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Counts (Bellport, North Bellport, Brookhaven Hamlet,
East Patchogue and the Town of Brookhaven)
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Suffolk County Data (Case Counts, Antibody Testing,
Hospitalization Info and Fatalities)
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Gov. Cuomo
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to COVID-19
We've been publishing Bellport.com for over 16 years now and we really appreciate the help and kind words many of you have sent. If you’re already a 2021 Bellport.com Supporter, we can’t thank you enough. If you enjoy Bellport.com and find our publishing information about COVID-19, local community events, local politics, local entertainment, issues vital to our community, and even local bake sales to continue, we'd like you to consider becoming a Supporter. Click here for more information.
Leg. Sunderman has provided us with an extensive list of locations and links for public COVID Vaccine distribution sites and testing locations throughout Suffolk and Nassau County. Click here for more information.
A family in Bellport is looking for a part-time nanny for three to four afternoons per week. Click here for more information.
Would you like to place an order at Café Castello with you Smart Phone, iPad, or Desktop Computer? Now, you can! Café Castello has added the convenience of “Online” ordering. Just select your favorites from Café Castello’s menu and choose a pick-up time. It’s that easy! Click here for more information.
Voting is now open in Bellport.com's "Pets" Photo
Contest. If you didn't have a chance to submit a photo
for this contest, don't worry. We'll have a brand new
themed contest coming soon and we hope that you'll
participate! So please hold your new photo submissions
until then. Voting will only be open until
midnight on Saturday, February 27th!
Click here to
cast your vote!
The prize? A good one! The winner with the most
votes for their photograph will receive a $50 gift
certificate to Café
Castello. Café Castello is a family owned and
operated restaurant in Bellport Village. They take pride
in using only the finest and freshest quality
ingredients in preparing each and every item on their
menu. Their delicious pizza dough is prepared fresh
daily and they use only the finest tomatoes and the best
herbs and spices when preparing their sauces. Café
Castello is open seven days a week for everything from a
snack to a full dinner!
A free virtual Narcan training will take place on Tuesday, February 23rd from 7:00pm-8:00pm via ZOOM. This training will cover how to recognize and respond to an opioid overdose by using intra-nasal Naloxone (Narcan). Click here for more information, including how to register.
The South Country Central School District will begin registering for Pre-K and Kindergarten during the month of March for the 2021-2022 school year. Click here for more information.
The South Country Library continues to offer many services virtually to our community. Family and youth activities, book discussions, adult educational programming and more! Click here for their latest newsletter and to see what the South Country Library has been up to!
A private elementary school in Westhampton is looking to hire teachers, aides and subs for immediate employment. Click here for more information.
To better educate the children in our community to the needs of preventive dentistry, Dr. Joseph P Graskemper, The Bellport Village Dentist, is providing a "Kids Helping Kids Special"-- Cleaning, Examination, Fluoride Treatment, and all necessary X-rays for children ages 3 to 12 for less than ½ the regular fees during the month of February. For your child's introduction appointment to a happy healthy smile or even an appointment for yourself to start the year with a bright smile, call The Bellport Village Dentist today! Click here for more information.
CEED (The Center for Environmental Education & Discovery) has several youth programs coming up to get your kids outside and learning about nature! They also have some job opportunities available.
Nature of Science - Grades 1-6
5 Weeks
Beginning February 24th
Are you looking for
an enriching and healthy way for your child to learn?
CEED's third session of their successful Nature of
Science program begins February 24th. This program
immerses your child into interactive science developed
by experienced educators and scientists. Most of the
lessons are implemented outdoors in their natural
classroom. The theme for this session is Adaptations.
How have LI animals and plants adapted to live in the
environment we have today? Your child will engage with
animals from creepy crawlers to birds of prey,
investigate why evergreens don’t lose their leaves in
winter and why different birds have different beaks.
Click
here for more information and to register.
Spring Nature Experience - Grades 1-7
March 29th-April 2nd
Immerse your child(ren)
into an authentic hands-on fun week at the farm and in
nature. Your child will not only experience nature this
week at CEED, but will also learn what it is like to
live on a farm. Part of the day will be spent caring for
and feeding the animals on a farm, preparing the gardens
and planting early spring crops. The other part of the
day will be spent exploring CEED's 65 acres of woods,
creeks, and marshland for frogs, salamanders, and a
whole host of other wildlife with which they share their
property. Your child is certainly going to go home tired
and dirty everyday.
Click here for more information and to register.
Job Opportunities at CEED
CEED is
looking for some dynamic, energetic people who have the
same passion for nature that CEED has in helping to
provide the foundation or launch-pad for our youth.
These positions will be full-time during the weeks of
March 29th-April 2nd and July 12th-August 13th for
CEED's Spring and Summer Nature/ Farm experiences. There
may be part-time opportunities at other times.
Click here for more information about these job
opportunities.
THOS. CORNELL GALLERIES, LTD in Bellport Village is seeking to hire someone with an art history degree or background. Click here for more information.
An inactive lifestyle leads to a gradual decline in many important markers for cardiovascular health, such as heart disease, hypertension, increased cholesterol, lower HDLs, and decreased efficiency of the muscles absorbing oxygen. These alone should motivate most people to get up off of their chairs, or COUCHES, and get out and be more active! Dr. Gary Welch of Spectrum Physical Therapy has written a very informative article about why it's so important that we all continue to MOVE! Click here for more information.
The South Country Library continues to offer many programs virtually to our community. Exercise sessions, book discussions, adult educational programming and more! Click here for more information about some of their upcoming virtual programs.
We recently received a letter from one of our readers criticizing our Letters To The Editor section. The sender felt the LTTE section was slanted towards the “Village” and it was one sided. There was no room for opposing views. In fact our reader said, “People were afraid to express their opinions for fear of being ridiculed or blasted!” Wow, are we guilty as charged? Click here to read the new Editorial.
The Bellport United Methodist Church is looking for a part-time Church Sexton to take care of various maintenance projects on the Church grounds. Click here for more information.
The Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF) program provides assistance to Veterans who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless in Suffolk and Nassau counties. Click here for more information about the program.
Let’s say you rent a hotel room in Phoenix Arizona for the month of February (75 to 80 degrees) as a “get away” from the winter cold in Bellport. When you arrive in Phoenix, the hotel tells you that they are doing work on your room so your vacation will have to be cut short by a week. Their good news is that, without discussing it with you, the hotel has decided to give you back your missing week, but it will be in August (115 degrees in the shade) to compensate you for the lost week in February, Would that be fair? Would you accept it? That’s what seems to be proposed by the Village Board to Village resident slip holders in the Village Marina. Click here to read the new Editorial.
New letters to the Editor have been posted. Click here for more information.
Spectrum Physical Therapy is dedicated to providing you the best in outpatient physical therapy even at times like these. You’ll find that they are courteous, professional, and highly trained. Spectrum can provide hands-on manual therapy along with a specific exercise program based on your injury, pain, impairments, or functional limitations. In addition to their long list of usual therapeutic services, they also offer “Outpatient Physical Therapy” provided at your home. Click here for more information.
Brookhaven Highway Superintendent Daniel Losquadro invites high school seniors residing within Brookhaven Town to apply for one of two $500 Highway Superintendent’s Association scholarships. Applicants should submit a cover letter and high school transcript, with a 400-word maximum essay about why they plan to pursue a career in engineering. Applications should be submitted to kdandrea@brookhavenny.gov by Friday, February 19, 2021.
The South Country Education Foundation's summer auction and cocktail party was cancelled but there is much that will carry on in local schools. Hybrid education will continue. Schools have opened. SCEF is there to enhance and enrich the classrooms in this school district in old ways and new. And, we know you are too. Music, art, microloans, portable planetariums, audio-books, programs that connect schools to home, extra supplies to help educators connect with students virtually. All of it. And more. Support the SCEF with a tax deductible donation to stand with them and their goal for a stronger, richer, public education in South Country! Click here for more information.
Eileen Green Realty has posted a home for sale in Brookhaven Hamlet. This custom-built, log cabin is tucked away on an acre of land in Brookhaven Hamlet. If you or someone you know is looking for a new home, be sure to check it out! Click here for more information.
The Bellport Country Club's "Dinners to Go" offer has been extended! This menu offers meal packages and individual items and is available all winter! Why spend time shopping, cooking and cleaning this winter season when you can spend all of that time safely at home with your family? Click here for more information.
The South Country Library now has a "Give or Take" food pantry set up in the library's lobby. If you wish to donate, please leave non-perishable, un-expired items in the collection bin. Residents in need of food may help themselves to the pantry shelf any time. The food pantry will be open 9:30am to 9:00pm on weekdays, and 9:30am to 5:00pm on Saturdays. Click here for more information.
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