🌱 MacArthur New Terminal Proposal + UBS Arena Opening

Morning, Port Jefferson! Let's get you all caught up to start this Monday, November 22 off on an informed note. Here's what's happening in town today.

First, today's weather:

Becoming windier; a.m. rain. High: 55, low: 33.

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Here are the top stories in Port Jefferson today:

1. A $2.3 billion, 15-year redevelopment plan envisions construction of a long-sought air terminal connecting Long Island MacArthur Airport and the Ronkonkoma LRR Station. The proposal, which for the first time involves Islip Town and is a substantial revision of a $1.1 billion plan, unveiled three years ago that called for construction of a 17,500-seat hockey arena and sports-related offices and medical facilities, would boost tourism and economic development by redeveloping a Suffolk County-owned parking lot and adding a convention center and 300-room hotel, county officials said. (Newsday)
2. It’s been decades in the making – now Islanders fans have a brand-new home. Jason Petty, of Islip, said that the opening of the new arena is a special moment in the team’s history. “This is it. The cement that we are here to stay, and we mean business,” he said. Other fans likened the UBS Arena’s opening to Christmas Day. (News12)
3. Many dressed in red, white and blue, Edna Louise Spear Elementary School in Port Jefferson, second graders took part in a social studies lesson via Google Meet to learn about Veterans Day. Student Finn Gronenthal's military mentor, Lt. Col. Travis Toole, met with the students, courtesy of Finn's mother Erica Gronenthal. (Press Release Desk)
4. On November 13, Councilwoman Jane Bonner attended the Mount Sinai Fire Department's Annual Inspection and Installation Dinner at East Wind Long Island in Wading River. The annual event is held to honor the company's members for their service to the Mount Sinai community. (Press Release Desk)

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Today in Port Jefferson:

• JFK Evening Parent Teacher Conferences. (5 p.m.)
• Holiday Family Photo Shoot (Comsewogue). (5 p.m.)
• Teen Magic the Gathering - Port Jefferson Free Library. (6 p.m.)
• Terryville Evening Parent-Teacher Conferences. (6 p.m.)

Port Jefferson Patch Notebook

• Greater Port Jeff-Northern Brookhaven Arts Council: "2 weeks from today! The Village of Port Jefferson in conjunction with the The Greater Port Jefferson-Northern Brookhaven Arts Council present the 25th Annual Charles Dickens Festival Friday December 3rd: Residents Night Saturday." (Facebook)
• Port Jefferson Free Library: "New kit alert! Stop by Reference and pick up your Thankful Candle while supplies last! This will be our last Fall craft and then it's onto the holiday season!" (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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