🌱 Patch AM: Remember when Pam’s Ice Cream scoops marked every East Islip milestone?

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In today's newsletter:

• Remember when Pam’s Ice Cream scoops marked every East Islip milestone?

Also on today's calendar: Elvis Birthday Bash with Lamar Peters and Gene DiNapoli .

Today's riddle: The world champion tongue twister just got arrested! 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Windy; rather cloudy, colder, with a high of 34 and low of 28 degrees.
• Wednesday: Variably cloudy and breezy, temps: high: 35, low: 27.
• Thursday: Cold with clouds and sun, with a high of 30 and low of 24 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Table For None: The Long Island Restaurants We Lost In 2025 (dailyvoice.com) — East Islip residents said goodbye to Pam’s Ice Cream in January, when the beloved neighborhood shop closed after more than 50 years as owner Pam retired. The story also looks at several other longtime Long Island favorites that shut their doors in 2025, highlighting how these restaurants shaped local memories and community life.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in East Islip

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday January 11

• Elvis Birthday Bash with Lamar Peters and Gene DiNapoli
  Bayway Arts Center, 265 E Main St, East Islip
  3:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 30

• Holiday Train Display
  Brookhaven, NY Calendar
  11:00 am
• 🎉 Bingo 🎉
  Eleanors Lounge , 4103 Sunrise Hwy , Bohemia
  7:30 pm
• Bingo Night! Every Tuesday!
  Eleanors Lounge , 4103 Sunrise Hwy , Bohemia
  7:30 pm

Wednesday December 31

• Museum Closed
  Long Island Maritime Museum , 88 West Ave , West Sayville
• New Year's Eve & Day In The Shed West Sayville
  The Shed Restaurant - West Sayville NY , 21 Main St , West Sayville
  11:00 am
• New Years Eve Town Hall Closes at 12:15pm
  Brookhaven, NY Calendar
  12:15 pm
• 🎉✨ Great South Bay Brewery 1st Annual Kid-Friendly Early New Year’s Eve Party!
  Great South Bay Brewery , 25 Drexel Dr , Bay Shore
  5:00 pm
• Geno Bisconte
  Governor's @ McGuire's Comedy Club , 1627 Smithtown Ave , Bohemia
  7:00 pm
• New Years Eve with Geno Bisconte at Governor’s at McGuires
  Governor's @ McGuire's Comedy Club , 1627 Smithtown Ave , Bohemia
  7:00 pm
• New Year's Eve Comedy Extravaganza
  Boulton Center For The Performing Arts , 37 W Main St , Bay Shore
  8:00 pm
• New Year’s Eve Comedy Bash!
  CM Performing Arts Center , 931 Montauk Hwy , Oakdale
  10:00 pm

Thursday January 1

• New Years Day Town Closed
  Brookhaven, NY Calendar
  9:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Domino's Pizza posted a job opening for Customer Service Rep(03665) - 77 W Main St in East Islip. Apply here.
• TJX Companies, Inc. posted a job opening for Merchandise Coordinator in Bay Shore. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near East Islip here.

🗞 Nearby News

Islip

• More than 100 opioid victims honored by Purple Rock Project on Long Island: ‘It really does bring comfort' (nypost.com)
• Man Arrested For DWI After Melville Crash Critically Injures Driver: Police (patch.com)
• Monday TigerBlog - The Patriot All-American (goprincetontigers.com)

Hauppauge

• Long Island hotels with indoor pools for staycations (newsday.com)
• Protestors rally against 'inhumane' immigrant detainee conditions at Central Islip courthouse after Newsday investigation (newsday.com)
• BC's James Hagens scores twice, US beats Slovakia 6-5 in world juniors hockey (rochesterfirst.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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