🌱 Three Village Daily: Walk-Ins COVID Test + WMHS Job Fair

Happy Thursday, neighbors! Here's everything you need to know to start today off on an informed note. Here's what's going on today in town.

First, today's weather:

Mostly cloudy, a little rain. High: 47, low: 43.

Here are the top stories today in Three Village:

1. As COVID-19 cases are on the rise on Long Island, several sites are offering walk-in tests. It's important to get tested if you have COVID-19 symptoms after being exposed, even if you are fully vaccinated or recently recovered from COVID-19 in the last 3 months. Click on the link to check locations and hours. (LI News12)
2. Ward Melville High School and Three Village Industry Advisory Board will host the 4th Annual Career Exploration Fair. On Jan. 19 at 6:30 p.m., the WMHS Cafeteria will have over 50 businesses from many industries helping to guide students in discovering their own personal career path options. Students (and parents) in grades 7-12 from Gelinas, Murphy and Ward Melville are invited. (Three Village School District)
3. A Suffolk nonprofit plans to sell site in Port Jefferson to recoup back taxes and electrify LIRR branch. About $17 million in unpaid taxes would be reimbursed and part of the property will be set aside for a possible railroad yard or train station, according to officials. The plan also may relocate the Port Jefferson train station and electrify the Long Island Rail Road's Huntington branch. (Newsday - Subscription Needed)
4. The Midnight on Main St. in Patchogue is canceled because of COVID-19 issues. The big celebration was scheduled for Friday, New Year’s Eve, in Patchogue but event organizers announced the cancellation on Tuesday. (Greater Long Island)

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Today in Three Village:

• Mother Goose on the Loose — Comsewogue Public Library. (10:30 a.m.)
• Women's Basketball at NJIT — Stony Brook University. (2 p.m.)
• Skoblicki's Scientists: Save the Koalas (Comsewogue). (5:30 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Stony Brook University: "Two more photos from 2021: Like for snow and heart for sunny days to share which you prefer!" (Facebook)
• "Smithtown leaders this week asked the New York State Comptroller for expedited review of a plan to sewer the hamlet downtown. To keep the project timeline, which calls for work to begin this summer and finish by spring 2025, that review must finish by Feb. 1." (Newsday)
• "Suffolk police officers responded to a 911 call reporting shots fired in Gordon Heights on Tuesday. A call came in that shots were fired on Granny Road at about 9 p.m., and when police arrived, officers were 'unable to find any indication that a shooting had taken place,' police said. No further details were released." (Port Jefferson Patch)

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Events:

• Noon Year's Eve (Comsewogue) — Comsewogue Public Library. (Dec. 31)
• New Year's LAUGHIN' Eve — Theater Three. (Dec. 31)
• KIT Raspberry Lemonade Lip Scrub (Comsewogue). (Dec. 31)
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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.