March 7 – 13: Week in Review

Port Jefferson Patch presents a review of its most newsworthy stories from the last week. The following stories appeared March 7 - 13.

For the 14th consecutive year this March, will be presenting its highly successful, Annual Festival of One Act Plays at the Ronald F. Peierls Theater.

Port Jefferson faces the real possibility of a steep cut in revenue to the , , and if the that Long Island Power Authority brought to the Town of Brookhaven and Port Jefferson village is successful in reducing the taxes it pays on the power plant located on the edge of Port Jefferson Harbor.

On Thursday the Port Jefferson Parent Teacher Association presented the annual at the where teams of parents and teachers went head to head in intense competition. Events included competitive sports such as Hula Hoop pass, a three-legged race and a no holds barred tug o' war among others.

More than 60 local residents volunteered at in February to knit and crotchet hats for the newborns at and .

After a 74-year old man suffered a heart attack at Mather Hospital, the director of the hospital’s Intensive Care Unit called for a “code ice,” a relatively new procedure that helps prevent tissue damage by slowing down the body’s functions.

It was a tale of two halves for the boys’ basketball team, which held the lead over Friends Academy at halftime, before surrendering it in the fourth quarter, losing 54-47 in the Long Island Class C championship game held at SUNY Old Westbury. The loss ended a spectacular playoff run by the Royals (14-9), a team that captured the Suffolk County Class C, Class CD and Class BCD championships this season.

The folks at think that their 25th Silver Anniversary is a reason to celebrate so they're holding a contest to find a special couple who were married at the 25 East Broadway location in 1986.

The Fourteenth Annual Festival Of at Theater Three proves that you don’t need a full-length script or a large space in order to create an entertaining production that features rich characters and diverse subject matter.