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1. Clothing items and other miscellaneous items left near the Port Jefferson train station are indicative of the homeless issue that has plagued the area. Port Jeff officials said in January that is why there are no benches at the station.

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2. Kenneth Roberts, Mather Hospital president, signs a banner early January to be hung outside the hospital to celebrate its 90th year. Photo by Kyle Barr 3. New York State Sen. Ken LaValle (R-Port Jefferson) announces he would not be running for reelection in 2020. Friends, officials and family held an emotional ceremony for the venerable statesman Jan. 10. Photo by Kyle Barr\ 4. Mariano Rivera, in the tan jacket, signs autographs Jan. 16 after the Brookhaven town board voted to agree to rezone on the Yankee baseball star’s new auto dealership. Photo by David Luces 5. At the intersection of routes 347 and 112 in Port Jefferson Station, which has been dubbed as Resistance Corner, two dozen protesters took part in a rally organized by North Country Peace Group, a local activist organization. The rally was to oppose the escalation of war in the Middle East during what was coined as No War With Iran: Day of Action. Photo by Rita J. Egan 6. “Driving Miss Daisy,” which starred Phyllis March and Antione Jones, opened at Theatre Three on Jan. 11. Photo by Brian Hoerger

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1. Trump supporters rallied in front of Roger’s Frigate in Port Jefferson to support a ban ner the village said was against its code. Photo by Courtney Biondo 2. The Village of Port Jefferson hosted its first ever Ice Festival on Feb. 8 and 9, bringing a profes sional ice sculptor who made a marvel for nearly every business downtown. Photo by Julianne Mosher

3. Holtsville Hal unfortunately predicted another six weeks of winter at the Town of Brookhav en’s Groundhog Day celebration at the Holtsville Ecology Center Feb. 2. Photo by Kristen D’Andrea 4. Mary Ann Fox stands behind veteran Jack Grady, her proofreader and historical expert. Fox, a resident of Leisure Glen in Ridge, wrote, ‘Proudly We Served,’ a book about the veterans in her community, and for the past year promoted people to get in touch and learn the stories of those who fought in wars, before they pass. Photo by Kyle Barr 5. Mount Sinai resident Dennis Dillon, left, thanks the good Samaritans who helped him survive a near-fatal heart attack last year while he was out on a boat in Port Jefferson Harbor. Photo by David Luces

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1. In early March, Newfield High School students Nicholas Douglas, Mag gie Lasher and Isabel Rodriguez were selected to perform in the New York State Band Director’s Association Honor Band Festival in Liver pool, NY. Photo from MCCSD 2. Slurp Ramen in Port Jefferson set up a unique way for people to order and pickup food featuring a giant screen between employees and customers when the pandemic changed business setups in late March.

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3. Bob and MaryLou Whitcombe at their house in Old Field cutting up fabric for the homemade masks. Their neighbor Christine Matthews, along with her children, finished the job by sewing them. Photo from

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4. Stony Brook University student Caroline Klewinowski was just one of the thousands of students who were impacted by the university’s new dorming mandates in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Photo by Julianne Mosher

5. On March 6, the Centereach and Selden fire departments hosted a St. Baldrick’s Day event alongside the Centereach Civic Association. More than $23,000 was raised. Photo by David Luces 6. Katrina Dennin, Erica Kutzing and Jenny Luca are the three in charge of Brookhaven’s new Trap-Neuter-Release program, which helps feral cats on Long Island. Photo by Kyle Barr

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1. The Navy Blue Angels and the Air Force Thunderbirds made a pass over Suffolk County April 28 to support the area impacted heavily by coronavirus. Photo by Chrissy Swain 2. Long Island Cares delivered a shipment of food to Mount Sinai’s Island Heart Food Pantry, which had seen a near doubling in clients since the start of the pandemic. Photo from Kathy Lahey 3. Moloney’s Funeral Homes advertised a motorcycle-based fare well ride through town for the recently passed during the pandemic.

Photo from Moloney Funeral Homes 4. St. Charles Hospital in Port Jefferson, like all hospitals, was dealing with issues of PPE and other supplies in April, though upon each COVID-19 patient’s release, the staff would play the Beatles’ ‘Here Comes the Sun’ over the loudspeaker. Photo by Kyle Barr 5. Members from the Stony Brook Trauma Center and the Wang Center accepted donations for the COVID-19 donation center at the univer sity. Photo from SBU. 6. Newbie nurse Nicole Flatley, left, had only been working at Mather Hospital for less than a year before the advent of the coronavirus pandemic. Photo from Flatley

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1. Suffolk County Community College had to stop in-person classes and switch to a fully remote classroom.

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2. The Centereach Fire Department received a donation of personal protective equipment from the Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation. The new PPE helped equip nearly 200 volunteers and paid EMS staff of the fire department. Photo from Centereach FD 3. The 101-year-old Joseph Lynch was released from Mather Hospital May 12 and was given a standing ova tion. He had been in the hospital four days. Photo from Mather Hospital 4. By mid-May, the $8.3 million Mount Sinai Jetty project was largely completed, allowing Port Jefferson Village to move forward with its own plans for East Beach. Photo by Gerard Romano 5. Lindsey David, a Medford EMT, is tested for coronavirus antibodies at New York Cancer & Blood Specialists in Port Jefferson Station May 2. She said it was her first opportunity to get such a test. Photo by Kyle Barr

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1. Well over 200 protesters walked through Main Street in Port Jefferson village June 18, calling for an end to police brutality and systemic racism. Photo by Drew Biondo 2. Hundreds of protesters stand at the corner of routes 112 and 347 in Port Jefferson Station Monday, June 1 to protest police violence, especially against people of color. Photo by David Luces 3. Members of the Long Island Open Source Medical Supplies group held a congratulatory car parade June 14. Members crafted over 40,000 pieces of PPE for people on the front lines and also collected over 2,500 food items for nonprofit Long Island Cares. Photo by John Griffin 4. Azlynn and Braxton Lane, of Selden, worked with their dad to create wood angels to thank health care workers. Photo by Jaimie Lane 5. As a response to the multitude of protests throughout Long Island, hundreds-strong crowds rallied to support police in Port Jefferson Station June 22. Photo by Kyle Barr

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1. SCCC graduate Germani Williams, at left, marches at a protest in Huntington and spoke with Suffolk County Police Commissioner Geraldine Hart in the wake of the George Floyd murder. Photo from SCCC

2. Brian Murphy, the captain of the Ginny Marie, brought his schooner into Port Jefferson during the month of July as part of an effort from the village’s Tall Ship Committee. Photo by Kyle Barr 3. Local conservative group, Setauket Patriots hosted what they called a Patriots Day Parade July 4 in place of the normal Fourth of July parade hosted by the Port Jefferson Fire Department. Photo

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4. The North Fork Cruisers hosted a car show in Port Jefferson to support the Rocky Point VFW Post 6249 on July 11. Photo by Kyle Barr

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1. Tropical Storm Isaias made landfall Aug. 4, causing thousands of dollars in power outages to 440,000 customers of PSEG Long Island. Photo by Kyle Barr

2. Professional Port Jeff muralist Linda Menda-Alfin, pictured, worked alongside Jennifer Hannaford to paint the new mural behind Chase Bank. Photo by Barbara Ransome 3. Director Vicki Rybak, front, stands behind the many volunteers at Open Cupboard in Port Jefferson. The food pantry was the center of hundreds of donations for the needy in the wake of the pandemic in August and beyond. Photo by Kyle Barr 4. Old Field resident Tim Hopkins took this picture late on Aug. 1 saying a black plume from the Port Jefferson power plant came out of the stack for some time before later drifting out over the Long Island Sound. Photo by Hopkins 5. Port Jefferson natives Andi Fortier and James Burke have, in only a few months, built a farm from scratch. The two became regulars at the Port Jefferson Farmers Market once it returned this year. Photo by Kyle Barr

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1. Ed Wendol, who spent 48 years on the Comsewogue Public Library board of trustees, retired in September. Photo by Debbie Engelhardt

2. EXIT Realty were with Comsewogue officials delivering over 200 backpacks for kindergarteners as school started in September. Photo from EXIT Realty

3. Comsewogue student athletes stood at the corner of routes 112 and 347 Sept. 18 to protest Section XI’s hold on fall sports. Photo by Kyle Barr 4. Frank Krotschinsky, the director of Suffolk County’s Office for People with Disabilities, talked about planned bus routes and service cuts Sept. 25. Photo by Kyle Barr

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1. The Heatherwood golf course in Terryville has sat vacant since it was closed earlier this year and the greens have become overgrown. The site is still slated for around 200 new 55-and-older condominiums. Photo by Kyle Barr 2. Volunteers for the Setauket Harbor Task Force have monitored the health of Port Jefferson Harbor for the past three years.

On Oct. 2, Save the Sound, a Connecticut-based environmental nonprofit, ranked Port Jeff, at least the outer and middle portions of the harbor, in the top 10 most healthy. Photo by Kyle Barr 3. ALS Ride for Life Founder Christ Pendergast passed away Oct. 14. Friends and family load up his casket for Pendergast’s final ride Oct. 19. Photo by Kyle Barr 4. Volunteers from the Coastal Steward Long Island planted over 400,000 oysters in Port Jefferson Harbor Oct. 18. Photo by Julianne Mosher

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1. Erica Forman, a transgender woman from Hauppauge, shared her story in honor of Transgender Awareness Month. Photo by Julianne Mosher 2. Dance schools across Long Island had to change shape to adhere to COVID-19 guidelines. Ballerinas, like the ones at Backstage Studio of Dance in Port Jefferson Station, now have to warmup inside their individual boxes with their newest accessory — a mask. Photo by Julianne Mosher 3. Wading River resident Bill McGrath donates blood at the New York Blood Center location in Terryville. The pandemic \ has caused a huge blood shortage throughout Long Island. Photo by Julianne Mosher 4. Mike Nastro, owner of Fairview Pharmacy in Port Jefferson Station, is just one of many pharmacists concerned about Amazon’s new pharmacy service launched in November. Photo by Julianne Mosher 5. Early voters waited in line for hours at Brookhaven Town Hall to participate in the 2020 election. Photo by Kyle Barr 6. Kaung Kyaw, from Myanmar, expressed his desire to continue his education in the States, but was concerned of how recent activities by the U.S. president would make it unlikely. Photo by Julianne Mosher

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