🌱 How an Islandia business helped revive a school’s science pond

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In today's newsletter:

• How an Islandia business helped revive a school’s science pond

Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Windy; a p.m. snow shower, with a high of 36 and low of 21 degrees.
• Friday: Cold; breezy in the morning, temps: high: 35, low: 26.
• Saturday: Clouds breaking for some sun, with a high of 36 and low of 26 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Uniondale student wins statewide literacy contest (newsday.com) — Islandia gets a shout-out as Gibbons Pools donates labor and materials to help restore a science pond at East Islip Middle School, giving students a richer hands-on biology lab. The piece also highlights Long Island students winning a statewide literacy contest, a new video game club in East Rockaway, and a personal enhancement program for special needs students in Port Jefferson.
   

📸 Around Islandia

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Islandia

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Friday December 12

• Gingerbread University in Naugles Barn
  Hallockville Museum Farm , 6038 Sound Avenue , Riverhead
  10:30 am

Saturday December 13

• Wreath Making
  Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County , 423 N Griffing Ave # 100 , Riverhead
  6:00 am
• "Sammy Snowman" Basket Making Workshop
  Hallockville Museum Farm , 6038 Sound Avenue , Riverhead
  10:00 am
• Gingerbread University in Naugles Barn
  Hallockville Museum Farm , 6038 Sound Avenue , Riverhead
  10:30 am
• Zuccaire Gallery Evening & Weekend Hours
  Paul W. Zuccaire Gallery , 100 Nicolls Road , Stony Brook
  6:00 pm

Sunday December 14

• Gingerbread University in Naugles Barn
  Hallockville Museum Farm , 6038 Sound Avenue , Riverhead
  10:30 am

Wednesday December 17

• Postpartum Support and Self-Care
  Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County , 423 N Griffing Ave # 100 , Riverhead
  5:00 am

Thursday December 18

• Snowman Wood Craft
  Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County , 423 N Griffing Ave # 100 , Riverhead
  12:30 pm

📣 Islandia Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 11

• Sprouts & Friends: 3 Months - 5 Years [Not in Kindergarten] (Commack Public Library)
  Commack Public Library , 18 Hauppauge Road , Commack
  10:00 am
• 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
• Book Discussion: ‘Shades of Light’
  Sisters of St Joseph , 1725 Brentwood Rd , Brentwood
  10:30 am
• Book Discussion: I, Eliza Hamilton By Susan Holloway Scott
  Hauppauge Public Library , 1373 Veterans Memorial Hwy Ste. 1 , Hauppauge
  2:00 pm

Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.

Thank you 👏👏👏 to the local businesses for making Islandia PatchAM possible:

• Siben & Siben llp — (631) 665-3400
  Now taking inquiries 24 hours a day 7 days a week !!!

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Doherty Enterprises posted a job opening for Panera Bread Associate - Team Member in Islandia. Apply here.
• Burlington Coat Factory Corporation posted a job opening for Seasonal Cashier Associate - Part Time in Islandia. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Islandia here.

🗞 Nearby News

Central Islip

• Feds Seek Death Penalty For 'Bloods Member' In 2021 Triple Slay That Only Baby Survived In Farmingville (patch.com)
• Multiple Teens Charged After Violent Stabbing In Brightwaters: Police (patch.com)
• Pat-Med built to make strides (trihamletnews.com)

Hauppauge

• Young Hauppauge Dancer in "The Nutcracker" with New York City Ballet Stars (patch.com)
• State's top cannabis official resigns; LI case dropped (newsday.com)
• Floyd's Jeru Hall wins Zellner Award (newsday.com)

Smithtown

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I could get canned for this!
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