🌱 Three Village Daily: SBU Professors Helped In NASA Mission + Events

Happy Saturday, neighbors! Let's get you all caught up to start today off on an informed note.

First, today's weather:

Partly sunny and cool. High: 56, low: 49.

Here are the top 5 stories today in Three Village:

1. Three Village career exploration fair provided new opportunities for students who attended the event on March 30. The event was organized by the Three Village Industry Advisory Board and School District. (tbrnewsmedia)
2. Stony Brook University professors Joel Hurowitz and Scott McLennan played essential roles in building spacecraft that successfully landed on Mars. The Long Island duo has been working with NASA since 2003. (Newsday/Subscription Required)
3. Environment Educator Nicole Pocchiare will be at the Emma Clark Memorial Library on April 28 at 7 p.m. to host the Plastic Planet program, which will discuss plastic plaguing our planet. Registration is required. (ECML)
4. Nearby News: The Village of Port Jefferson Mayor Margot Garant announced the withdrawal of revoking the operating license of the Curry Club at SaGhar. At the last Board meeting, Mayor Garant mentioned that the restaurant complied with all the village's requests, such as not applying for nightclub status and other requirements. The establishment will remain open for business. (tbrnewsmedia)
5. Veteran Edward L. Chan was honored for his World War II Service. The Long Island retired teacher joined the U.S. Army when he was 18 years old. "I considered Hitler a threat to democracy, and the most important priority was to defeat him," Chan told Patch. (Patch)

Today in Three Village:

• Port Jeff Health & Wellness 2022 — Port Jefferson Chamber of Commerce. (9 a.m.)
• Shred-Recycle-Dispose — Comsewogue Public Library. (9 a.m.)
• Christian Tran, Oboe Recital — Stony Brook University. (10 a.m.)
• Symphonies of Beethoven — Emma Clark Memorial Library. (2 p.m.)
• Sophia Sun, Viola Recital — Stony Brook University. (9 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Stony Brook Volunteer Ambulance Corps: "Interested in becoming CPR certified with Stony Brook’s volunteer ambulance corps? Come to our first student CPR certification class in collaboration with CPO to learn lifesaving skills for free!" (Facebook)
• Stony Brook Athletics: "Softball splits Mid-Week Twin Bill with Manhattan." (Facebook)
• The Port Jefferson Antiques and Garden Weekend at the Village Center is set for April 30, and May 1 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tickets are $6 per person. The event will feature beautiful estate and antique jewelry, maps, toys, furniture, and more! (PJCofC)

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— Debora Whitehead

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