🌱 Harvest Festival + LI Restaurant Champion Chef + Virtual Class

Rise and shine, Port Jefferson! Let's get this Friday started off right. Here are the most important things going on around town today.

First, today's weather:

Times of clouds and sun. High: 71, low: 51.

Here are the top stories in Port Jefferson today:

1. Village Of Port Jefferson: This Saturday, Oct. 23, at 12 p.m. until 5 p.m. the village of Port Jefferson will welcome the Harvest Festival. The event is very promising as it's one of the first since last year. Adults will have a brewing taste while kids will have games, crafts and delicious food around. Another special will be the dog costume parade, where we will see our fur friends showing off their creative and cute outfits. So, if you're looking for a good family, friends time over the weekend, come to Port Jeff! (Press Release Desk)
2. LI Restaurant Features Champion Chef: Fans of the reality TV cooking competition "Chopped" may want to check out a popular Long Island restaurant. The eatery, 317 Main St, is owned by "Chopped" champion, Chef Eric LeVine. The restaurant, named after its address at 317 Main St. in Farmingdale, is a gastropub and American Grill. The menu features a variety of burgers, including a "Crispy Chicken" burger and "Cuban Style" burger, along with a "burger of the week," a new weekly creation by LeVine and his team. From Popular Food Network Show (Daily Voice)
3. Port Jefferson Students Virtually Welcome Holocaust Survivor: Earl L. Vandermeulen High School welcomed Holocaust survivor Ruth Elenberg Eisenberg to speak about her experiences as a child when Nazis occupied her hometown in Eastern Galicia (now Ukraine). Social studies teacher Bryan Vaccaro's class virtually met Elenberg Eisenberg — a volunteer at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum — as she spoke of her personal history of hardship and fortitude, including a daring escape from her family's home and her father's subsequent death in a labor camp. (Press Release Desk)

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Today in Port Jefferson:

• Play Hooray Babies - Port Jefferson Free Library. (10 a.m.)
• Health Insurance Information Counseling & Assistance (Comsewogue). (10 a.m.)
• Play Hooray Kids - Port Jefferson Free Library. (11 a.m.)
• Fourth Fridays Book Discussion - Port Jefferson Free Library. (11:30 a.m.)
• Foreign Film Festival: Ema (SPANISH). (2 p.m.)
• Halloween Cards - Port Jefferson Free Library. (4 p.m.)

Port Jefferson Patch Notebook:

• Who's ready to have some spooky fun this Saturday!: "Join Give Kids Hope for this amazing event!!! Completely free to the community! Raffles and 50\50."(Facebook)
• Hampton Theatre Company Opens 2021–22: "Get our Hamptons Insider newsletters delivered direct to you. Hampton Theatre Company is kicking off their 2021–2022 season with the play Native Gardens by Karen Zacarías, opening at the Quogue Community Hall on October 21 and running through November 7." (NewsBreak)
• LI Weekend Events: "There's a lot happening on Long Island this weekend, including fall festivals, live music performances, and Halloween-themed gatherings." (Patch)

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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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