🌱 Patch AM: How Port Jefferson’s football team just won back its entire season

Hello Port Jefferson! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How Port Jefferson's football team just won back its entire season

Also on today's calendar: Caroline Episcopal Church's Annual Country Fair and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the tractor say to the plow? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Pleasant with clouds and sun, with a high of 78 and low of 68 degrees.
• Sunday: Heavy rain and a thunderstorm, temps: high: 77, low: 66.
• Monday: Breezy in the morning, with a high of 76 and low of 55 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Port Jefferson football is back, merged with Rocky Point and eligible for playoffs (greaterlongisland.com) — Port Jefferson's varsity football season is back on after New York's education commissioner approved a merger with Rocky Point that keeps the combined team eligible for the playoffs. The ruling reverses Section XI's earlier postseason ban, allowing Earl L. Vandermeulen High School players to join Rocky Point and begin practices and games soon while the broader appeal continues.
   

📸 Around Port Jefferson

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Port Jefferson

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 12
• Caroline Episcopal Church's Annual Country Fair →
  Caroline Episcopal Church, 1 Dyke Rd, Setauket- East Setauket
  10:00 am
Saturday September 19
• Jay Medal Soirée →
  Jay Estate, 210 Boston Post Rd, Rye
  5:30 pm

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Other local events

Saturday September 12
• Cowgirls & Country Party at Lavender Fields →
  250 East Main Street, Port Jefferson
  6:30 pm
Sunday September 13
• mats & margs sep 13 →
  Ditch - Port Jefferson, 140 Main Street, Port Jefferson
Tuesday September 15
• Breathe Together (ONLINE) →
  Comsewogue Public Library, 170 Terryville Rd, Port Jefferson Station
  10:00 am
• Email Basics at Comsewogue Public Library →
  Comsewogue Public Library, 170 Terryville Rd, Port Jefferson Station
  10:00 am
Wednesday September 16
• AARP Smart Driver Course at Comsewogue Public Library →
  Comsewogue Public Library, 170 Terryville Rd, Port Jefferson Station
  10:00 am
Monday September 21
• Caroline Episcopal Church's 3rd Annual "Holy Smoke" Golf Tourney →
  Port Jefferson Country Club (44 Fairway Drive, Port Jefferson, NY)
  9:00 am
Wednesday September 23
• SNAP Assistance at Comsewogue Public Library →
  Comsewogue Public Library, 170 Terryville Rd, Port Jefferson Station
  11:00 am
• Free Baton Twirling Class w/ TNT Twirlers →
  290 Norwood Ave, Port Jefferson Station
  6:45 pm
Thursday September 24
• Women Laughing →
  Long Island Museum, 1200 NY-25A, Stony Brook
  7:00 pm
Saturday September 26
• Stony Brook CommUniversity Day 2026 →
  Stony Brook University, 100 Nicolls Rd, Stony Brook
  12:00 pm

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• Perspective Eye Care Long Island — (631) 736-6161
• Ace Canvas & Tent Corp. — (631) 981-9705

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• TJX posted a job opening for Cashier in Port Jefferson. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Port Jefferson Station

• Times … and dates: Sept. 10 to Sept. 17, 2026 (tbrnewsmedia.com)

Mount Sinai

• Mount Sinai boys soccer's Jack Thomas caps comeback victory over Miller Place (newsday.com)
• September 11: We Remember (supportforstepdads.com)
• Cancer Is Now The Leading Health Threat For 9/11 Survivors 25 Years On (usnews.com)

Smithtown

• Smithtown Schools Mark 25th Anniversary Of 9/11 With Memorial Ceremonies (patch.com)
• Trio Stole $30K In Cosmetics From 3 Suffolk CVS Stores: Police (patch.com)

Ok Port Jefferson! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hold me close John Deere. (Thank you Jenny H. for sending it in!)
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