and was a founding member of the Mount Sinai Friends of the Arts. (Port Jefferson Patch)
4. Another alumni of Babylon Union School District is coming forward with allegations of sexual harassment, this time by older students. When she was 15, she claims she was harassed and cyberbullied by a group of 18-year-old students who sent her sexually explicit messages.
   Crawford claims that when she went to the principal's office for help, she was blamed for her abusers' behavior. (News12)

Today in Port Jefferson:

• Computer Animation — Comsewogue Public Library. (10:30 a.m.)
• "Barnaby Saves Christmas" — Theatre Three. (11 a.m.)
• ONLINE Rob Scott's Food Festival (Comsewogue). (3 p.m.)

Port Jefferson Patch Notebook

• Port Jefferson, NY: "ICYMI Thank you Travel Lens for sharing!" (Facebook)
• Clean-Up Day is Saturday, Nov. 20, 8:30 a.m. to noon at the Mather Museum, 115 Prospect St., Port Jefferson. Volunteers are welcome to help the museum to get ready for Dickens weekend.(Facebook)
• Port Jefferson, NY: "Check out the great information in the November Report about the upcoming Dickens Festival, it's a great resource!" (Facebook)
• Port Jefferson Free Library: "Join Nikki as she shows you how to paint a beautiful birch tree scene with berries and black capped chickadees!" (Facebook)

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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.

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