🌱 Three Village Daily: Bicyclist Airlifted To SBH After Accident

Happy Wednesday, Three Village! Let's get this day started off right. These are the most important things going on today in town.

First, today's weather:

Cloudy, a little rain; milder. High: 47, low: 36.

Here are the top 4 stories in Three Village today:

1. Bicyclist airlifted to Stony Brook Hospital after being struck by pickup truck. A 49-year-old man from Flanders was injured after being hit by a pickup truck at the intersection of Flanders Road and Route 105 on Sunday afternoon. Police said a Ford pickup was traveling on Route 105 when the bicyclist crossed into the intersection from Flanders Road and was struck. A Riverhead man was driving the pickup. No charges were announced. Police said the investigation is continuing. (RiverheadNews)
   
2. East Setauket sixth grader breaks from "Mrs. Doubtfire" to perform in NBC's "Annie Live!" Child actress Lily Tamburo performed on live television in NBC’s musical production “Annie Live!” The Setauket Elementary School sixth grader played an orphan alongside the lead character Annie, played by Celina Smith, 12. Lily has performed professionally since she was 5, appearing as Cindy Lou Who in the national tour of “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” and many local community theater productions. (Greater Long Island)
3. Three Village Historical Society has career opportunities availab. Have you ever considered working at the TVHS? If so, click on the link to see jobs opportunities openings and to apply. (Three Village Historical Society)
4. Nearby News: Three Long Island Schools go remote as COVID-19 cases are on the rise. Three school districts- Hicksville, Freeport and Westbury decided to use remote learning for the first week of January due to an increase in cases from students and staff during the holiday break. (LI News12)

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Today in Three Village:

• WMHS SBMT — Ward Melville Senior High School. (2 p.m.)
• Take & Make: Snowman Cake Pops (Comsewogue). (9:30 a.m.)
• Music and Movement — Comsewogue Public Library. (10 a.m.)
• ONLINE Helping Children Cope & Thrive During COVID-19. (7 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• "Opening a restaurant on Long Island is a notoriously lengthy and unpredictable process — and it's never been more challenging than during the last two years. And yet, neither supply-chain issues, constantly changing health advisories, a labor shortage nor a pandemic has slowed the march of new eateries. Here are some of the most exciting openings planned for the first quarter of 2022." (Newsday/ Subscription Required)
• Stony Brook University: "We mourn the passing of Professor Richard Leakey, a rare global leader preeminent in two separate fields simultaneously: world-renowned both as a paleoanthropologist and a conservationist." (Facebook)
• "Stony Brook Hospital system has restricted its in-person visitation policy, taking into consideration the increase in COVID-19 numbers in Suffolk, according to a policy statement on its website." (Patch)

Events:

• ONLINE: Agents of Change (Comsewogue). (Jan. 6)
• Tot's Night Out Comsewogue Public Library. (Jan. 6)
• LISFA Secondary Rehearsals — Port Jefferson School District. (Jan. 7)

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— Debora Whitehead

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