PJ Train Car Book Walk + Give Kids Hope Grand Opening

Up and at 'em, Port Jefferson! Let's get you started this Sunday with everything you need to know going on in Port Jefferson today.

First, today's weather:

Times of clouds and sun. High: 77 Low: 66.

Here are the top stories today in Port Jefferson:

1. Port Jefferson Station/Terryville Chamber Spotlight: A book walk — also known as a story walk — is an innovative and delightful way for people to walk outdoors and enjoy a bit of reading. You’ll find a half dozen handcrafted wood podiums for a new book walk, installed in the park at the Port Jefferson Station/Terryville Chamber of Commerce Train Car. The story of the Port Jefferson Station/Terryville Chamber of Commerce-early 1900s Train Car comes to life as you walk from page to page. It includes fascinating photos of when it was transported through our streets to its present location. (tbrnewsmedia.com)
2. Business News: Give Kids Hope opens in Port Jefferson: The Port Jefferson Chamber of Commerce hosted a ribbon cutting for Give Kids Hope, Inc. on Thursday, Sept. 23. The new thrift store, located at 1506 Main St. in Port Jefferson, is an endeavor by owner Melissa Paulson (center holding scissors) to bring more resources to people struggling within the community.The celebration was attended by Port Jefferson Mayor Margot Garant, Village Trustee Bruce Miller, Deputy Mayor Kathianne Snaden; members of the chamber including President Mary Jo Pipe, 1st President Stuart Vincent and Director Douglas Quattrock; friends and family. (tbrnewsmedia.com)
3. The Brookport, 5 years in the making in Port Jeff, celebrates its opening: The project, by The Gitto Group, took five years to get where it is today: a fully leased, three-story, mixed-use residential and commercial project with amenities like a fitness center and a furnished rooftop overlooking the Long Island Sound. The complex, where Cappy’s Carpets used to be located, is next to The Barnum House, also a project by The Gitto Group. (Greater Long Island)
4. BWW Review: You Will Be 'Hopelessly Devoted' to Theatre Three's Production of GREASE. The acting company at Theatre Three did a phenomenal job. Jon Sawyer Coffin and Jenna Kavaler both really made the roles of Danny and Sandy their own. They were both hilarious and charismatic as Doody and Roger. They really gave these characters new life especially musically with their performances of some of the score's underrated gems such as: "Those Magic Changes," "Mooning" (fabulously harmonized with newcomer Alanna Rose Henriquez) and "Rock and Roll Party Queen." (Broadway World)

Today in Port Jefferson:

• Crossover Christian Church Services. (10 a.m.)
• Show - Grease. (3p.m.)
• Port Jefferson Farmers Market. (9 a.m.)

Port Jefferson Patch Notebook

• Port Jefferson Free Library: "Our October DIY kit is now available! In honor of paint port pink with Mather Hospital we have a candle holder, with candle, and hope and heart decals. The mission of this initiative is to raise awareness about breast cancer." (Facebook)
• Port Jefferson, NY: "TOMORROW! Come one and all for songs of the sea." (Facebook)
• Greater Port Jeff-Northern Brookhaven Arts Council: "Sweater weather is here!"(Facebook)
• Dark Night Halloween Trail coming to Bald Hill in Farmingville: It is officially spooky season! And if you’re looking to have a good scare this October, a pop-up Halloween trail is coming to the Long Island Community Hospital Amphitheater at Bald Hill at 1 Ski Run LN, in Farmingville."(Greater Long Island)

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Events:

• Gears, googles & Grit- Art Show-Village center. (Oct.4)
• Village Boarding Meeting- PJ Village Hall. (Oct.4)
• Open Auditions ALL AGES AND ABILITIES. (Oct. 5)
• Rabbi's Bible Class. (Oct.5)
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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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