🌱 How a Holbrook legislator once shaped Long Island’s offshore drilling fight

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In today's newsletter:

• How a Holbrook legislator once shaped Long Island’s offshore drilling fight

Also on today's calendar: NYS of Health Enrollment Assistance and 5 more events.

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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Cold with clouds and sun, with a high of 31 and low of 25 degrees.
• Wednesday: Breezy with clouds and sun, temps: high: 42, low: 29.
• Thursday: Periods of sun, with a high of 51 and low of 46 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• New Push to Expand Offshore Oil Drilling (freepress.org) — A past Suffolk County legislator from Holbrook appears in a key moment of Long Island’s long-running fight against offshore oil drilling, when he backed a reporter’s access to a Canadian rig visit. That history frames a new federal push to greatly expand offshore drilling, which critics say threatens coastal economies and environments from Long Island to California. The piece highlights past spills and ongoing political resistance.
   

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📸 Around Holbrook

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Holbrook

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday December 17

• Art Encounter (In Person)
  Sachem Public Library, 150 Holbrook Rd, Holbrook
  11:00 am

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Other local events

Wednesday December 17

• NYS of Health Enrollment Assistance
  Sachem Public Library , 150 Holbrook Rd , Holbrook
  11:00 am

Thursday December 18

• Murder Among Friends (In Person) - Christmas Presents
  Sachem Public Library , 150 Holbrook Rd , Holbrook
  4:00 pm

Friday December 19

• Zumba Gold with Laura (In Person)
  Sachem Public Library , 150 Holbrook Rd , Holbrook
  2:00 pm
• Adult Dungeons & Dragons (In-Person)
  Sachem Public Library , 150 Holbrook Rd , Holbrook
  5:30 pm
• Meditation (In Person)
  Sachem Public Library , 150 Holbrook Rd , Holbrook
  6:00 pm

Monday December 22

• Open Play Mahjong & Cards (In Person)
  Sachem Public Library , 150 Holbrook Rd , Holbrook
  9:30 am

Saturday December 27

• Kidd Kabe: VAMP LIFE
  Holbrook Country Club , 700 Patchogue-Holbrook Rd , Holbrook
  11:30 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• Defensive Driving Class
  Brookhaven, NY Calendar , 1 Independence Hill , Farmingville
  9:00 am
• Senior Flex
  Bayport-Blue Point Public Library , 186 Middle Rd , Blue Point
  10:15 am
• Snowman Tea Light Craft
  Brookhaven, NY Calendar
  1:00 pm
• Public Auction for 303 Washington Ave, Brentwood, NY 11717
  1 Independence Hill , Farmingville
  1:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Sunrise Senior Living posted a job opening for Housekeeper in Holbrook. Apply here.
• Costco Wholesale Corporation posted a job opening for Meat Wrapper / Sanitation in Holbrook. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Holbrook here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Patchogue

• Yaphank Historic Houses Tour Back On For This Weekend After Cancelation For Bad Weather (patch.com)
• Around 200 Crashes Logged In Across Suffolk On Sunday: Police (patch.com)
• State of Emergency Declared In Patchogue Village (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don't know, but April May!
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