🌱 Increased Medicare Costs + Chocolate Canvas + PEAK Festival

Good morning, people of Port Jefferson! Debora Whitehead here with your Wednesday issue of the Port Jefferson Daily.

First, today's weather:

Sunshine and patchy clouds. High: 56, low: 51.

Here are the top stories today in Port Jefferson:

1. Fourth Grade music students Seyanna Cerar, Reese Fallon and Sophie Franck from Port Jefferson's Edna Louise Spear Elementary School attended the Suffolk County Music Educators' Association PEAK Festival. The PEAK Festival (Parents, Educators and Kids) is a unique celebration of elementary classroom music where students from across Suffolk County perform alongside their parents and music teachers. (Press Release Desk)
2. Homeowners are cleaning up the devastation from a destructive weekend storm that four tornados hit Long Island in a single day. This is the first time in Long Island's history that four tornados were recorded in one day and the first time any tornado has hit Long Island in the month of November. (News12)
3. Paint on a chocolate canvas is a new trend in Long Island but, If you don’t have the patience to paint with a brush, take a shortcut and dip your chocolate at Kilwins Chocolate shop in Port Jefferson. You’ll enter the shop’s kitchen and dip Twinkies, marshmallows, pretzels, cookies or Krispie Rice treats in machines filled with white, dark or milk chocolate. Decorate them with candies in the store, and chow down. (Newsday)
4. Seniors across Long Island are frustrated with some increased Medicare costs coming in January 2022. The increase in Medicare part B premiums is causing concerns for some at the Huntington Senior Center. Medicare officials said a large portion of the increase is because of the insurance program might have to cover the cost of a new Alzheimer's medication. (News12)

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Today in Port Jefferson:

• Terryville Bus Drill - Comsewogue School District. (All Day)
• SEPTA Meeting 7:00 PM ES LGR - Port Jefferson School District. (All Day)
• Tales for Tots: Celebrate Thanksgiving (Comsewogue). (10:30 a.m.)
• Ready, Set, Dance - Port Jefferson Free Library. (11 a.m.)
• Paint Night - Comsewogue Public Library. (7 p.m.)

Port Jefferson Patch Notebook

• Port Jefferson Library adopt a family tree is up! Please take a tag from the tree on your next visit and return it with the gift Dec.8. Your generosity is appreciated." (Facebook)
• Indoor Tennis for Kids and Adults in the Village of Port Jefferson begins this week. Register today online at Portjeff.com. (Facebook)
• Greek School in Port Jefferson is having a Pie Sale. Orders can be made during school hours. (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 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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