🌱 Port Jefferson Daily: The Meadow House Turned Into a Museum

Happy Tuesday, people of Port Jefferson! Here's everything you need to know going on today.

First, today's weather:

Milder with clouds and sun. High: 47, low: 40.

Here are the top 4 stories in Port Jefferson today:

1. Omicron variant is canceling holiday plans for tons of travelers - but it didn’t do much damage to holiday shopping. Lots of flights were canceled on Christmas weekend but shoppers shrugged off the omicron variant, and holiday sales rose at the fastest pace in 17 years, according to one spending measure. (News12)
2. Port Jefferson’s Charles Dickens Festival has come to a close for this year, with amazing plans already being made for the 26th celebration in 2022. Sadly, Santa’s Workshop, will not be returning. The historic Phillips Roe House, aka the Drowned Meadow House located on the corner of Barnum Avenue and West Broadway, which has played host to the workshop all these years, is officially becoming a year-round museum. (TBRNews)
3. Port Jefferson Comsewogue Public Library, will show a series of holiday movies from Dec. 27 to Dec. 30 at 2 p.m. Join them for Elf on Dec. 27, National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation on Dec. 28, It’s a Wonderful Life on Dec. 29 and Miracle on 34th Street on Dec. 30. Open to all. Advance registration is required as seating is limited. To register, visit www.cplib.org or call 928-1212. (TBRNews)
4. Firefighters fought a blaze at a Miller Place home on Christmas Eve. The fire started in the garage of a home on Sweetgum Lane just after 2 p.m., police said, police is now investigating. No injuries were reported. (Patch)

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Today in Port Jefferson:

• Skoblicki's Scientists: Deer Friends (Comsewogue). (10:30 a.m.)
• Winter Yoga (Comsewogue) - Comsewogue Public Library. (5:30 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Port Jefferson Free Library: "Happy Kwanzaa! The name Kwanzaa is derived from the phrase “matunda ya kwanza” which means “first fruits” in Swahili. Each family celebrates Kwanzaa in its own way, but celebrations often include songs and dances, African drums, story." (Facebook)
• "Crab House offers both online orders and dine-in services at the Suffolk County location in Coram. The restaurant is located at 3720 NY-112. The menu includes oysters, shrimp baskets served with fries, clam chowder, gumbo, and much more". (Daily Voice)
• No flights have been canceled at the Long Island airport Monday, but American Airlines, which goes in and out of MacArthur, has now been added to a growing list of airlines that is experiencing staffing shortages due to a surge in COVID-19 infections. (News 12)

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• Mother Goose on the Loose - Comsewogue Public Library. (Dec. 30)
• Skoblicki's Scientists: Save the Koalas (Comsewogue). (Dec. 30)
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— Debora Whitehead

About me: Debora Whitehead is a dedicated wife and homeschooling mom from Coram, NY. She has a bachelor's degree in Education and loves to teach and write. Her passion for the community reflects on her volunteering work at the "Mariposa Ministry, " a nonprofit family assistance program. One of her strongest believes is Jesus Christ and when she is not parenting, teaching or reading, she is writing. One of her favorites quotes is: " The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams."- Eleanor Roosevelt.