🌱 Meadow Club Bridal Showcase 2023 + Mask Mandate Lifted In Hospitals

Good morning, everybody. Debora Whitehead here with your Monday edition of the Port Jefferson Patch newsletter. Keep reading to find out all the local news you need to know right now, including updates on:

• Bridal Show at Port Jefferson Meadow Club.
• Mask mandate will be lifted in healthcare facilities.
• Events and more!

But first, today's weather:

Clouds breaking and breezy. High: 50, low: 35.

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Here are the top four stories in Port Jefferson today:

1. There will be a Bridal Show at Port Jefferson Meadow Club on Feb. 19. For those planning their big day or want to enjoy good food and a dance floor hosted during the event, visit the link I've shared to purchase tickets today! That can be an exciting outing for a romantic afternoon in the village. The entrance fee is $20 per person. (Port Jefferson Chamber of Commerce)
2. The NY mask mandate will be lifted in healthcare facilities on Monday. Staff, patients and visitors will no longer be required to wear face covering. Medical centers can follow the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines and create rules. (LI News12)
3. Port Jefferson Free Library hosts the "Winter Tales: Coats and Mittens" on Feb. 14 at 10 a.m. This event is for children aged 3-5. Participants will hear winter stories and enjoy crafts!
   (PJF Library)
4. A special speaker participated in the physical education class at the Port Jefferson Middle School and Earl L. Vandermeulen High School. Billy Alvino is a baseball player from Detroit who shared concussion awareness with the students. The meeting was held on Feb. 7-8, where Alvino spoke about his early retirement experiences due to concussion complications. (Port Jefferson Patch)

Today in Port Jefferson:

• Boyle Random Acts of Kindness Week - Comsewogue School District. (All Day)
• Crystal Bowls & Reiki Circle - Port Jefferson Free Library. (10 a.m.)
• Valentine's Day Story Craft - Port Jefferson Free Library. (10:30 a.m.)
• Long Island Quilters - Port Jefferson Free Library. (1 p.m.)
• Teen Overwatch Tournament - Port Jefferson Free Library. (6 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• "A robber wielding a knife and a hammer attacked a woman in her Coram driveway and then sped away in her SUV early Sunday morning, only to be caught later in Manhattan with the help of the NYPD, Suffolk police said." (Patch)
• Port Jefferson Rotary's 6th annual Golf Classic is on March 4. The event features a pub crawl. The ticket package includes games, breakfast, food and drinks! Visit the Port Jefferson Patch to learn all details of this event and to purchase tickets. (Patch Events)
• Four new restaurants are set to open in Smith Haven Mall, but you might like to know that a Stony Brook Medicine Outpatient Facility and a Live Well store are also opening sometime this year. The outpatient facility will be located on the North Wing. Besides health care services, it will also host public events. To add to the facility, Live Well will offer nutritional supplements. (Smithtown Patch)

You're officially in the loop for today. I'll be back in your inbox tomorrow with another update!

— Debora Whitehead

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