🌱 How Port Jefferson Station is honoring Rich O’Brien’s life and legacy

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In today's newsletter:

• How Port Jefferson Station is honoring Rich O'Brien's life and legacy

Also on today's calendar: "GUY" Rocks "FRANKIE's 823 Restaurant/Bar" in Saint James, WEDNESDAY NIGHT LIVE, 5:30pm-8:30pm and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: More clouds than sun, with a high of 69 and low of 59 degrees.
• Wednesday: Partly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 70, low: 62.
• Thursday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 76 and low of 66 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Cyclist avoids charges after Port Jefferson Station dad dies after struck in Central Park (scallywagandvagabond.com) — A Port Jefferson Station father of two has died days after being struck by a speeding cyclist while walking through Central Park to work, and the rider currently faces no charges. Friends, family, and union colleagues are mourning Rich O'Brien, a Local 638 steamfitter, with a funeral planned in Port Jefferson Station and a fundraiser supporting his wife and young daughters.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Port Jefferson Station

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday September 30
• "GUY" Rocks "FRANKIE's 823 Restaurant/Bar" in Saint James, WEDNESDAY NIGHT LIVE, 5:30pm-8:30pm →
  FRANKIES's 823 (Casa D'Soletti), 823 Middle Country Rd, St James, NY, 11780,
  5:30 pm
Saturday October 3
• "Paw-ktoberfest: Heroes, Hops & Paws" Benefiting Paws of War →
  The Stone Goat Restaurant & Brewery, 552 N Country Rd, St James
  1:00 pm

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Other local events

Tuesday September 29
• Tech Tasting Night (Grades 3-5) →
  Comsewogue Public Library, 170 Terryville Rd, Port Jefferson Station
  6:00 pm
Wednesday September 30
• Teen Paint Night (Grades 6-12) →
  Comsewogue Public Library, 170 Terryville Rd, Port Jefferson Station
  6:00 pm
Saturday October 3
• Culper Spy Day!!!
  Three Village Historical Society, 93 N. Country Road, East Setauket
  10:00 am
• 12th Annual Culper Spy Day →
  Port Jefferson Village, NY Calendar
  11:00 am
Sunday October 4
• Outdoor Summer Farmers Market →
  Port Jefferson Village, NY Calendar, 101 East Broadway, Port Jefferson
  9:00 am
• Cabaret The Musical →
  Theatre Three, 412 Main St, Port Jefferson
  3:00 pm
Tuesday October 6
• October Monthly Membership Meeting →
  The Meadow Club, 1147 Route 112, Port Jefferson Station
  6:00 pm
Friday October 9
• Cabaret The Musical →
  Theatre Three, 412 Main St, Port Jefferson
  8:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday September 30
• Smith Haven Mall Walkers Club
  Smith Haven Mall - Food Court, 313 Smith Haven Mall, Lake Grove
  10:30 am
• Faculty Book lecture by Sohl Lee/ART - "Decolonization and Democracy: Art, Protest, and Political Imagination"
  Humanities, Room 1006; Humanities, Room 1008, 100 Nicolls Road, Stony Brook
  5:00 pm
• 🎉 TRIVIA NIGHT EVERY WEDNESDAY! 🎉 →
  Port Jeff Brewing Company, 22 Mill Creek Rd, Port Jefferson
  7:00 pm
Thursday October 1
• Community Yoga 2026 →
  Mather Hospital, 75 North Country Road, Port Jefferson

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Olive Garden posted a job opening for Server in Centereach. Apply here.
• Oak St. Health posted a job opening for Store Associate in Miller Place. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Port Jefferson Station here.

🗞 Nearby News

Port Jefferson

• Port Jefferson AHEPA Chapter 319 Holds 9th Annual Fall Fishing Trip (thenationalherald.com)
• Violent Nor'easter Hammers NYC and Surrounding Region, Leaving One Dead (pulptastic.com)

Mount Sinai

• Cell map reveals your brain 'changes gear' twice in your life at two very different ages (uniladtech.com)
• First-in-Human: Jyoti Malhotra, MD, MPH on Phase 1 Trials, Lung Cancer in 2026, and Yale (curetoday.com)
• Grace Meng sharply criticizes DOJ over hospital settlements (watermarkoutnews.com)

Stony Brook University

• New Lunar Crater Offers Keys To Moon's Shallow Subsurface (idaho.gov)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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