🌱 Port Jefferson Daily: Royals Awards + Support for Veterans

Up and at 'em, Port Jefferson! It's Wednesday, so let's get you started with everything you need to know going on in Port Jefferson today.

First, today's weather:

Colder with snow and rain. High: 35, low: 33.

Here are the top 5 stories today in Port Jefferson:

1. Port Jefferson School District congratulates all the senior athletes for their efforts on their respective Royals teams and their fall postseason honors. Athletic Director Adam Sherrard said that it's a pride to watch the students performing and combining their skills and teamwork. Click here to see the list of Royals and their achievements. (Press Release Desk)
2. A Long Island woman who was a victim of a fatal hit-and-run in Stony Brook has been identified. Centereach resident Gina Paduano, 33, was fatally struck on March 7 on Route 347 in Stony Brook. The driver fled in the vehicle westbound on the roadway, police said. (Daily Voice)
3. Port Jefferson job openings: See who's hiring in the area. (Port Jefferson Patch)
4. Edna Louise Spear Elementary School second-grade classes are a diverse group with varied interests. Led by teachers Carleen Parmegiani and Darlene Wells, students wrote and illustrated a book about a topic of their interest. Their fact-based books will highlight their English curriculum and advance their public speaking skills. (TBR News Media)
5. To celebrate Women's History Month, Long Island Museum is exhibiting "Two Centuries of Long Island Women Artists, 1800-2000." The artwork is not just created with a brush and canvas, there is a quilt made by 30 different women and given as a gift to Rev. William H. Simonson of Port Jefferson in 1859. The new exhibit is on view at the Long Island Museum in Stony Brook through Sept. 4. (Newsday/Subscription Required)

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Today in Port Jefferson:

• MS/HS PTSA Meeting HS LIB — Port Jefferson School District. (7 p.m.)
• Terryville Bus Drill — Comsewogue School District. (All Day)
• Norwood Penny Wars — Comsewogue School District. (All Day)
• Support for Veterans — Comsewogue Public Library. (10 a.m.)

From my notebook:

• Suffolk County Government: Coronavirus case update for March 5. (Press Release Desk)
• Port Jefferson Free Library: "When leaving the military, one of the hardest things is figuring out how the skills you learned translate to civilian careers. With your library card, you can get free, anonymous help job searching, figuring out a career path." (Facebook)
• Port Jefferson Rotary Club: "Food, friends, drinks, and mini-golf! You’re going to want to get in on this!" (Facebook)

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Events:

• U2 Easter Show with 2U- The World's 2nd Best U2 Show! at The Moose Lodge. (April 16)
  
• NIS 25th Annual Golf Outing at Port Jefferson Country Club. (June 3)
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You're all caught up for today! See you all tomorrow for your next update.

— Debora Whitehead