🌱Port Jefferson Daily: Summer Farmers Market Returns + Blooms & Bites

Happy Saturday, people of Port Jefferson! Here's what's going on today in town.

First, today's weather:

Remaining cool with sunshine. High: 60, low: 44.

Here are the top 5 stories in Port Jefferson today:

1. Port Jefferson Summer Farmers Market opens for the season on May 8! Get local and join the community farmers and vendors from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. every Sunday through Nov. 13. The market is located at Harborfront Park. (PJVC)
2. An American flag that was once outside the post office in the Echo area of Upper Port is back in Port Jefferson the Village Center. The unique 46-star flag has a vast history and has flown in various states in the U.S. (tbrnewsmedia)
3. "Zero Gravity" is coming to Port Jefferson in a Zoom event with guest speaker Thomas Verrette. The screening will be held at the John F. Kennedy Middle School located at 200 Jayne Blvd., Port Jefferson Station, on Monday, May 2 at 7 p.m. (GPJAC)
4. Are you looking for an outing this weekend? If so, walk through a field of flowers at a tulip festival! Waterdrinker Family Farm in Manorville is waiting for you with bloomed tulips and refreshments! (News12)
5. Club Scouts Pack 354 was awarded a congratulations certificate for cleaning up the Setauket-Port Jefferson Station Greenway. The group was honored by Supervisor Ed Romaine on April 10. (tbrnewsmedia)

Today in Port Jefferson:

• Blooms & Bites — Port Jefferson Chamber of Commerce. (All Day)
• Free Family Mini Photo Sessions in Port Jefferson! (9 a.m.)
• Antiques and Garden Weekend at the Port Jefferson Village Center. (10 a.m.)
• Pet Adoption Fair — Comsewogue Public Library. (10:30 a.m.)
• Port Jeff Free Library Dump the Junk! (11 a.m.)

From my notebook:

• Save the date for the Community Shredding Paper Event sponsored by Coach Realtors from Port Jefferson and Stony Brook. The event is scheduled for Sunday, May 1, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Setauket Fire Department. No more than four boxes per person will be allowed. (PJCofC)
• Port Jefferson Free Library will host a "Mother's Day Felt Flowers" on May 2 at 6:30 p.m. Come out to make a "plant" centerpiece to be given as a gift. The event location is 150 East Main St., Port Jefferson. (PJFL)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to head out this Saturday. I'll be back in your inbox tomorrow with your next update!

— Debora Whitehead

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