🌱 Patch AM: How Paint Port Pink is turning Port Jefferson into a month-long health hub.

Hi Port Jefferson! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How Paint Port Pink is turning Port Jefferson into a month-long health hub.
• What the Lawrence Aviation land deal means for Port Jefferson Station's future.

Also on today's calendar: Improv In Real Life Podcast - performance and recording and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Partly sunny and not as warm, with a high of 70 and low of 53 degrees.
• Sunday: Cooler; a little p.m. rain, temps: high: 63, low: 60.
• Monday: Mostly sunny; breezy, warmer, with a high of 71 and low of 49 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Mather Hospital rallies community in the fight against breast cancer (tbrnewsmedia.com) — This October, Mather Hospital's Paint Port Pink campaign will light up Port Jefferson and Port Jefferson Station with pink displays, health seminars, contests, and a women's EmpowerHER event to promote breast cancer awareness. Local residents can join screenings, decorate windows and pumpkins, and participate in Wear Pink Day while learning about early detection and mammography guidelines. The Fortunato Breast Health Center also outlines key warning signs and offers support services for those facing a diagnosis.
   

• Suffolk County Executive Romaine Announces Lawrence Aviation Closing with MTA (longisland.com) — Suffolk County has finalized the sale of about 40 acres of the long-troubled Lawrence Aviation Superfund site in Port Jefferson Station to the MTA, paving the way for upgrades to the LIRR's Port Jefferson Branch. Another 40-acre parcel is slated for community solar development, turning decades of contamination and blight into transportation improvements and renewable energy benefits for local residents. Officials say the closings cap years of cleanup and legal work.
   

📸 Around Port Jefferson

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Port Jefferson

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday October 4
• Improv In Real Life Podcast - performance and recording →
  The Performing Arts Studio 224 E. Main St. Port Jefferson NY 11777,
  4:00 pm
Friday October 16
• MARTY BELLER: Twists, Turns, and Breakthroughs →
  The Church, 48 Madison St, Sag Harbor
  6:00 pm
Saturday October 24
• Trunk or Treat! →
  Brightview Port Jefferson, 1175 NY-112, Port Jefferson Station
  1:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday October 3
• Haunted Open Mic →
  Global Language Reads, 402 Main Street, Port Jefferson
  7:30 pm
Sunday October 4
• Double Bass Concert Recital (free admission) →
  Greek Orthodox Church Of The Assumption, 430 Sheep Pasture Rd, Port Jefferson
  1:00 pm
• Comedy Night at the Seaport Diner →
  Seaport Diner, 5045 Nesconset Hwy, Port Jefferson Station
  6:00 pm
Tuesday October 6
• Breathe Together (ONLINE) →
  Comsewogue Public Library, 170 Terryville Rd, Port Jefferson Station
  9:00 am
Thursday October 8
• Investing 101 at Comsewogue Public Library →
  Comsewogue Public Library, 170 Terryville Rd, Port Jefferson Station
  6:00 pm
Friday October 9
• Knit & Crochet at Comsewogue Public Library →
  Comsewogue Public Library, 170 Terryville Rd, Port Jefferson Station
  2:00 pm
Saturday October 10
• Mather Hospital *Free Breast Cancer Screening Event →
  Middle Island Fire Department, 31 Arnold Dr, Middle Island
  9:00 am
Wednesday October 14
• Support for Veterans at Comsewogue Public Library →
  Comsewogue Public Library, 170 Terryville Rd, Port Jefferson Station
  10:00 am
Thursday October 15
• A New York Minute Shorts →
  Long Island Museum, 1200 NY-25A, Stony Brook
  7:00 pm

📣 Port Jefferson Shout Outs!

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Thank you 👏👏👏 to these businesses for making Port Jefferson PatchAM possible:

• Heritage Chemists Pharmacy & Boutique — (631) 509-4545
• The North Shore Injury Lawyer — (631) 495-9435
• Ace Canvas & Tent Corp. — (631) 981-9705
• Perspective Eye Care Long Island — (631) 736-6161

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Just wanted to let you know that I just got the most beautiful flowers from Christine from Francesca's Flowers at 117 Spring Street in Port Jeff Village.
  They are GORGEOUS!!!! Thank you Christine!!!! (Nextdoor Port Jefferson Village)

• Public Storage posted a job opening for Customer Service - Self Storage Manager in Port Jefferson. Apply here.
• Chipotle posted a job opening for Crew Member in Port Jefferson Station. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Port Jefferson here.

🗞 Nearby News

Port Jefferson Station

• Legislator Englebright helps delivers vital equipment to organizations on the North Shore (tbrnewsmedia.com)
• Long Island Steamfitter Dies After Central Park Bike Crash (conservativejournalreview.com)

Mount Sinai

• Mount Sinai awarded $2 million to launch international clinical trial on spontaneous coronary artery dissection (eurekalert.org)
• New York Hospitals Pay Millions to Stop DOJ Investigation into Gender-Affirming Care for Trans Youth (leftvoice.org)
• Woman fatally stabbed by boyfriend inside NYC apartment – before he shockingly plunges off building's 7-story roof: cops, sources (nypost.com)

Kings Park

• 2 People Exposed To Rabid Raccoons In Kings Park, Officials Say (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: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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