🌱Vote In The Stony Brook Scarecrow Contest + Town Welcomes New Garden

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• Vote for the best masterpiece in the Scarecrow Contest!
• Plate readers to be installed on Long Island.
• Stony Brook welcomes a new garden and more!

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Mostly sunny. High: 66, low: 50.

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Here are the top four stories today in Three Village:

1. Don't forget to vote in the Stony Brook Village Center 32nd Annual Scarecrow Competition. You can vote for the best masterpiece through Oct .26. Winners will be notified on Oct. 28. The first place wins a cash reward. (Stony Brook Village)
2. Twenty-two license plate readers are expected to be installed on various spots on the Southern State Parkway. According to officials, the readers will help police identify drivers with arrest warrants and give feedback on traffic situations. (Newsday/Subscription Required)
3. Three Village student-athletes received free cardiovascular screenings this month. About 120 healthy workers gathered at Ward Melville High School last weekend to ensure that 400 teens are in good health condition to practice sports and play for the district. The event aimed to bring awareness to cardiac health in the athlete community. (TBR News Media)
4. The Ward Melville Heritage Organization presents the new garden on the Jennie Melville Village Green in Stony Brook Village. PSEG Long Island donated $2,300 to be invested in improvements such as shrubs, flowers, and plants. (TBR News Media)

Today in Three Village:

• Take & Make- Snacks for Rescue Guinea Pigs. (All Day)
• WMHS National School Lunch Week - Ward Melville Senior High School. (All Day)
• Preschool Storytime - Emma Clark Memorial Library. (10 p.m.)
• Tot Storytime - Emma Clark Memorial Library. (11 p.m.)
• (Zuccaire Gallery Art Exhibit) Connecting the Drops: The Power of Water. (All Day)
• After-School Storytime - Emma Clark Memorial Library. (4:45 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Don't forget to visit the Jefferson Farmers Market today. Local farmers and vendors will be at Harborfront Park until 2 p.m. with fresh produce, baked goods, food, vendors, and more! (AARP Events)
• Stony Brook Village Center kicks off the 32nd Annual Halloween Festival. Trick-and-treaters are invited to enjoy free candy, games, dancing, and a scarecrow competition on Halloween day (Oct. 31) from 2 to 5 p.m. This event is free. (Stony Brook Village)
• Three Village Patch: "About 24 percent of the 1,150 respondents in a study of Long Island's LGBTQ+ community contemplated suicide within the past three years, and about a third of them thought about self-harm, Stony Brook University officials said Friday." (Patch)

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