🌱 Why Bellport’s BOCES community is watching this Selden case closely
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In today's newsletter:
- Why Bellport’s BOCES community is watching this Selden case closely
Also on today's calendar: SMART Recovery and 1 more event.
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Today's riddle: The doctor told me to drink carrot juice after a hot bath. - Did it help? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Breezy with sunny intervals, with a high of 44 and low of 30 degrees.
- Thursday: Sunny intervals, temps: high: 50, low: 47.
- Friday: Windy; rain in the morning, with a high of 55 and low of 30 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Selden Man Arrested 3rd Time, This Time For Snapping Pictures Under Shorts Of Woman, 25, At ShopRite: Police (patch.com) — A former Eastern Suffolk BOCES aide who once worked at Brookhaven Learning Center in Bellport has been arrested again, this time accused of secretly photographing a woman at a Selden ShopRite. Prosecutors say he was recently indicted on unlawful surveillance and related charges involving a minor, and detectives are asking anyone with information or possible victimization to contact them. 
📸 Around Bellport
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Holiday Spectacular On Ice
Gateway Playhouse, 215 S Country Rd, Bellport
2:00 pm
Thursday December 18
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Other local events
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SMART Recovery
South Country Library , 22 Station Rd , Bellport
12:00 pm -
🎄 White Christmas – Live at The Gateway Playhouse 🎶
Gateway's Haunted Playhouse , Ticket Sales Building , 215 S Country Rd , Bellport
2:00 pm -
SMART Recovery
South Country Library , 22 Station Rd , Bellport
12:00 pm
Friday December 19
Sunday December 21
Friday December 26
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Makerspace Drop-In Hours
Mastics-Moriches-Shirley Community Library , 407 William Floyd Pkwy , Shirley
1:30 pm -
Zoning Board Meeting
Brookhaven, NY Calendar , 1 Independence Hill , Farmingville
2:00 pm -
Holiday Cards/Tags/ Wrapping and Hot Cocoa
Bayport-Blue Point Public Library , 186 Middle Rd , Blue Point
4:00 pm -
District-Wide Art Show
Patchogue Medford High School and Saxton Middle School
6:00 pm -
SO-Grades 7/8 Winter Concert
High School Auditorium
7:00 pm -
SAX-Grades 7/8 Winter Concert
Saxton Middle School Auditorium
7:00 pm -
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
Patchogue Theatre for the Performing Arts , 71 E Main St , Patchogue
7:30 pm -
ORE- PTA Holiday Fair
Patchogue-Medford UFSD Patchogue, NY 11772
Wednesday December 17
Thursday December 18
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Eos Real Estate Management Group posted a job opening for Leasing Consultant in Bellport. Apply here.
- The Home Depot, Inc. posted a job opening for Cashier in Bellport. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Bellport here.
🗞 Nearby News
Brookhaven
- Brookhaven Town Police Blotter: Dec. 8 to Dec. 16, 2025 (patch.com)
- W&M awarded $1M DOE grant to advance AI-assisted detector design, optimization (wm.edu)
Yaphank
- Suffolk Police Monitoring, Stepping Up Patrols After Mass Shooting In Australia On Hanukkah (patch.com)
Sayville
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-- The Patch AM Team
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