🌱 Three Village Daily: TVHS Launches Barn Project + Act Festival

Hey, Three Village! Let's get this Thursday started. Here's everything worth knowing today in town.

First, today's weather:

Breezy with clouds and sun. High: 39, low: 19.

Here are the top 5 stories today in Three Village:

1. Three Village Historical Society launches the Dominick-Crawford Barn Exhibit & Education Center project. The goal is to use elements from the original 1847 barn to the new­­­ building, named The Dominick-Crawford Barn Exhibit & Education Center. The new structure will be located in the 2.26-acre field at the Society’s headquarters on 93 N. Country Road in Setauket. Click on the link to learn the project details and to donate. (TVHS)
2. Three Village presents Milk & Cookies night. Visit the YouTube channel where you can see stories about doughnuts, chocolate, and other goods presented by the Three Village elementary librarians. (YouTube)
3. Esther S. Takeuchi, Ph.D., who is a professor at Stony Brook University, is being honored by the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) and will receive the Award in Chemical Sciences. This award represents her efforts and recognition for her contributions to the understanding of electrochemical energy storage. (tbrnewsmedia)
4. Port Jefferson Library will host an Empowerment & Enlightenment/ Financial, Legal & Real Estate Class. The class is set for March 9, at 7 p.m. Jaclyn Kramer, Sharlene Jamison and Raquel Fernandez will teach about estate planning, new financing laws, etc. The library is located at 100 Thompson St., Port Jefferson. Click here to register. (PJCofC)
5. Timothy Heaton, a retired correctional officer, was released from Saint Charles Hospital in Port Jefferson on Tuesday, after a long battle against COVID-19. Heaton was hospitalized in September 2021. During his journey, he had pneumonia and was in a coma for six weeks and now, after five months, he is finally back at his home in Medford. (News12)

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Today in Three Village:

• Norwood Read Across America Week — Comsewogue School District. (All Day)
• Boyle — Read Across America Week — Comsewogue School District. (All Day)
• WMHS One-Act Festival (LGI) — Ward Melville Senior High School. (7 p.m.)
• Healthcare Without Borders Conference — Free Virtual Conference via Zoom. (9 a.m.)
• APA Citation Workshop — Stony Brook University. (10 a.m.)

From my notebook:

• "Residents showed up at a Massapequa diner Tuesday to show their support for Ukraine and Ukrainian Americans on Long Island. People surprised the owners of Krisch's Diner with sunflowers, Ukraine's national flower. The owners, Scott and Kateryna, have family fighting in Ukraine currently. They are hoping to donate $25,000 to the cause." (News12)
• "Back by popular demand, the Scottish rock/pop bagpipe band, The Red Hot Chilli Pipers returns to Patchogue Theater for the Performing Arts on Sunday, March 13 at 7 p.m. Lobby and bar concessions open at 6 p.m. Tickets range between $29 - $63 plus fees and can be purchased online anytime at PatchogueTheatre.org or the Box Office, 631-207-1313, 71 East Main St. in Patchogue. Advanced ticket purchase is strongly recommended. (Broadway World)
• Stony Brook Athletics: "Corinne Badger claims Stony Brook Softball’s first-ever National Player of the Week honor." (Facebook)
• Three Village Civic Association: "Our next meeting will be on Monday, March 7 at 7:30 p.m. https://mailchi.mp/a01870fc9b2e/march-civic-meeting." (Facebook)

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— Debora Whitehead