🌱 Three Village Daily: Electric Parade + SBUH Cheers Officer

Happy Sunday, neighbors! Let's get you all caught up on what's happening locally to start today off on an informed note.

First, today's weather:

Sun giving way to clouds. High: 45, low: 38.

Here are the top stories in Three Village today:

1. The Three Village Electric Parade Committee is lighting up the holidays with the annual Three Village Electric Parade. The Electric Parade is “ON”. This year the holiday floats will light up main street. Come see a spectacular display of dazzling lights, holiday themes, and of course, Santa! Families, schools, clubs, teams, businesses, and organizations are all welcome to make this year the best year yet! Show your enthusiasm and creativity to spread holiday cheer and lift local spirits by joining the festivities! To register your float and for more info please contact Denise Williams at (631) 828-9031. (3VHoliday)
2. Mis/Communication is on exhibit at the Zuccaire Gallery. The exhibit features video, sculpture, print, and interactive media artworks by contemporary artists who explore the power of language in a cultural context. The exhibition considers spoken and written language as defined by national or cultural linguistic traditions like Korean, Spanish and Portuguese, but also performative body language, “academic speak”, and Artificial Intelligence’s voice recognition program. (Stony Brook News)
3. A Long Island police officer, who spent one month recuperating from critical injuries he suffered from an alleged drunk driver, is expected to be home for Christmas, his chief surgeon said at a news conference at Stony Brook Hospital Medical Center on Friday. Suffolk Officer Timothy Thrane was cheered with a round of applause by hundreds of fellow officers and supporters, as he was wheeled out of the hospital by a team of paramedics. (Three Village Patch)
4. Suffolk County Police Sixth Squad detectives are seeking the public’s help to locate a Centereach woman who was reported missing on Dec. 2. Melissa Molinari was last seen at her residence, located on Lolly Lane on Nov. 21. Molinari was reported missing yesterday. She left her vehicle at home. (smithtownmatters.com)

Today in Three Village:

• Encaustic Intensive. (1 p.m.)
• ONLINE Concert: Motown Christmas (Comsewogue). (2 p.m.)
• Holiday Music with the 4th and 5th Grade Chamber Orchestra. (2:45 p.m.)
• Messiah Sing-along - Stony Brook University. (3 p.m.)
• Holiday Music with the High School Chamber Orchestra. (4:15 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• A school District was hit by a ransomware attack that shut down the district’s computer system and disrupted its technology infrastructure. Shortly before 9 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 3 on Long Island, the Riverhead Central School District alerted the community that they were experiencing an “outage” with their Internet and email accounts. (Daily Voice)
• Click on the link to watch the interview with the Furry Friends From Little Shelter. (NBC New York)
• Goodwill of Western and Northern Connecticut announces the promotion of Chaldea Stewart of Hartford to Manager of its Milford retail store. Stewart, who has been with Goodwill since 2016, previously served as assistant store manager at three of Goodwill’s retail locations. (HamletHub)

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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.

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