🌱 Port Jefferson Daily: Home Fire On Ontario Street + Seed Bombs

Morning, people of Port Jefferson! Debora Whitehead here with a fresh edition of the Port Jefferson Daily.

First, today's weather:

Sunny; windy in the afternoon. High: 41, low: 30.

Here are the top 5 stories today in Port Jefferson:

1. A fire broke out at a Terryville home located on Ontario Street just before 5 a.m. on Sunday. According to the Suffolk police, the residents were able to escape to safety. The Brookhaven Town Fire Department officers responded to the scene and controlled the flames. No further information was released. (Port Jefferson Patch)
2. A Port Jefferson ranch that overlooks the Country Club is on the market. The house features walls of glass and an overlooking scenic backyard that has an in-ground pool with a waterfall. It can be yours for $950,000. (Port Jefferson Patch)
3. Port Jefferson Theatre Three will host a food and personal items drive at the Infant Jesus building on April 3 from 9 a.m. - to noon. Theatre Three Cares drive will accept food items, toiletries, and baby items. The community is invited to help those in need during these difficult times. The building is located at 110 Hawkins St., Port Jefferson. (PortJeffCofC)
4. The Long Island Museum, located in Stony Brook, dedicated the exhibit, "Two Centuries of Long Island Women Artists, 1800-2000," to the memory of Cindy M. Smith, who was a long-time Stony Brook resident and a supporter of local artists. The exhibition continues through Sept. 4. For more information, visit www.longislandmuseum.org. (tbrnewsmedia)
5. Nearby News: Long Island MacArthur Airport features a new Ground Transportation Center. The GTC will serve visitors with rental cars, taxis, buses, hotel courtesy shuttles, and much more with a more modern facility. (Metropolitan Airport News)

Today in Port Jefferson:

• ONLINE Breathe Together (Comsewogue). (10 a.m.)
• AARP Income Tax Assistance (Comsewogue). (10 a.m.)
• Seed Bombs — Community Service — Port Jefferson Free Library. (4 p.m.)
• Teen Dungeons & Dragons — Port Jefferson Free Library. (6 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• "Suffolk Police investigate Lake Ronkonkoma area burglaries. Six businesses were broken into last Sunday in Lake Ronkonkoma and the surrounding area. In the first burglary, a glass door was broken at Mei Wei Chinese Restaurant on Grand Avenue in Holbrook at about 2 a.m. on Sunday." (Patch)
• Port Jefferson EMS: "Great training this morning with the Suffolk County Fire Marshal’s Office." (Facebook)
• Greater Port Jeff-Northern Brookhaven Arts Council: "International Scribble Day is observed on March 27 annually, and it is all about celebrating the creativity and the art associated with scribbling, which anyone can do regardless of their artistic abilities." (Facebook)

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— Debora Whitehead

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