🌱 Port Jefferson Daily: Community Shredding Paper Event + Winter Tide

Good morning, Port Jefferson! Let's get this Friday started. Here are the most important things going on in Port Jefferson today.

First, today's weather:

Mostly sunny, windy, and cool. High: 58, low: 44.

Here are the top 5 stories in Port Jefferson today:

1. Toast Coffeehouse in Port Jefferson is moving to Port Jefferson Station soon! The restaurant is taking the space of the previous Mr. P’s Southern Skillet located at 650 NY-112, Port Jefferson Station. (LongIsland.com)
2. Save the date for the Community Shredding Paper Event sponsored by Coach Realtors from Port Jefferson and Stony Brook. The event is scheduled for Sunday, May 1, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Setauket Fire Department. No more than four boxes per person will be allowed. (PJCofC)
3. Port Jefferson Free Library will host a "Mother’s Day Felt Flowers" on May 2 at 6:30 p.m. Come out to make a "plant" centerpiece to be given as a gift. The event location is 150 East Main Street, Port Jefferson. (PJFL)
4. Carl Lejuez has been nominated as the executive vice president and provost of Stony Brook University. Lejuez will take his new post on July 1 and oversee the university's academic mission and all educational programs. (Stony Brook News)
5. Nearby News: Wegmans Food Market is opening its first Long Island location in Lake Grove. Wegmans bought 8.5 acres of the DSW Plaza Shopping located at Middle Country Road and Moriches Road. (tbrnewsmedia)

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Today in Port Jefferson:

• HS Class of 2023 Junior Prom — Earl L Vandermeulen High School. (All Day)
• Winter Tide Concert Series — Make-Up Snow Date. (7:30 p.m.)
• Spring Music Fest of Ale at Port Jefferson Brewing Co. (2 p.m.)
• "The Adventures of Peter Rabbit" at Theatre Three. (11 a.m.)

From my notebook:

• Suffolk Police have released pictures of a man who is a suspect in the Stony Brook home burglary. According to police reports, the incident happened last Friday between 4 and 5 p.m. (News12)
• History is in the making with the Port Jefferson School District fielding its first varsity girls golf team. With little participation in high school softball in the last few years, the district was seeking ways to increase female participation in athletics during the spring season. This paved the way for the golf team. (Patch)
• Edna Louise Spear Elementary School in Port Jefferson led students to create a unique Makey Makey project. Students chose their favorite historical person and made a biography bottle! (Press Release Desk)

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Alrighty, you're all caught up for today. I'll see you back in your inbox tomorrow morning with another update!

— Debora Whitehead

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