🌱 Port Jefferson Daily: Brian Walker Named Principal + Winter Tide

Happy Friday, people of Port Jefferson! Let's get you all caught up to start today off on an informed note.

First, today's weather:

Partly sunny. High: 62, low: 52.

Here are the top 5 stories today in Port Jefferson:

1. The Port Jefferson School District announced Brian Walker as the new principal of the Port Jefferson Middle School at the Board of Education meeting on April 12. Walker has been working as an assistant principal since 2021. (Patch)
2. The Greater Port Jefferson Chamber of Commerce is hosting its 12th Annual Health and Wellness Fest, “Healthy You for ’22." The event is free and open to the public and will be held at the Meadow Club at 9 a.m. on April 23. (Patch)
3. The Jazz Loft Trio, bassist Keenan Zach & friends, will jam the night away on Wednesday, April 20. The concert starts at 7 p.m. at the Jazz Loft located at 275 Christian Ave., Stony Brook. (Patch Events)
4. Port Jefferson Free Library can help you reduce the cost of your car insurance and receive up to a 4-point reduction from your driving record for points accumulated in the past 18 months through defensive drive classes offered for just $35. The class instructor is Amir Jatoi, and the registration is in person only. (PJFL)

Today in Port Jefferson:

• Patron Use — Port Jefferson Free Library. (12:30 p.m.)
• Write This Way — Comsewogue Public Library. (2 p.m.)
• Winter Tide Concert Series — Cassandra House. (7:30 p.m.)
• KIT Candy Cane Body Scrub — (Comsewogue). (9 p.m.)
• Fairy Lit Wine Bottle — Comsewogue Public Library. (9 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Port Jefferson Village Center 2022 Antique and Garden weekend to be hosted on Saturday, April 30, and Sunday, May 1, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on both days. Dealers will feature antiques, retro collections, jewelry, garden items, etc. Tickets are $6 per person. (PJVC)
• Greek School PTO of the Assumption: "Our Greek school students took a quick break last night to learn about the tradition of “lazarakia” and to make their own." (Facebook)
• Greater Port Jeff-Northern Brookhaven Arts Council: "WinterTide 2022, The Series Rupert Wates performed on April 8, here is a song and more to come." (Facebook)

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— Debora Whitehead

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