🌱 Port Jefferson Daily: Comsewogue Is A Sustainable Library

Debora Whitehead
Updated ·3 min read

Morning, Port Jefferson! Here's everything you need to know to get this Friday started right.

First, today's weather:

A snow shower in the p.m. High: 34, low: 22.

Here are the top 5 stories in Port Jefferson today:

  1. Comsewogue Public Library was recognized by the Sustainable Libraries Initiative with the Sustainable Libraries Certification Program. By participating in the program, the library will expand its community partnerships and welcome new collaborations. As result, Comsewogue will ensure the community emergency needs will be met. (TBR)

  2. Dr. Pollytia Panagiotou has joined North Country Primary Medical Care. Panagiotou has been practicing medicine as an internal physician in Stony Brook and now is expanding her network in a clinic at 43 Radio Avenio, Miller Place. She specializes in working with patients with obesity. (TBRNews)

  3. Earl L. Vandermeulen High School varsity football player Luke Filippi was awarded 1st Team All-State football honors by the New York State Sportswriters Association. Filippi is the first student in the district to receive the award since 1998 when student Chris Colmer had the same honor. (Press Release Desk)

  4. Nearby News: Over 300 people gathered together to protest the mask mandate in Hauppauge. Parents who pulled their kids out of school on Jan. 26 held signs with phrases defending their parental choices and freedom. (News 12 Bronx)

  5. Five new houses are for sale in and around Port Jefferson. Click on the link for the open houses scheduled. (Port Jefferson Patch)

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Today in Port Jefferson:

  • Norwood College & Career Week β€” Comsewogue School District. (All Day)

  • ONLINE Sun-Style Tai Chi (Comsewogue). (10 a.m.)

From my notebook:

  • "Sarah Desthers remembers being ready to go to sleep for the night when the terrifying noise of her mother choking jolted her out of bed. 'My eyes were shut, but my door was open, so I was able to hear what was going on,' the 15-year-old said. 'And I heard this coughing, thumping noise, I can’t even describe it.'" (Greater Long Island)

  • "Tenants at an East Patchogue apartment complex say they have been living without heat during freezing conditions. Joanne Cady lives at the Conifer Village Apartment and said she hasn't had heat for weeks.Cady says the refurbished heater installed by the property owner was emitting noxious fumes. She says she was hospitalized for a week due to carbon monoxide poisoning." (News 12 Bronx)

  • Suffolk County Publishes Coronavirus Case update for Jan. 24. (Press Release Desk)

  • Port Jefferson, NY: "Jackpot and goal met! Grant monies for our roads here in the Village of Port Jefferson. Thanks to proactive efforts by Treasurer Denise Mordente and her team, our Village has received $324,000 in CHIPS funding for road improvements." (Facebook)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door this Friday. I'll see you soon!

β€” Debora Whitehead

This article originally appeared on the Port Jefferson Patch