🌱LI Restaurant Week + Suffolk Police Hiring + Vax Mandate Update

Good morning, neighbors! It's me again, Debora Whitehead, your host of the Port Jefferson Daily.

First, today's weather:

Rather cloudy. High: 55, low: 41.

Here are the top stories in Port Jefferson today:

1. Port Jefferson Restaurant Week: LI Restaurant Week is back! From Nov.4- 14, restaurants all over the Island will offer eight days of great deals. Port Jeff is well known for amazing dining, with a selection of menus that can please even the most picky eaters. Click on the link to see all the deals and bon appetit! (LI Restaurant Week)
2. Suffolk County Hiring over 700 Cops: Suffolk County is set to dramatically boost its police ranks — including by potentially siphoning off cops from the NYPD who are furious over the Big Apple’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate. (NewsBreak)
3. Governor Hochul Signs Bill Naming Bridge After State Trooper and LI Native: Trooper Thomas J. Consorte was born on Mar, 7, 1963, in Oceanside, NY. After graduating from the Comsewogue High School in Port Jefferson Station, he completed his training at the Basic School at the NY State Police Academy in 1985. Consorte's most renown moment came in May, 1986, when his he played a crucial role in the arrest of an individual who shot a Suffolk County Police officer. (LI.com)
4. Nearby News: Thousands of city workers are expected be placed on unpaid leave for violating the city's vaccine mandate. That includes employees at some of the city's most crucial agencies.(abc7NY)

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Today in Port Jefferson:

• Policy Meeting - Port Jefferson School District. (All Day)
• Babies Boogie - Port Jefferson Free Library. (10 a.m.)
• Toddlers Tango - Port Jefferson Free Library. (11 a.m.)
• Healthy Libraries- Comsewogue Public Library. (2 p.m.)
• Beaded Bookmarks- Comsewogue Public Library. (5 p.m.)

Port Jefferson Patch Notebook

• Missing Saint James Teen- Local Matters: "Yanira Argueta was last seen on Oct,19, at work at O Sole Mio, located at 2194 Nesconset Highway in Stony Brook. Relatives of Argueta reported her missing on Oct, 21." (smithtownmatters.com)
• US Soldier Seeks Financial Help To Bring Home Cat He Saved Overseas: "Spc. Kaiden befriended the striped tabby named Tiger while on deployment after noticing the feline would hang around his base of operations but run scared whenever someone approached." (New York Post )
• Brentwood Mural An Inspiring Vision Of A Changing Long Island: "Whenever Marjelin Arias looks at the mural she helped design on the side of a Salvadoran bakery in Brentwood, she sees more than a colorful telling of the immigrant story in America." (Newsday)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Tuesday! I'll see you soon. If you're enjoying these newsletters, consider bringing some of your friends and neighbors into the fold. You can send them this link to subscribe.

— 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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