🌱 Man Shot In Deli + Smart Home For Sale + Pet Safety Tips

Happy Thursday, people of Port Jefferson! Here's everything you need to know about what's happening in town today.

First, today's weather:

Some sun, then clouds; milder. High: 53, low: 42.

Here are the top stories in Port Jefferson today:

1. A man was shot Tuesday morning by a woman he knew outside of a Coram deli, Suffolk police said. The shooting occurred at approximately 8 a.m. in the parking lot of a small shopping center at 16 Middle Country Road, according to detectives from Suffolk Police's Sixth Squad. The victim was taken to Stony Brook University Hospital where he was admitted in stable condition. The shooter fled the scene and detectives are attempting to locate her. (Newsday)
2. This smart home on a cul-de-sac will make you feel as if you're living on a private resort. Located in Port Jefferson, the flora-filled backyard sports a heated pool with a hot tub and a cabana with bath and wet bar, from which you can directly control the sound system and many other indoor and outdoor features, direct from your smartphone. The Colonial has been listed with our partners at Redfin for 63 days, and it can be yours for $989,000. For more information and photos, click here. (Port Jefferson Patch)
3. Earl L. Vandermeulen High School students were excited to be back on stage with the fall drama production, "The Face on the Barroom Floor." Directed by Tony Butera, the weekend performances in the high school auditorium were met with much applause for the insightful production inspired by the poem by Hugh Antoine d'Arcy. Port Jefferson community is proud of our talented students! (Press Release Desk)
4. The holiday season is fast approaching. As you prepare for the first family feast of the season, the Suffolk County SPCA asks that you remember your pets in the preparation of these festivities. For SPCA Thanksgiving pet safety tips, click on the link. (LongIsland.com)

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Today in Port Jefferson:

• Thanksgiving Dinner with a view. (11 a.m.)
• Danfords. (All Day)

Port Jefferson Patch Notebook

• Horse lovers may not have to leave Long Island to find what they’re looking for in a home. This roughly 1-acre property in Miller Place has plenty of amenities for your steed. You can have the home with barn and pen for under $600,000. (Newsday)
• Looking for a home or just like to check what's in the market? Take a look on the priciest home sales in Wading River. (Long Island Business News)
• Almost two years after a flu-like, highly contagious virus began to spread across the country, Smithtown honored town residents who died during the pandemic with the planting of a commemorative redwood tree Tuesday at Veterans Memorial Park in St. James. (Newsday)

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— Debora Whitehead

About me: Debora Whitehead is a dedicated wife and homeschooling mom from Coram, NY. She has a Bachelor's Degree in Education and loves to teach and write. Her passion for the community reflects on her volunteering work at the 'Mariposa Ministry," a nonprofit 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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