🌱 Port Jefferson Daily: Officials Declared Snow Emergency

Hello, people of Port Jefferson! Debora Whitehead here with your Sunday Port Jefferson Daily.

First, today's weather:

Breezy with blowing snow. High: 25, low: 14.

Here are the top 5 stories today in Port Jefferson:

1. Port Jefferson Village officials declared a snow emergency in anticipation of a blizzard that started on Friday night. Winds of 60 mph blew and some trees were down. The safety guidelines tell everyone to stay off the roads and there's a request to vehicles be removed from the village's roadways. During the snow emergency, in effect from 6 p.m. on Friday until noon on Sunday, parking on Main and East Main Street is prohibited and violators will be towed. (Port Jefferson Patch)
2. Comsewogue Public Library in Port Jefferson Station breaks a record of downloads for the year 2021. The library had 125,284 digital book downloads, combined. Of that total, 94,478 were e-books and 30,806 were e-audiobooks. The Port Jefferson Free Library had 51,117 downloads overall, and Emma S. Clark Memorial Library patrons in Setauket downloaded 156,576 e-books, e-audiobooks, and e-magazines. (TBRNews)
3. Priciest home sales in Port Jefferson. Take a look at the upscale homes available to be purchased in the Port Jefferson area. (Long Island Business News)
4. The Three Village Historical Society proudly announces a new board and new president Jeff Schnee. The new society president said he grew up in Queens, arrived in the Three Village area to attend Stony Brook University in the 1970s, and never left the village since. (tbrnewsmedia.com)
5. Nearby News: The body of a Centereach man who was reported missing was found in Rocky Point. Detectives found the body of Justin Lee, 34, at the North Shore Rail Trail, west of Brookhaven Drive. He left his house on Jan. 18 and was reported missing on Jan. 21. Detectives are asking with information to contact the Homicide Squad at 631-852-6392. (Newsday/Subscription Required)

Today in Port Jefferson:

• Crossover Christian Church Services (10 a.m.)
• Winter Reading Program Family Films -The Nut Job. (2 p.m.)
• Ken Ludwig’s Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery- Theatre Three. (7 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Port Jefferson Free Library: "Don't forget to stop in the library as you get ready for the snow! We have SO much for you to enjoy your snow day from puzzles to put together, power banks to keep your devices charged to stream movies and download ebooks." (Facebook)
• Terryville Fire Department Company 1: "Help us to help you! Please, shovel your closest fire hydrant!" (Facebook)
• Greater Port Jeff-Northern Brookhaven Arts Council: "NATIONAL BIG WIG DAY Putting the “fun” in fundraising while bringing awareness to a cause close to many hearts, National Big Wig Day." (Facebook)

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— Debora Whitehead