🌱 Patch AM: LI Postal Clerk Charged After Stealing Mail In Oakdale: DA

What's up Islip! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Oakdale postal clerk charged with stealing gift cards from outgoing mail
• Which Islip standouts made Newsday’s Top 100 girls hoops list?

Also on today's calendar: Chanukah Celebration .

Today's riddle: What did the boat dock say when it was arrested? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Clouds breaking for some sun, with a high of 42 and low of 29 degrees.
• Sunday: Snow and flurries, 1-2", temps: high: 31, low: 16. ⛄️ Brr!
• Monday: Cold; breezy in the morning, with a high of 30 and low of 23 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• LI Postal Clerk Charged After Stealing Mail In Oakdale: DA (patch.com) — Residents who use the Oakdale Post Office in the Town of Islip are being urged to check for missing mail after a clerk was charged with stealing gift cards and lottery tickets from outgoing envelopes. Prosecutors say an undercover operation by the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office and U.S. Postal Service investigators uncovered multiple pieces of allegedly stolen mail, leading to the clerk’s arrest, arraignment, and upcoming January court date.
   

• Newsday's Top 100 girls basketball players for 2025-26 season (newsday.com) — Islip girls basketball fans will see several local standouts spotlighted in Newsday’s Top 100 list, including seniors Rylee Moran and Teagan Rao, plus East Islip freshman forward Pia Smaldone. The feature runs through key players from schools across Long Island, with stats and brief scouting reports that give a sense of how Islip-area teams stack up entering the 2025-26 season.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Islip

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday December 13

• Chanukah Celebration
  Congregation Beth Sholom, 441 Deer Park Ave, Babylon
  6:00 pm
• Family Friendly Wrestling Returns to Bay Shore
  Pro Game Sports, 41 Saxon Ave, Bay Shore
  7:30 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday December 24

• Museum Closed
  Long Island Maritime Museum , 88 West Ave , West Sayville

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday December 13

• "Sammy Snowman" Basket Making Workshop
  Hallockville Museum Farm , 6038 Sound Avenue , Riverhead
  10:00 am
• Winter Wonderland Walk
  Brookhaven, NY Calendar
  10:00 am
• A Warm Welcome: Wreath Workshop
  Bayard Cutting Arboretum , 440 Montauk Hwy , Great River
  10:00 am
• CM Children's Theatre Presents: Frosty's Big Day
  CM Performing Arts Center , 931 Montauk Hwy , Oakdale
  10:30 am
• Gingerbread University in Naugles Barn
  Hallockville Museum Farm , 6038 Sound Avenue , Riverhead
  10:30 am
• Holiday Candle Making Brunch
  The Fit Factory , 620 Johnson Ave # 4 , Bohemia
  11:00 am
• Frostys Big Day
  CM Performing Arts Center , 931 Montauk Hwy , Oakdale
  11:00 am
• Bay Shore Holiday Party Crawl
  Dark Horse Tavern , 53 W Main St , Bay Shore
  1:00 pm
• American Dance Theatre of Long Island's The Nutcracker
  Van Nostrand Theater, SCCC , 1001 Crooked Hill Rd , Brentwood
  2:00 pm
• American Dance Theatre of Long Island's 'The Nutcracker'
  Van Nostrand Theater, SCCC , 1001 Crooked Hill Rd , Brentwood
  2:00 pm
• Multi-Sport Combo-Soccer/Baseball (2 years)
  41 Saxon Ave , Bay Shore
  2:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Lessing's posted a job opening for Restaurant Food Runner in Islip. Apply here.
• Fresh Grocer posted a job opening for Fresh Grocer - Grocery Clerk (Thompson) Salary Range $16.50 - $16.50/hr in Oakdale. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Islip here.

🗞 Nearby News

Central Islip

• US says ex-CEO of Abercrombie is fit for trial, despite diagnosis (bostonglobe.com)
• Toddler Missing 5 Hours After Teen Steals Running Car From NY Driveway, Police Say (dailyvoice.com)
• Police Drone Tracks Theft Suspect Hiding In Commack Backyard, Cops Say (dailyvoice.com)

Bohemia

• Long Island hotels, motels cited in sex trafficking, prostitution charges (newsday.com)

Hauppauge

Ok Islip! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

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