🌱 Patch AM: How a Hauppauge skater lifted Team USA past Slovakia

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In today's newsletter:

• How a Hauppauge skater lifted Team USA past Slovakia

Also on today's calendar: Dave & Buster's Late Night NYE Celebration.

Today's riddle: Playing golf is bad for your brain. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Windy with clouds and sun, with a high of 34 and low of 18 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Friday: Cold with clouds and sun, temps: high: 30, low: 21.
• Saturday: Mostly sunny and breezy, with a high of 34 and low of 23 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• BC's James Hagens scores twice, US beats Slovakia 6-5 in world junior hockey (ourmidland.com) — A Hauppauge native just delivered on the world stage: Boston College forward James Hagens, from Hauppauge, scored two clutch goals 63 seconds apart to help Team USA edge Slovakia 6-5 at the world junior hockey championship. The win keeps the Americans unbeaten heading into a high-stakes New Year’s Eve matchup with Sweden, with several other U.S. and Swedish standouts also making key contributions.
   

📸 Around Hauppauge

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Hauppauge

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Wednesday December 31

• Dave & Buster's Late Night NYE Celebration
  Dave & Buster's Islandia , 1856 Veterans Memorial Hwy , Islandia
  9:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday January 1

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

Friday January 2

• Dance Cardio Sculpt (In person) (Commack Public Library)
  Commack Public Library , 18 Hauppauge Road , Commack
  9:00 am

Monday January 5

• Work Session Meeting
  Brookhaven, NY Calendar
  10:00 am
• Organizational Meeting
  Brookhaven, NY Calendar
  2:00 pm

Tuesday January 6

• Baby Starts: 3 Months - 23 Months (Commack Public Library)
  Commack Public Library , 18 Hauppauge Road , Commack
  10:00 am
• 3-2-1 Blast Off!: 2 Years - 5 Years (Not in Kindergarten)(Commack Public Library)
  Commack Public Library , 18 Hauppauge Road , Commack
  10:45 am
• Town Board Meeting
  Smithtown, NY Calendar , 99 W. Main Street Victor T. Liss Board Room - 2nd Floor , Smithtown
  2:00 pm
• BIT Technology Expo POSTPONED: TBD
  Brentwood HS
  6:00 pm

Wednesday January 7

• East VB MS Game Play Clinic 2026
  Smithtown High School East , 10 School St , St James
  7:00 pm

Thursday January 8

• Guiding Good Choice Workshop
  Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County , 423 N Griffing Ave # 100 , Riverhead
  5:00 am

Friday January 9

• Cherry Blossom Seashell Art
  Northport-East Northport Public Library , 151 Laurel Avenue , Northport
  3:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• New Family-Owned Mattress and Pillow Business Opened May 1,2025 On Main Street In Smithtown, Next —Rachel Ross Read on Patch

• Teachers Federal Credit Union posted a job opening for Inventory Control Clerk in Hauppauge. Apply here.
• ClubCorp posted a job opening for Restaurant Manager in Hauppauge. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Hauppauge here.

🗞 Nearby News

Central Islip

• Club 112 New Year's Eve 2026 — Central Islip NY's Hottest NYE Party - Club 11212/31/25 through 01/01/26 (cityguideny.com)
• Immigration groups urge judge to keep scrutiny on ICE holding cells at Central Islip federal courthouse (newsday.com)
• So long, 2025! (longislandadvance.net)

Smithtown

• 'Our Final Last Call': Long Ireland Beer Company Marks Saddest Last Day: Patch PM (patch.com)

Huntington

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-- The Patch AM Team

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