🌱 Three Village Daily: Anthony Figliola Is Running For Congress

Happy Friday, neighbors! Let's get this day started. Here's everything going on in Three Village today.

First, today's weather:

Partly sunny and very cold. High: 23, low: 17.

Here are the top 5 stories today in Three Village:

1. East Setauket resident and Town of Brookhaven deputy supervisor officially announced his intentions to take on Congress. Anthony Figliola, who is running for office for the first time, said if elected, he will focus on the economic problems caused by COVID-19 on small businesses and to the middle-class community. (TBRNews)
2. New York City dance company Complexions Contemporary Ballet is back at the Staller Center on Saturday, Feb. 5. The renewed spectacular is celebrating Black History Month. (Stony Brook News)
3. Port Jefferson Mac N' Cheese Crawl is back on Jan. 29-30 from 1-4 p.m. on both days. Participants can purchase a ticket for a taste tour of the dish. The event will feature 14 restaurants that will have mac and cheese creations ready to be served. (GLI)
4. On Jan. 14, Port Jefferson Senior Citizen Club held a swearing-in ceremony in which Councilmember Jonathan Kornreich and Councilwoman Jane Bonner were the officiates. The officers of the club received Certificates of Congratulations from the Town as an appreciation for their services to the club. (TBRNews)
5. Nearby News: A school psychologist said the Connetquot School District is not enforcing the mask mandate. Dr. Brad Lindell sent a letter to the Board of Education addressing the fact and accusing school board members of ignoring the situation. (Newsday/Requires Subscription)

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Today in Three Village:

• MS/HS Report Cards Posted — Earl L Vandermeulen High School. (All Day)
• LISFA Intermediate Rehearsals — Port Jefferson School District. (All Day)
• Kidnastics (Comsewogue) — Comsewogue Public Library. (10 a.m.)

From my notebook:

• Stony Brook Fire Department: "Since it was 10 degrees this weekend, we took advantage of Avalon Pond being frozen and practiced ice water rescue. Hopefully, you'll never have to experience falling in frozen water, but if you do, we'll be there." (Facebook)
• Stony Brook University: "The new partnership between the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences’ power electronics program and Spellman High Voltage Electronics Corporation has the campus buzzing." (Facebook)
• Three Village Historical Society: "Have you been missing the warm weather and the outdoor farmers market? We have too, but thank goodness for cold weather, online ordering (with pick up or delivery)." (Facebook)
• Latest hospital capacity in the Three Village area. (Three Village Patch)

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• Defensive Driving — Comsewogue Public Library. (Jan. 22)
• ONLINE Rob Scott's Food Festival (Comsewogue). (Jan. 22)
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— Debora Whitehead