🌱 Port Jefferson Daily: "Steel Magnolias" To Open Season + Events

Get on up, Port Jefferson! Let's get you started this Saturday with everything you need to know about going on in town today.

First, today's weather:

An afternoon shower; breezy. High: 54, low: 44.

Here are the top 5 stories today in Port Jefferson:

1. Joseph Garcia, from Port Jefferson Station, was convicted Thursday for fatally shooting David Bliss, who is a Shirley resident while the victim was picking up pizza. The crime occurred last year in daylight in a crowded business area and shook the community. (Newsday/Subscription Required)
2. Theatre Three in Port Jefferson blooms the season with the "Steel Magnolias" play with the grand opening this weekend. The play portrays a group of women and how their friendship helps them to face tragedies and celebrate triumphs. (Port Jeff Theatre Three)
3. Nearby News: Police are seeking the public's help to find a driver involved in a hit-and-run crash in Coram, resulting in the death of a bicyclist who was traveling eastbound on Middle Country Road. The victim was pronounced dead at Long Island Community Hospital in Patchogue. Anyone with information on this crash to call the Major Case Unit at 631-852-6553 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS. (Port Jefferson Patch)
4. Port Jefferson Village residents participated in a debate on Monday, April 4 during a Board of Trustees public meeting. The long-time residents condemned the board for not holding a public forum about the plans to curb the coastal erosion on the tennis court. (TBR News Media)
5. The plan to improve the East Setauket Pond Park is moving forward. After delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic, residents are finally seeing the work near and in the pond on Route 25A back in action. The goal is to clean the water in the pond by dredging the pond for sediment and the repair of a failing bulkhead. (TBR News Media)

Today in Port Jefferson:

• NYSSMA Solo / Ensemble - Comsewogue School District. (All Day)
• Saturday Morning Yoga with Laurel Frey. (10 a.m.)
• Babysitting 101- Comsewogue Public Library. (10 a.m.)
• Port Jefferson Rotary Club Golf Classic. (10:30 a.m.)
• Springtime Bunny Craft - Comsewogue Public Library. (2 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Port Jefferson Free Library will hos a boob discussion on Tuesday, April 12 at 10 a.m. The title for the discussion will be "The Personal Librarian" by Heather Terrell and Victor Murray. (PJFL)
• Deepwell Mansion features an art exhibit to celebrate the 125 years of the Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club. The exhibit will be on display until April 30 and showcase 45 works of art from 41 local artists and a small collection of oil and pastel pieces. The gallery is located at 2 Taylor Lane in St. James. (CLWAC)
• "Councilmember Jonathan Kornreich, Suffolk County Legislator Kara Hahn, and members of the Three Village Chamber of Commerce attended the grand opening of “Mondays at Racine” at Gypsy Hair Lounge in the Three Village Shopping Center, 1389 Route 25A in Setauket on March 28." (tbrnewsmedia)

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— Debora Whitehead

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