🌱 Port Jefferson Daily: Furniture Fundraiser + Spring Book Fair

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

First, today's weather:

Clouds and sun; not as cool. High: 59, low: 44.

Here are the top 5 stories in Port Jefferson today:

1. Lauren Pazienza turned herself in on March 22. Pazienza is a Ward Melville High school graduate and a Port Jefferson resident who has been charged for the death of the singing coach, Barbara Gustern. Pazienza is due back in court on March 25. (tbrnewsmedia)
   
2. Port Jefferson Earl L. Vandermeulen High School's production of "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown" can be considered a success. Students and staff worked around the clock to bring the classic characters to life on the stage from March 19-20. The performance featured kite flying, Beethoven music (directed by Christine Creighton), and short vignettes reminiscent of the original comic strip. (Press Release Desk)
3. Are you looking for a luxurious house in the Port Jefferson area? Take a look at this warm and inviting estate in Belle Terre! The 2-acre property offers an expansive pool and multiple entertainment areas. Inside an expansive kitchen, theater, gym, yoga rooms, sauna, spa baths, and more. Buyers can have it for $3,700,000. (TBR News Media)
4. Setauket Presbyterian Church has a fundraiser called "The Open Door Exchange," whose mission is to provide furniture for anyone who needs it. Located at 200 Wilson St., Building G, in Port Jefferson Station, the mission will host its annual fundraiser, Furnishing Hope, through a live online auction from March 25-31 followed by a celebration on April 1. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased online (click on the link). For more info, call 631-751-0176. (ODE)
5. Last month, Terryville Road Elementary School in Port Jefferson celebrated National Random Acts of Kindness Day. Led by the school social worker, Tiffany Liebling, students practiced kindness by participating in Kindness Bingo. Boys and girls could check off a box on their board by paying a student from a different class a compliment or making someone smile.
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Today in Port Jefferson:

• NYSSMA Jazz — Comsewogue School District. (All Day)
• Clinton Spring Book Fair — Comsewogue School District. (All Day)
• Elementary 2nd Trimester Grades Posted. (All Day)
• Chair Yoga — Comsewogue Public Library. (10 a.m.)

From my notebook:

• "The Jazz Loft founder and president Tom Manuel recently met with New York State Sen. Mario Mattera (District 2) to give the senator a tour of the Stony Brook Village Museum and performance space and to discuss some of the Loft’s musical programs. Members of the local business community, Jazz Loft board members, and volunteers were also present. Manuel spoke about The Jazz Loft’s Young at Heart daytime concert series, which is aimed at seniors, those suffering from memory loss, and their caretakers. The one-hour programs are designed to be interactive and provide a musical trip down memory lane for audience members. Live music was provided by Steve Salerno." (TBR News Media)
• "Two Port Jefferson School District students have been named as recipients of a Suffolk County Music Educators' Association scholarship for summer music study. Port Jefferson Middle School eighth-grader Mari Fukuto and Edna Louise Spear Elementary School fifth-grader Sebastian Salzman will each receive a $500 scholarship to further their studies in music during the summer months." (Press Release Desk)
• Port Jefferson, NY: "It's almost time! If you have yet to sign up for this season of golf at Port Jefferson Country Club, get it done!" (Facebook)

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— Debora Whitehead

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