🌱 Port Jefferson Daily: Suffolk Officer Released From Hospital

Rise and shine, Port Jefferson! It's Saturday, so let's get you started with everything you need to know going on today in town.

First, today's weather:

Partly sunny. High: 46, low: 33.

Here are the top stories today in Port Jefferson:

1. Suffolk Police Officer Timothy Thrane, at one point on life support after being critically injured on duty by an alleged drunk driver, was released Friday following a monthlong hospital stay. Thrane was directing traffic just before midnight Nov. 3 at the site of a crash in Yaphank when a Chevrolet pickup crashed into the back of a GMC Yukon parked nearby, police said. The impact from the crash caused the Yukon to fishtail and spin into Thrane. (Newsday)
2. A Long Island police officer has been indicted for filing a false report in support of a criminal complaint charging a man with resisting arrest after chasing him in a stolen Jeep, prosecutors said Thursday. Matthew Cameron, an officer from Commack who had been on the force since 2014, has been charged with second-degree offering a false instrument for filing, a misdemeanor, according to Suffolk County District Attorney Tim Sini's office. (Port Jefferson Patch)
3. The Stony Brook Symphony Orchestra will perform Symphony No. 1, “Afro-American” by composer William Grant Still as part of its program on Saturday, Dec. 4 at 8 p.m. at the Staller Center for the Arts main stage. The program will include guest conductor Sarah Ioannides and violin soloist Heejeon Ahn. (Stony Brook News)
4. Just in time for the holidays, Theatre Three in Port Jefferson hosts its second annual Toy and Gift Drive for Open Cupboard at Infant Jesus R.C. Church on Sunday, Dec. 5. They will be collecting unwrapped toys and gifts at the old Infant Jesus Convent Building at 110 Hawkins St., Port Jefferson from 9 a.m.-noon. Call 631-938-6464 for more information. (tbrnewsmedia.com)
5. Like pizza places and Chinese food restaurants, it seems that even though every shopping center has their own, ultimately your local acai bowl joint is your favorite. Playa Bowls recently had a grand opening, celebrating the latest place to get your fix in Miller Place. Open every day from 8 a.m.-8 p.m., Playa Bowls offers a full menu of acai bowls, smoothies, juices, and iced coffees. (LongIsland.com)

Today in Port Jefferson:

• PODCAST: 25th annual Dickens Festival. (9 a.m.)
• Train Trip to New York City (Comsewogue). (9:15 a.m.)
• Boyle PTA Craft Fair — Comsewogue School District. (10 a.m.)
• Holiday Music with the 7th and 8th Grade Chamber Orchestra. (10:30 a.m.)

Port Jefferson Patch Notebook

• The Cougars of Centereach, a League IV team, took on the League I powerhouse Ward Melville in their season opener in a non-league matchup on the road Nov. 30. The Patriots dominated the first 8 minutes of play, but the Cougars chipped away in the second quarter to slow the Patriots surge. (tbrnewsmedia.com)
• A holiday tradition is returning to Long Island this weekend as The Village of Port Jefferson transforms into the Charles Dickens Festival. The festival is back for its 25th year after being canceled in 2020. (News 12 Bronx)
• On Nov. 21 the Town of Smithtown premiered "War Stories," a documentary film devoted to the local heroes who served in combat throughout the various conflicts, at the Smithtown Center for Performing Arts. The production documents the stories of local residents who enlisted to serve in the U.S. Armed Forces during war time. (TBRNews)

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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.

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