🌱 Three Village Daily: GoFundMe Supports Family After Fatal Fire

Good day, neighbors! It's me again, Debora Whitehead, your host of the Three Village Daily.

First, today's weather:

A little rain. High: 51, low: 50.

Here are the top 5 stories today in Three Village:

1. A GoFundMe page is active to help a family from East Setauket after a fatal fire. The fire left Lisa Ostrowski dead and seriously injured her fiancé and 11-month-old son. The page has raised more than $50,000 in donations and the family has been receiving community support. (News 12 Brooklyn)
2. The Long Island Museum welcomes families for the Winter Break with free admission. The free admission day will be on Thursday, Feb. 24, from noon to 3 p.m. The museum is located at 1200Route 25A, Stony Brook, and has a beautiful carriage collection on display! (tbrnewsmedia)
3. Emma S. Clark Memorial Library has a special craft kit to be enjoyed over the Winter Break. Looking for indoor activities to keep the young ones busy? Stop by at the library to pick up a Color Your Mini-Puzzle kit. Supply pickup starts on Feb. 22. (ESCML)
4. Ward Melville High School Scholarship application deadline is Feb. 28. Visit the Three Village School District website for more information. (TVSD)
5. Nearby News: A man was seriously injured in a four-car crash in Commack. Police are investigating the crash that happened on Sunday afternoon. Maria Kopping was driving on Veterans Memorial Highway and attempted to make a left turn on Jericho Turnpike when she hit another car, driven by Freddy Roth from Brentwood. Roth was airlifted to a local hospital to be treated with serious injuries. (News 12 Brooklyn)

Today in Three Village:

• Gallery Exhibit — Wooden Ghosts of the Past at PJVC. (9 a.m.)
• Take & Make Crafts: Color Your Mini Puzzle. (9:30 a.m.)
• AARP Income Tax Assistance (Comsewogue). (10 a.m.)
• ONLINE Breathe Together (Comsewogue). (10 a.m.)
• Take & Bake Strawberry Bread — Emma Clark Memorial Library. (10 a.m.)

From my notebook:

• Stony Brook Soccer Club: "Big well done to our B2013 Rampage and Coach Oscar who’s a team who took home second place in the EMSC Indoor World Cup tournament. Individual award for best GK went to Zack Palagi." (Facebook)
• Stony Brook Soccer Club: "Congratulations to our Girls 2010 Stony Brook LGN Energy who took 1st place at the EMSC President’s Day weekend tournament — individual awards went to Olivia Semisi MVP and Alyssa Giovingo who took home the Outstanding GK award." (Facebook)
• Stony Brook Athletics: "No. 4 Women's Lacrosse battles to the end, drops one-goal contest at No. 3 Syracuse." (Facebook)
• Stony Brook Athletics: "Baseball's Bats held quiet in series finale loss at McNeese State." (Facebook)

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— Debora Whitehead