🌱 Port Jefferson Daily: Village's Annual Ice Festival

Debora Whitehead
Updated ·3 min read

Good day, neighbors! It's me again, Debora Whitehead, your host of the Port Jefferson Daily.

First, today's weather:

Increasingly windy. High: 40, low: 10.

Here are the top 4 stories in Port Jefferson today:

  1. The Port Jefferson Ice Festival will feature the sculptures of Rich Daly of Ice Memories Inc. The event is free of charge and is sponsored by the Port Jefferson Business Improvement District. The festival is set for Jan. 29-30, from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. on both days. Free parking is available in the village during the winter. (Patch)

  2. A new medical clinic is opening in East Setauket. The new Northwell Health facility will be located at 3 Technology Drive in the Stony Brook Technology Center and will offer services such as "internal medicine, urology, urologic oncology and urogynecology." The Northwell physicians who will operate the clinic are partners with the Mather Harborview Medical Group and Mather Hospital in Port Jefferson. (Newsday/Subscription Required)

  3. New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance is accepting applications for COVID-19 rent relief in the towns of Brookhaven and Babylon. For more information and help with applications, reach out the Family Service League locations, including Bay Shore (631-647-3104); Mastic Beach (631-874-1327); and Riverhead (631-591-7577). (Newsday/Subscription Required)

  4. Patch has the latest numbers of hospital capacity in Port Jefferson area. Click on the link to access the chart. (Port Jefferson Patch)

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Today in Port Jefferson:

  • Knit & Crochet (Comsewogue) — Comsewogue Public Library. (2 p.m.)

  • North Shore Art Guild Artist Reception at the Stony Brook Holiday Inn. (5:30 p.m.)

From my notebook:

  • "The Sachem Central School District is making some bold moves to stop the spread of COVID-19 in their schools. The district is increasing social distancing and opening windows slightly to allow more air flow in classrooms.The district is also not allowing visitors inside buildings and making all meetings with parents virtual." (News 12 Bronx)

  • Suffolk County Government: Coronavirus case update for Jan. 11. (Press Release Desk)

  • Port Jefferson Free Library: "We are a five-star library! The PJFL has been named by Library Journal one of America’s Five Star Libraries for Public Library Service in 2021! We couldn't do it without our amazing community and all their support. Thank you!" (Facebook)

  • Joseph from Nextdoor's Community Team, Nextdoor New York: "Space heater safety tips: With the tragic news about the fire started by a space heater in New York City, I thought it would be timely to remind everyone about space heater safety." (Nextdoor)

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Events:

  • "Puss-In-Boots" — Theatre Three Children Theatre. (Jan. 15)

  • Birthday Swag Bags — Comsewogue Public Library. (Jan. 15)

  • Winter Bingo — Comsewogue Public Library. (Jan. 16)

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— Debora Whitehead

This article originally appeared on the Port Jefferson Patch