🌱 Vote On The Port Jefferson Window Decorating Contest + Fire Safety

Hello, everybody! I'm back with your new edition of the Port Jefferson Daily, fresh off the presses. Here's all the community news you need to know right now. Today you'll learn about the following:

• Vote on the Holiday Window Decorating Contest!
• An overpass project at Route 347.
• Patch's Holiday Fire Prevention Checklist and more!

But first, today's weather:

Plenty of sunshine. High: 40, low: 25.

Here are the top four stories today in Port Jefferson:

1. It's the most wonderful time of the year in Port Jefferson and also time to vote on the Holiday Window Decorating Contest! Local business pulled their Christmas decorations out to display them on their façade and you can take a stroll throughout the village to choose your favorite one! Winners will be announced in the first week of January. You can vote here. (Port Jefferson Chamber)
2. A new project is on the horizon for reconstructing 347. The multimillion-dollar plan would add an overpass at the Nicolls Road intersection in Stony Brook. Residents interviewed by Newsday said the area is congested twice a day by students and staff of Stony Brook University, Smith Haven Mall and shoppers. (Newsday/Subscription Required)
3. Patch has a Holiday Fire Prevention Checklist based on National Fire Prevention Association tips. Many families are busy shopping, cooking and enjoying family time by the fireplace this time of the year, but that's also when fire incidents happen more often. Visit the link to check the easy steps to keep your home safe this winter. (Patch)
4. Today, the Port Jefferson Chamber of Commerce hosts its General Membership Holiday Party at Theatre Three. If you would like to attend, tickets can be purchased at the door for $35 per person at 7 p.m. (Port Jefferson CofC)

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Today in Port Jefferson:

• Tuesday Morning Book Discussion - Port Jefferson Free Library. (10 a.m.)
• Babies Boogie - Port Jefferson Free Library. (10 a.m.)
• Toddlers Tango - Port Jefferson Free Library. (11 a.m.)
• Holiday Terrariums - Port Jefferson Free Library. (3 a.m.)
• Fireplace Ornaments - Port Jefferson Free Library. (7 p.m.)
• CHS Winter Concert - Comsewogue School District. (7 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Santa Mailbox is back in Port Jefferson! Could you write a letter to Santa, put it in a self-addressed envelope, and drop it off at the Village Center through Dec. 16? You will receive a response! (Port Jefferson Patch)
• TBR News Media interviewed some of the participants of the Charles Dickens Festival in Port Jefferson and had interesting responses when asked what the celebration meant to some of the participants. If you would like to meet some residents who dressed up to enjoy the festival, visit the link. (TBR News Media)

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Events:

• A Wonderful Christmastime Handbell Concert. (December 16)
• North Shore Community Band Holiday Concert. (December 16)
• Official Patchogue Ugly Sweater Bar Crawl. (December 18)
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Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Tuesday. I'll see you soon!

— Debora Whitehead

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