🌱 Three Village Daily: Library Offers Medicare Counseling

Rise and shine, Three Village! Here's everything you need to know to get this Thursday started off right.

First, today's weather:

Some sun, then clouds. High: 39, low: 32.

Here are the top 4 stories in Three Village today:

1. Three Village Emma S. Clark Memorial Library offers One-On-One Medicare Counseling by phone appointment. HIICAP Health insurance information counseling and assistance program is given by retired senior citizens who volunteer as counselors. They will meet with residents by phone to help with Medicare health insurance information and forms. Appointments are available on Wednesday, Jan. 19 or Feb. 16 from 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Those interested in setting up an appointment with a HIICAP volunteer should contact Nanette Feder at Emma Clark Library at Nanette@emmaclark.org or call 631.941.4080, ext. 116. (Emma Clark Library)
2. Historic All Souls Church in Stony Brook hosts its Second Saturdays poetry. On Jan. 8 from 11 a.m.-noon, the program will be via Zoom. The readings will be hosted by Suffolk County Poet Laureate Richard Bronson and the featured poet will be Vicki Iorio. An open reading will give attendees a chance to read their own poems. All are welcome. For more information, please call 631-655-7798 or access: https://www.allsouls-stonybrook.org/. (TBRNEWS)
3. Three Village elementary school students made the "Stars Shining Brightly." Minnesauke Elementary School fifth grade students started a project that includes the entire school. They transformed the school hallway into a brilliant and peaceful sky adorned with points of light, each reflecting how the students shine brightest. Students received and decorated paper stars with words describing how they do or can shine the brightest. (Three Village School District)
4. Nearby News: More Long Island schools shift to remote learning. Long Beach, Lynbrook, and Baldwin went remote after confirmation of COVID-19 cases among students and teachers.
   On Tuesday, Jan. 4, schools in Glen Cove and Brentwood started to discuss a plan to transition to distance learning, with more districts potentially following suit as officials monitor the spread of the virus. (Daily Voice)

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Today in Three Village:

• Medicaid Enrollment Assistance for the Aged, Blind, and Disabled (Comsewogue). (10 a.m.)
• ONLINE: Agents of Change (Comsewogue). (6:30 p.m.)
• Tot's Night Out — Comsewogue Public Library. (7 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Nunzi's of Farmingdale, which opened last month, is getting rave reviews from foodies for its Italian twist on the above items with yummy pizza and pasta added in. (Rutherford Daily Voice)
• SBU Office of Enterprise Risk Management: "It was my pleasure to swear in and to officially announce Stony Brook UPDs new Assistant Vice President for Campus Safety and Chief of Police, Dawn Smallwood! Dawn has been with us for more than a year as the Assistant Chief of Patrol." (Facebook)
• Stony Brook University: Top Stories of 2021: "From May's 10 in-person commencement ceremonies to being a finalist for the historic Governors Island Center for Climate Solutions, 2021 for Stony Brook University was big!" (Facebook)

Events:

• LISFA Secondary Rehearsals — Port Jefferson School District. (Jan. 7)
• TAKE & MAKE: Candy Bark (Comsewogue). (Jan. 8)
• Defensive Driving Comsewogue Public Library. (Jan. 8)

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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.