🌱 Port Jefferson Daily: Wellness Fest At The Meadow Club + Events

Good morning, people of Port Jefferson! It's me again, Debora Whitehead, your host of the Port Jefferson Daily.

First, today's weather:

Strong winds are subsiding. High: 53, low: 43.

Here are the top 5 stories in Port Jefferson today:

1. Port Jefferson Chamber of Commerce hosts the second annual Daffodil Dash. The event features a virtual 5K and 10K, starting now until the end of April. In-person, racers will meet at the train car park on April 23 at 9 a.m. All proceeds will be donated to the Old Town Blooms and the Chamber Flag Fund. Register at events.elitefeats.com/22daffodil. (tbrnewsmedia)
2. Long Island Cares awarded by Jaspan Schlesinger LLP. The nonprofit organization promotes humanitarian causes in the community, bringing benefits to families struggling with food insecurity on Long Island. (tbrnewsmedia)
3. Port Jefferson Chamber of Commerce is once again promoting wellness in the community through its 12th Annual Health and Wellness Fest, “Healthy You for ’22." Accessible to the public, the event features over 60 health and wellness professionals that will advise the community on healthier habits. The event is set for April 23 at the Meadow Club. (Patch)
4. Bring 'the junk' to the Port Jefferson Free Library on April 30 from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. Medicines, electronics, house appliances, and shredded paper will be collected and recycled correctly. (Port Jeff CofC)
5. Nearby News: A 42-year-old Patchogue man was stabbed in a parking lot on Patchogue Main Street. The victim was transported to Stony Brook Hospital to be treated with severe injuries. That's the second time a person has been stabbed in Patchogue this week. (Patch)

Today in Port Jefferson:

• ONLINE Breathe Together — (Comsewogue). (10 a.m.)
• General Membership Meeting — Port Jefferson Rotary Club. (1:15 p.m.)
• PJCC General Membership Meeting — Port Jefferson Chamber of Commerce. (6 p.m.)
• Intro to Microsoft Excel — (Comsewogue). (7 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• It's time to take advantage of the spring buyers' market. Review these five tips for buying a home in spring. (Patch)
• Stony Brook University Hospital named Dr. Jonathan Buscaglia as its chief medical officer. The nomination will go into effect on April 28. (Long Island Business News)
• 'Steel Magnolias' will be performed at the Port Jefferson Theatre Three until May 7. The play was scheduled for 2020, but the show was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and now the original cast is reunited in this dramedy. (TBR News Media)

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— Debora Whitehead

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