🌱 Three Village Daily: RSOM Largest Award + NBC’s Musical

Welcome back, Three Village! Let's get you all caught up to start this Friday, December 10 off on an informed note. Here are the most important things going on today in town.

First, today's weather:

Cloudy and milder. High: 52, low: 41.

Here are the top stories in Three Village today:

1. The prestigious Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP) at Stony Brook University's Renaissance School of Medicine trains the next generation of physician scientists, and this past year received its largest-ever award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), at $3.7 million for five years. The program has received funding from the NIH every year since 1992. The funding will allow the program to continue in its mission and expand in ways that will help evolve with the changing times. (Stony Brook News)
2. Setauket Elementary School sixth grader Lily Tamburo dazzled a national television audience this December as she performed in NBC’s musical production “Annie Live!” Taking a hiatus from her role in the Broadway musical “Mrs. Doubtfire,” Lily performed as part of the ensemble that brought the beloved story to life. Lily has been performing professionally since the age of 5, appearing as Cindy Lou Who in the national tour of “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” and many local community theater productions. (Three Village School District)
3. A Long Island family is searching for answers after their loved one died shortly after being released from South Shore University Hospital. The family of Carol Waldron says the Shirley woman died not long after being brought home Tuesday following heart surgery at the hospital. According to the hospital, Waldron was discharged in good condition after a successful surgery, and the private ambulance company that handles non-emergency patients took her home. Waldron's son, Michael Murphy, says he was then asked to help his mother climb the stairs when she immediately started saying she couldn't breathe. "The medical personnel there, they were just kind of standing there while no one was responding and Michael had to respond giving CPR to his own mother and then had to say, 'Can you please help me? Can you please help save my mother,' her son said, then he called 911. (News12)
4. For the North Fork crowd, there’s nothing quite like Insatiable Eats Creative Kitchen, the new venture by caterer and restaurateur Chef Marco Barrila and wife Sheila, opening this week in Riverhead. Between the authentic Sicilian pizza, the coffee bar featuring imported beans from Barrila’s hometown of Messina, the gourmet marketplace with imported panettone, the chocolate and other fine foods and a buffet of hot Italian dishes, Insatiable Eats Creative Kitchen is an Italian food lover’s dream. (North Forker)

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Today in Three Village:

• WMHS Musical - Ward Melville Senior High School. (7:30 p.m.)
• Parent/Teacher Conferences (K-6 Only). (All Day)
• Professional Development Day for Secondary Schools. (All Day)
• A Time for Kids: Mr. Potato Head (Comsewogue). (10 a.m.)

From my notebook:

• Next year, not only will Irish eyes be smiling in Lindenhurst, Irish legs will be marching.
  The village has announced that in March it will host its first St. Patrick’s Day parade with former Congressman Peter King as grand marshal. (Newsday)
• Some smaller eating establishments may soon be able serve alcohol in the Town of Huntington. The town board is considering amending its definition of food shop to make such establishments eligible to serve alcohol for on-site consumption. Currently food shop establishments are banned from such service under town zoning code. The change would make town code consistent with state law, which allows "food shops" to serve alcohol. (Newsday)
• A Fire Island student recently helped local felines in need by sewing 100 catnip toys.
  Olivia Asaro-Apsley, a sixth-grader at Woodhull Elementary School in Ocean Beach, created the 8-inch toys over the course of about two months using items including tie-dyed fabric, cotton and a sewing machine. She then donated the colorful playthings to John Debacker, a local animal rescuer and animal rights advocate. (Newsday)

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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.