🌱 Kayakers Rescued + Students' Baking Day + Man Shot In Garage

Up and at 'em, Port Jefferson! Let's get this Saturday started off right. Here's everything worth knowing today in Port Jefferson.

First, today's weather:

Warmer with rain tapering off. High: 66, low: 53.

Here are the top stories today in Port Jefferson:

1. Kayakers Rescued From Water Off Long Island: Two kayakers in distress were pulled to safety from Port Jefferson Harbor Thursday night. Marine Delta responded with the Port Jefferson Fire Department and, with the help of the Bridgeport and Port Jefferson Ferry company, found a man and woman sitting on the western jetty at the entrance of the harbor, police said. They were pulled to safety but declined any further medical attention. (Port Jefferson Patch)
2. Port Jefferson Elementary School Students Bake Pumpkin Bread: Students in Edna Louise Spear Elementary School baked pumpkin bread using the pumpkins they picked from a field trip to a farm in Setauket. The Fun Friday event encouraged teamwork, collaboration and peer interactions as students practiced following multistep directions and charting their process resulting in some seasonal culinary treats. (Press Release Desk)
3. Nearby News: Man Shot And Killed In Garage Of LI Home: A group of people were in the garage of a home in Huntington, when another group of people, at least one of whom was armed with a gun, walked up the driveway. The occupants of the garage closed the door and a shot was fired from the driveway, through the door, striking Louis Lombardo, said police. Lombardo was transported to Huntington Hospital where he was pronounced dead. (Daily Voice)
4. Halloween Safety Precautions: One of kids' favorite holiday is approaching fast! Keeping kids safe and healthy is a concern parents always face, especially when there's outings and food involved. If you’re planning on taking your child trick-or-treating, or if you want to give them treats at home, click on the link to check nine tips for candy safety precautions you should take. (News12)

Today in Port Jefferson:

• Shredding Time — Comsewogue Public Library. (10 a.m.)
• Pre-Licensing Course — Comsewogue Public Library. (10 a.m.)
• Flu Shots — Port Jefferson Free Library. (All Day)
• Halloween Craft Fest — Port Jefferson Free Library. (All Day)
• Steve Petra's Tricky Treat Show — Port Jefferson Free Library. (1 p.m.)

Port Jefferson Patch Notebook

• Port Jefferson, NY: "Our grant writer has been hard at work securing grants for the many projects around the Village." (Facebook)
• Port Jefferson Free Library: "Join Miss Sarina and create a BOO-tiful Halloween painting!" (Facebook)
• Enjoy A Fun fall Weekend With The Family At Fink's Country Farm: "The 50-acre farm in Wading River has been around for 50 years, and three generations of farmers.
  Kids can visit the barnyard animals and feed the goats." (News 12 New Jersey)
• Stony Brook Medicine To Open Outpatient Center In Former Sears: "Patients will replace the shoppers who used to visit Sears in Lake Grove. Stony Brook Medicine’s Clinical Practice Management Plan will expand its outpatient services with a new facility in the former department store building at Smith Haven Mall." (Newsday)

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• Trunk or Treat. (Oct. 31)
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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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