🌱 Patch AM: Which new businesses are quietly moving into Hauppauge’s industrial spaces?

Hello Hauppauge! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Which new businesses are quietly moving into Hauppauge’s industrial spaces?
• Why a Hauppauge immigration visit sparked a federal judge’s rebuke of ICE
• See why Hauppauge’s Khloe Collins earned All-Long Island volleyball honors

Also on today's calendar: Krampus & Cocktails and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: Last night I had a dream. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Breezy and colder, with a high of 39 and low of 32 degrees.
• Sunday: Partly sunny and windy, temps: high: 49, low: 27.
• Monday: Sunny, windy and colder, with a high of 37 and low of 30 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Inked: Long Island commercial leases, sales highlight active market (libn.com) — Two sizable industrial leases in Hauppauge signal fresh business activity, including a 20,000-square-foot space for a bubble tea ingredients supplier and a 21,690-square-foot facility for Cavapod LLC. The roundup also notes new medical, tattoo, stone supply, and auto repair locations in nearby Long Island communities, reflecting a broadly active commercial real estate market.
   

• Central Islip federal judge demands answers on Long Island ICE detainee's treatment (newsday.com) — A Jamaican immigrant was detained by ICE shortly after a biometrics appointment in Hauppauge, and a federal judge now questions whether his arrest and subsequent treatment were lawful and humane. The judge cites cramped overnight holding conditions, conflicting ICE records, and possible violations of detention limits, and has ordered Homeland Security to justify its actions by Dec. 30 or face potential sanctions.
   

• Newsday's All-Long Island girls volleyball team 2025 (newsday.com) — Hauppauge junior middle hitter Khloe Collins has been named to Newsday’s All-Long Island first team after a standout season for the Suffolk Class AA runner-up. She joins top players and coaches from across Long Island who are being honored for leading their teams to county, Long Island, and state volleyball titles this fall.
   

📸 Around Hauppauge

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Hauppauge

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday December 28

• Krampus & Cocktails
  Katies of Smithtown, 145 W Main St, Smithtown
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Monday December 22

• Jingle Bell Run
  Hauppauge UFSD Hauppauge, NY 11788
  7:15 am
• HSW - Winter Concert IV
  Smithtown High School-West , 100 Central Road , Smithtown
  7:00 pm

Tuesday December 23

• PTA Pancake Breakfast
  Hauppauge UFSD Hauppauge, NY 11788
  7:15 am
• Paint Nite: Merry Grinchmas
  The Experience , 180 Commerce Dr , Hauppauge
  7:00 pm

Wednesday December 24

• Wednesday Open House Recruitment/Walk-In Interview
  ACLD SK , 300-310 Oser Ave , Hauppauge
  10:00 am

Saturday December 27

• The Revolvers @ FOLEYS
  FOLEYS Smithtown , 550 Smithtown Bypass , Smithtown
  8:30 pm

Wednesday December 31

• Wednesday Open House Recruitment/Walk-In Interview
  ACLD SK , 300-310 Oser Ave , Hauppauge
  10:00 am
• Dave & Buster's EARLY NYE Celebrations
  Dave & Buster's Islandia , 1856 Veterans Memorial Hwy , Islandia
  4:00 pm
• 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

Saturday December 20

• Jennifer O’Brien State Farm Desk O’ Treat & Pumpkin Patch
  Jennifer O'Brien - State Farm Insurance Agent , 550 Smithtown Bypass Flr 2 Ste 114 , Smithtown
  10:00 am
• Growing Up Wild
  Brookhaven, NY Calendar
  10:00 am
• Winter Walk in Stony Brook at Avalon Park & Preserve — ReWild Long Island
  Avalon Nature Preserve , Shep Jones Ln , St James
  10:00 am
• Creation Station
  The Smithtown Library - Kings Park Building , 1 Church St , Kings Park
  10:00 am

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• Aerus Electrolux — (631) 462-1920
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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Acosta posted a job opening for Merchandiser Mandate Retail Service in Hauppauge. Apply here.
• Pizza Hut posted a job opening for Assistant Restaurant Manager in Hauppauge. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Hauppauge here.

🗞 Nearby News

Central Islip

• Strangulation Charge Filed After Road Rage Altercation In Huntington: Police (patch.com)
• Lead found in school drinking water on Long Island (newsnationnow.com)
• San Fernando Valley LGBTQ+ community center Somos Familia Valle is trying to rebuild from a 'traumatizing' break-in (losangelesblade.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I dreamed I was swimming in a pool of orange soda, but it was just a Fanta-sea.
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