Community Corner

June 23: Wake for Jennifer Mejia, Oregon Moving Up Ceremony

Breast health fundraiser at 8 p.m.

Here are 5 things to know about in the Patchogue and Medford area today. Check the events section for more.

1. Police have that 33-year-old David Laffer and his wife, Melinda Brady, 29, were arrested Wednesday morning at their Medford home on Pitchpine Place in connection with the killings. Check the full story .

2. The , 17 of East Patchogue, at the Havens Drugs store in Medford on Sunday, will be held at from 2 p.m.-4 p.m. and 7 p.m.-9 p.m. Check back to Patch for highlights from the memorial at Wednesday's wake.

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3. The will take place at five local bars in Patchogue and Blue Point to raise money for the Fortunato Breast Health Center at the John T. Mather Memorial Hospital. The event starts at 8 p.m. at , 70 N Ocean Ave. in Patchogue. .

4. Before the senior prom that Mejia would have attended, her prom date and friends gathered at the murder scene where other residents discussed their reactions to Wednesday's arrest. Check the story .

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5. Oregon Middle School's Moving Up ceremony will take place at , 181 Buffalo Ave. in Medford, at 7 p.m. Patch also attended the Moving Up ceremonies for Saxton and South Ocean Middle Schools Wednesday night. Check back to Patch for photo galleries from the ceremonies.


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