Marketplace Attack, Tech Test Trouble & Spring Fun Ahead

Good Morning,

In today’s issue, we’re covering a troubling stabbing during a local sale gone wrong and tech troubles in our schools—plus a packed calendar of spring events, from live music and dog parades to mystery nights and kids camp sign-ups.

-Brian Grant, managing editor, writer

Local Pulse

🗡️ A Suffolk man was stabbed in the chest during a Facebook Marketplace meetup in Medford while trying to sell an old iPhone. Three teens have been arrested and charged after the victim, Matthew Campagna, required multiple blood transfusions and an eight-day hospital stay. News 12 Long Island

🖥️ Students in Bayport-Blue Point and other Long Island districts faced disruptions Tuesday due to technical issues with the state's computerized English tests. Though the glitch was resolved the same morning, districts like BBP now face tough scheduling decisions with spring break approaching. Newsday

🚗 A 2017 Honda crashed into a parked car on Hospital Road in East Patchogue Sunday afternoon, sending the driver to NYU Langone Hospital - Suffolk with non-life-threatening injuries. The incident was one of two crashes reported in Brookhaven Town over the weekend. Patch

Community Highlights

• The Plaza Cinema has opened registration for its spring Independent Animation Classes starting May 18, welcoming students aged 7 and up to explore traditional, digital, and stop motion techniques. [Plaza Cinema & Media Arts Center]

• Living Colour is bringing their powerful fusion of rock, funk, and metal to celebrate the 35th anniversary of Time's Up on May 15, 2025. Living Colour "Times' Up" 35th Anniversary Celebration tickets range from $50 to $80, with presale starting April 2. [Patchogue Theatre]

• The Bayport-Blue Point Heritage Association is hosting The Deep Roots of Music on Long Island on April 13, 2025, featuring JK Hodge performing a live piano score to the 1926 Buster Keaton film The General. [Bayport-Blue Point Heritage Association]

• Lighthouse Mission is spreading joy to children in need by collecting Bible Baskets filled with candy, toys, crafts, and messages.—drop-offs accepted through April 12.

• Kids Camp registration opens April 7 for residents and April 21 for non-residents—look on the Bellport Village Site for the sign-up form. [Bellport Village]

• Bellport Village has opened Kids Camp Registration for summer programs, with sign-up starting April 7 for residents and April 21 for non-residents. [Bellport Village]

• The Suffolk County Department of Health Services and the Town of Brookhaven are offering free rabies vaccinations for pets on Saturday, April 19, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Brookhaven Animal Shelter. [Patch]

• Pianist and composer JK Hodge will present The Deep Roots of Music on Long Island on April 13 at 2:00 PM at the Bayport-Blue Point Library, exploring the region’s rich musical history. [Bayport-Blue Point Heritage Association]

• Blues songstress Beth Hart is set to perform at the Patchogue Theatre for the Performing Arts on April 22, 2025, at 8:00 PM. Don’t miss the chance to see her live! [Patchogue Patch]

• The Musical Box is performing the iconic Genesis Live show on June 18, 2025, at the Patchogue Theatre. Experience Genesis' masterpieces like "Supper’s Ready" and rarities from "Nursery Cryme" and "Foxtrot" in a faithful re-creation of their 1973 performance. Patchogue Theatre

• The Bellport Chamber of Commerce is hosting its annual Easter Bonnet & Crazy Hat Parade on Saturday, April 19, 2025. Participants are encouraged to showcase their most creative and whimsical hats. The parade will begin at 11:00 AM at the Firehouse.

• The Bayport Blue Point Heritage Association is hosting Murder at Meadow Croft, a live-action CLUE-inspired mystery night on May 17, 2025, where guests can explore the historic estate to solve a whodunit. Tickets go on sale April 15 and include two evening sessions for sleuths aged 12 and up. [Bayport Blue Point Heritage Association]

• The Friends of the Bayport-Blue Point Library are hosting the Bayminster Dog Parade & Artisan Fair on April 27, 2025, from 1–4 PM, featuring a dog parade with ribbons in multiple categories and a local artisan fair. Suggested donation for parading pups is $20. [Bayport-Blue Point Library]

Community Highlights

Local Sports

🥍 Bayport Blue Point (N.Y.) climbs to No. 5 in the national public school girls lacrosse rankings after a statement win over Garden City. The defending 2023 state champs are back in form and set for a major April 11 clash with rising No. 8 Smithtown West. Q-Collar Rankings

⛳ Bellport’s Abigail Crabtree helped Hartford Women’s Golf wrap up the Trinity/Hartford Invitational, tying for 25th overall with a score of 202 (+58). Despite finishing last as a team, Crabtree notched a birdie and two pars at Tumble Brook Country Club. Hartford Hawks

⚖️ Anthony Wright of Amityville pleaded not guilty to rape and sex-trafficking charges tied to the 25-day disappearance of a 14-year-old East Patchogue girl. Prosecutors allege the teen was brought to Wright’s Silverpine Drive home to settle a trafficking debt—part of a wider case involving 11 defendants. Newsday

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