🌱 Three Village Daily: SBU Wins Award For Teacher Preparation

Good morning, 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:

Rain, then snow, 1-3 inches. High: 37 Low: 16.

Here are the top 4 stories today in Three Village:

1. The department of Astronomy of Stony Brook University made it to the 5+Club once again. This is the highest award for teacher preparation from the PhysTEC. This award puts the university in the top five best institutions for training physics teachers. (SBU News)
   
2. If you have a local business and would like to support the Emma Clark Memorial Library teen's summer reading program, donate a gift card for the library's raffle or prizes. The donation will be used to incentivize the youth in our community to read more. In exchange, your business name will be listed on our Library newsletter, which is distributed to all houses in Three Village. For more information, click on the link or call us at (631) 941-40-80. (Emma C. Library)
3. Ward Melville High School students Courtney Quinn and Jason Monopoli are named Suffolk's Zone Award holders by the New York State Association of Health and Physical Education. This award is annual and is given to the top male and female senior physical leaders in each of the Suffolk County high schools. (Three Village School District)
4. Nearby News: Nonprofit organization in Huntington has its dining hall flooded due to a pipe burst. Helping Hands Rescue Mission was planning to reopen the dining hall on Jan. 25 to serve meals to families in need. (abc7)

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Today in Three Village:

• HS Parent Scheduling Information Meeting HS AUD. (6:30 p.m.)
• ONLINE Relax & Connect — Comsewogue Public Library. (1 p.m.)
• Everyday Matinees — Comsewogue Public Library. (2 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• "The Riverhead-based Maureen’s Haven is pushing through another pandemic winter to provide shelter, food, and more to the East End’s homeless population. According to Maureen’s Haven Executive Director Daniel O’Shea, the number of people the organization’s winter shelter program is serving has been 'through the roof' since before Christmas. While the program usually takes in 30 to 35 people in an average year, the last few weeks have seen that number increase to as many as 50 people, O’Shea said." (RiverheadLOCAL)
• "BEEHIVE - The '60s Musical is a loving, rockin' celebration of that era's powerful female voices whose music stands the test of time, including Diana Ross, Janis Joplin, Carole King and more!" (Broadway World)
• "Police rescued two kayakers stranded in the Long Island Sound Tuesday afternoon after their kayaks had overturned and were swept up by a current, the Fairfield Police Department said. One of the kayakers called 911 for help around 12:40 p.m. Tuesday." (Fairfield Citizen)

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— Debora Whitehead