🌱 Port Jefferson Daily: Graffiti Led To Arrest + Kayak Lottery

Happy Friday, Port Jefferson! Here's everything you need to know to start today off on an informed note. Here's everything worth knowing today in town.

First, today's weather:

Sun and some clouds. High: 45, low: 40.

Here are the top 5 stories today in Port Jefferson:

1. A homeless man has been charged with a hate crime after making graffiti of a swastika in Port Jefferson Station. The graffiti was found at a building located on Route 112 on March 4. According to the police, Carl Vario was arrested after an investigation and charged accordingly. (Port Jefferson Patch)
2. Pre-leasing begins at Brightview senior complex in Port Jefferson Station. The complex is still under construction but announced that the leasing is open now to future 170 tenants. The complex is located at 1175 Route 112 and is expected to be officially open this fall. (Long Island Business News)
3. Port Jefferson village announced that the Kayak Lottery vessel storage rack applications are open now. The lottery form will need to be mailed to the Village center located at 121 West Broadway. Winners will be announced in the first week of April. Click here to download the form. (PJV)
4. A Stony Brook University student will spend his spring break trying to help Ukrainian refugees. After a children's hospital and maternity facility were hit in Mariupol, student Thomas Brinkley began organizing a donation drive of blankets, diapers, powdered milk, and toiletries. Donations will be sent to Romania, where the majority of refugees are now. (News 12)
5. Breeze Airlines is flying passengers from MacArthur Airport to Louisville, Kentucky. The flights are direct from Long Island to Louisville for the Kentucky Derby. The airline is trying to connect underserved airports to Long Island to expand destinations and boost tourism in the area. (Patch)

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Today in Port Jefferson:

• SCMEA Division I, II & III Rehearsals. (All Day)
• ES End of Second Trimester — Port Jefferson School District. (All Day)
• Norwood Bus Drill — Comsewogue School District. (All Day)

From my notebook:

• "In 2022, Port Jefferson will become the first Long Island town to host the New York State Parking and Transportation Association’s professional development seminar on March 15.
  Port Jefferson benefits from the 50-plus attendees who will stay here, eat here and shop here for the day and overnight. The annual conference brings together parking and transportation professionals statewide to discuss new trends and technologies. Their events are typically held upstate New York. Kevin Wood, director of parking and mobility and IT for the Village of Port Jefferson, was named the executive vice president of NYS PTA." (tbrnewsmedia)

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Events:

• All About Identity Theft at Port Jefferson Library. (March 11)
• "Dorothy's Adventures in Oz" at Theatre Three. (March 12)
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Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door this Friday. I'll be in your inbox tomorrow morning with another update!

— Debora Whitehead

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