🌱 School Eerie Parade + Trustee Election + Suffolk Bus Camera

Hey, neighbors! Debora Whitehead here with a fresh Port Jefferson Daily.

First, today's weather:

Breezy with plenty of sun. High: 60, low: 44.

Here are the top stories in Port Jefferson today:

1. Port Jeff Students Celebrate The Eerie Season: Students in Edna Louise Spear Elementary School paraded around the outside of the school, with parents and grandparents, cameras in hand, on the sidelines. Dressed as princesses, robots, astronauts, dinosaurs and even Harry Potter, students cheerfully returned to being able to celebrate the traditional autumn event. (Port Jefferson School District)
2. Annual Meeting & trustee Election: The Library Trustees have announced one seat on the Board is due to expire and a new five-year term will be filled by an election during the Annual Meeting. Trustee Jennifer Schaefer was elected in 2021 to a one-year seat and is eligible for re-election. Interested persons are invited to apply. (Port Jefferson Library)
3. Resident Parking Sticker Application: Homeowners and tenants from Port Jefferson Village are invited to apply to obtain the resident parking sticker. Applicants can visit the Village website and fill up a request form. For your convenience the sticker will be mailed you. (Village Of Port Jefferson)
4. Suffolk Bus Camera Program: Cameras have been installed on the outside of most school buses in Suffolk County. If a motorist blows through a bus stop arm, the vehicle's license plate is recorded and the owner is mailed a fine. (Newsday)

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Today in Port Jefferson:

• ES PTA Meeting - Port Jefferson School District. (All Day)
• A Time for Kids: It's a Jungle in Here. (10 a.m.)
• For the Birds - Port Jefferson Free Library. (11 a.m.)
• Teen Patch It! - Port Jefferson Free Library. (3:30 p.m.)
• Skoblicki's Scientists: Reptile Revelry (Comsewogue). (6 p.m.)
• America Says, Kids Edition - Port Jefferson Free Library. (7 p.m.)

Port Jefferson Patch Notebook

• Port Jefferson Free Library: "CONGRATULATIONS BRIA! With a guess of 109 lbs this lucky family took the cake, or in this case the pumpkin! This year our Great Pumpkin clocked in at 109.5 lbs. We can’t wait to see Bria as a contestant on The Price is Right one day." (Facebook)
• Brentwood mural an inspiring vision of a changing Long Island: "Whenever Marjelin Arias looks at the mural she helped design on the side of a Salvadoran bakery in Brentwood, she sees more than a colorful telling of the immigrant story in America." (Newsday)
• Biz Markie Way Street Dedication in Patchogue: "This summer rap fans mourned the passing of Biz Markie, the Long Island-raised MC who had a smash hit with “Just a Friend” in 1989. Biz Markie’s trademark voice and partially spoken rap was his signature style. The rapper - who was born Marcel Hall in Harlem, NY - was a former Patchogue resident." (LongIsland.com)

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— Debora Whitehead

About me: Debora Whitehead is a dedicated wife and homeschooling mom from Coram, NY. She has a Bachelor Degree in Education and loves to teach and write. Her passion for the community reflects on her volunteering work at the 'Mariposa Ministry", a non-profit 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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