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🌱 How a long-blighted Port Jefferson Station site is finally being reborn.

Port Jefferson Station, New York Patch AM: a 4 min read

Hi there, Port Jefferson Station! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How a long-blighted Port Jefferson Station site is finally being reborn.
  • How Port Jefferson Station is turning pink for breast cancer awareness.
  • Which Port Jefferson Station veterans post just received lifesaving new equipment?

Also on today's calendar: "Paw-ktoberfest: Heroes, Hops & Paws" Benefiting Paws of War and 11 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the girl pig break up with the boy pig? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Some sun, then clouds, with a high of 79 and low of 59 degrees.
  • Saturday: Partly sunny and less humid, temps: high: 70, low: 56.
  • Sunday: Chance of a little p.m. rain, with a high of 62 and low of 54 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Suffolk County Executive Romaine Announces Lawrence Aviation Closing with MTA (longisland.com) — A long-contaminated Superfund property in Port Jefferson Station is finally being sold, with 40 acres going to the MTA for future Port Jefferson Branch rail improvements and another 40 acres slated for community solar. County officials say the deal caps years of cleanup and legal work, turning a blighted industrial site into transportation upgrades, renewable energy and productive public use.
   

2. Mather Hospital rallies community in the fight against breast cancer (tbrnewsmedia.com) — Port Jefferson Station businesses and landmarks will light up pink this October as part of Mather Hospital’s Paint Port Pink campaign, including an EmpowerHER women’s health seminar at The Meadow Club on Route 112. Residents are invited to join screenings, contests, Wear Pink Day, and local fundraisers while learning about breast cancer warning signs and the importance of regular mammograms.
   

3. Legislator Englebright helps delivers vital equipment to organizations on the North Shore (tbrnewsmedia.com) — Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4927 in Port Jefferson Station has received a portable defibrillator and training through Legislator Steven Englebright’s grant-funded outreach program, boosting emergency preparedness during events. Local nonprofits and houses of worship that meet the criteria can still contact his office to be considered for similar lifesaving equipment.
   

4. Long Island Steamfitter Dies After Central Park Bike Crash (conservativejournalreview.com) — A Port Jefferson Station steamfitter, Richard O’Brien, died after being struck by a cyclist while walking in Central Park on his way to a union job at the Met. His death leaves his wife and two young daughters facing major financial uncertainty, partly eased by a GoFundMe that has raised over $120,000, while NYPD continues investigating without announcing any charges.
   

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  • Whole Foods posted a job opening for Grocery Associate Team Leader (Assistant Department Manager) in Lake Grove. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Port Jefferson Station here.

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why did the girl pig break up with the boy pig?" — Because he was such a boar! (Thank you Theresa H. for sending it in!)
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