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What's screening at the Staller Center on July 21.

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What's screening at the Staller Center on July 21.

A look back at the week's biggest headlines.
A look back at the week's biggest headlines on Port Jefferson Patch.
Even though it's hot outside, here's how you can keep cool.
Skip the beach – it's too darn hot. Here are a few other options.
What's screening at the Staller Center on Saturday.
What's screening at the Staller Center on Saturday.
Thunderstorms cause the power to go out for some in Stony Brook.
Storm leaves some residents in Terryville and Port Jefferson Station without power.
Emily Holtzman, 16, set up a charity to help stop the spread of malaria.
Idea is to build relationship with the motorcycle community in downtown Port Jefferson.
Trustees approve a one-time spraying of a pesticide on campus.
What's screening on Friday at the Staller Center.
Festival is now in its 18th year.
Karen Benjamin was pronounced dead on July 17 at Stony Brook University Hospital.
Karen Benjamin was pronounced dead on July 17 at Stony Brook University Hospital.
The following arrest information was supplied by the Suffolk County Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction.
Alleged thefts by Andrea Brosnan, former treasurer, went undetected.