🌱 Meet The Setauket Fire Dept. Commissioner + Village's Gift Guide

Hello again, everybody! It's me, Debora Whitehead, your host of the Three Village Daily. Here are all you need to know about what's happening in the community today. Today's briefing includes updates on...

• Meet candidate Anthony Todaro.
• Police investigate a crash on Nicholls Road.
• Holiday gift guide and more!

But first, today's weather:

Showers of rain and snow. High: 41, low: 24.

Here are the top three stories today in Three Village:

1. Meet Anthony Todaro, who ran unchallenged for Setauket Fire District commissioner. Todaro has been serving the community in the department since 1999 and is certified as a firefighter and EMT. Visit the link to read an interview made by TBR News Media to learn more about his career and what he would like to achieve. (TBR News Media)
   
2. Stony Brook Village website had a Holiday Gift Guide for 2022! For those who are still shopping for the holiday and want to shop locally, click here to check the village's gift guide. (Stony Brook Village)
3. Police are investigating a car crash on Nicolls Road in Stony Brook. A man driving a 2009 Mercedes Benz was taken to Stony Brook Hospital in serious condition after losing control of his vehicle and crashing into construction equipment off the roadway. Another driver was involved in the accident but was not injured. (TBR News Media)

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Today in Three Village:

• Tot's Day Out - Emma Clark Memorial Library. (10:30 a.m.)
• Readers Inc - Emma Clark Memorial Library. (3 p.m.)
• Men's Basketball vs Sacred Heart - Stony Brook University. (6:30 p.m.)
• SBU Graduate Combos Concert - The Jazz Loft. (7 p.m.)
• Falconry on Long Island - Emma Clark Memorial Library. (7 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• "Mrs. Farley’s world language classes at R.C. Murphy Junior High School in the Three Village Central School District are getting a kick out of learning about the World Cup. Mrs. Farley has incorporated the World Cup into several in-class activities with her seventh and eighth graders." (Patch)
• Jazz Loft features Duke Ellington's Nutcracker on Thursday, Dec. 15, at, 7 p.m. The songs will be performed by seventeen musicians of the Jazz Loft Big Band. Tickets: $35 for adults, $30 for seniors, $25 for students, $20 for children, and children under five are free. (Three Village Patch)

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You're officially in the loop for today! I'll see you back in your inbox tomorrow with another update.

— Debora Whitehead

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