🌱 Three Village Daily: New Year's Outings + Exhibit At Zuccaire

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

First, today's weather:

A little rain; breezy, cooler. High: 41, low: 38.

Here are the top 5 stories in Three Village today:

1. Looking for an outing to celebrate the New Year's? You're at the right place! Long Island has a great number of hotels with great dining rooms and first-class service to please all during a getaway or a vast list of restaurants that will offer live music and other fun treats to celebrate the occasion properly. Click on the link and have fun! (Newsday)
2. Stony Brook Medicine’s Jedan Phillips, M.D., and Wilfred Farquharson appeared on WCBS-TV on Dec. 15 to talk about their beliefs and activities with “Black Men in White Coats,” which is a nationwide movement to encourage communities to support young Black men in high school and college to become physicians. (Newsday)
   
3. Stop by at Zuccaire Gallery to see the exhibit: "Mis/Communication: Language and Power In Contemporary." The exhibit involves video, sculpture, print, and engaging media artworks by contemporary artists who explore the power of communication in the modern society. (Stony Brook News)
4. Click on the link to see some beautiful photos of the Three Village Electric Holiday Parade that happened last weekend on Main Street. (Greater Long Island)
5. Huntington Hospital has created a program to move cancer patients who arrive at the Emergency Department more quickly to other units of the hospital where they can get specialized care. The pathway will be exclusively for cancer patients and will keep them away from cold, flu and COVID-19 patients as they walk in and out. (huntingtonNow)

Today in Three Village:

• Holiday Craft Fair at NHS — Middle Country Csd. (All Day)
• HS Armstrong Wrestling Cup — Port Jefferson School District. (All Day)
• The Holiday Market at Gallery North. (9 a.m.)
• Candy Cane Scrub (Comsewogue) — Comsewogue Public Library. (All Day)
• Holiday Bingo (Comsewogue) — Comsewogue Public Library. (2 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• A Huntington Station man was arrested on last Thursday for speeding and racing in Farmingdale. Witnesses said the man was driving in a very dangerous way that threated people on the road and pedestrians. (huntingtonNow)
• Stony Brook University: "Can't wait to celebrate our December SBU Class Of 2021! Remember, you can livestream the ceremony tomorrow at 11 a.m. EST. The livestream won't be available until the ceremony begins. Link in comments!" (Facebook)
• Three Village Historical Society: "Setauket was founded in 1655, the first settlement in what would become the Town of Brookhaven. It was founded as an agricultural community in the mid-17th century and was a regional center of activity during the American Revolutionary." (Facebook)
• Three Village Historical Society: "Are you like us and you’re still holiday shopping?! Skip the mall this Saturday and drop by The Holiday Market! We’ll have over 40 vendors set up across two properties, ready to help you cross everyone off your gift giving list!" (Facebook)
• Stony Brook Athletics: "Women’s Basketball to host Washington State on Sunday, Dec. 19." (Facebook)

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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.