🌱 Three Village Daily: MFA Thesis Exhibition + Science Talk '22

Up and at 'em, Three Village! Let's get you started this Thursday with everything you need to know going on around Three Village today.

First, today's weather:

Breezy with periods of rain. High: 52, low: 47.

Here are the top 5 stories in Three Village today:

1. Stony Brook art students to be featured in The MFA Thesis Exhibition 2022. Dilge Dilsiz, Daniel Donato, and Heather Weston are presenting paintings, sculptures, prints, and photographs at the Zuccaire Gallery, located on the second floor of the Staller Center. The exhibit will be on display until April 14. (Stony Brook News)
2. "Marie Currie's Life and Work" will be discussed at the Emma S. Clark Memorial Library on March 26 at 2 p.m. Edward Sierra, who is the president of the Long Island Chapter of the American Nuclear Society, will lead the group presentation into the life of the woman who won the Nobel Prize twice. Register here. (ECML)
3. Three Village Historical Society historian Bev Tyler was interviewed by Bill Bleyer for his article on the Culper Spy Ring and a woman known only as “355.” The article was published in the Smithsonian Magazine, which came out on Monday. Click here to read the full article. (Smithsonianmag)
4. Nonprofit Paws of War in Nesconset teamed up with an organization overseas to help refugees who fled from Ukraine to have essentials for their pets. Most of the families who escaped don't have food for their pets and nonprofits are promoting campaigns to benefit the animals through donations. (Patch)
5. A former Port Jefferson resident is facing charges after turning herself in for an elderly assault that resulted in death. Lauren Pazienza, 26, who lived on Old Homestead Road, is being charged with first-degree manslaughter after pushing an 87-year-old to the ground. The victim later died from her injuries. (Newsday/Subscription Required)

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Today in Three Village:

• Science Talk '22 — Stony Brook University. (All Day)
• Clinton Spring Book Fair — Comsewogue School District. (All Day)
• Resilience in Uncertain Times — Stony Brook University. (10 a.m.)
• Bunnies, Bunnies, Bunnies (Comsewogue). (10 a.m.)

From my notebook:

• Stony Brook Athletics: "Costello’s Hot Bat & Bodrug’s dominance in the circle leads softball to 7-0 win over Hofstra." (Facebook)
• "Police say a Centereach man who was missing was murdered. Justin Lee was last seen at his North Washington Avenue home on Jan. 18. Detectives say the 34-year-old's body was found in a wooded area near the North Shore Rail Trail in Rocky Point." (News 12 Connecticut)
• "Jake's 58 Casino allowing people to donate winnings to help Ukraine. For the next month or so, gamblers at Jake’s 58 Casino will have the option at cash-out machines to donate part of their winnings to the humanitarian efforts in Ukraine. Tony Pancella, the president and CEO of Suffolk County OTB, says they are 'kicking it off with a $10,000 donation,' courtesy of the OTB and Jake's. The donations are going to the Northwell Ukrainian Global Relief Fund, which is helping hospitals in desperate need of supplies." (News 12 Brooklyn)

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