🌱 Patch AM: Which Islip bowlers made Newsday’s Top 20 list this season?

Good day Islip! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Which Islip bowlers made Newsday’s Top 20 list this season?

Also on today's calendar: Candlelight: Christmas Carols on Strings and 2 more events.

Today's riddle: I used to work in a doughnut shop. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Windy with plenty of sunshine, with a high of 46 and low of 27 degrees.
• Thursday: Cloudy, temps: high: 44, low: 22.
• Friday: Colder; p.m. snow, up to 1", with a high of 33 and low of 26 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Newsday's Top 20 boys bowlers for 2025-26 (newsday.com) — Islip and East Islip high school bowlers are prominently featured among Newsday’s top 20 boys on Long Island for the 2025-26 season, with standout averages and series scores. Local readers can see how their hometown athletes stack up against Nassau and Suffolk rivals as the new bowling season begins.
   

📸 Around Islip

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Islip

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★ Featured events ★

Friday December 26

• Little Bookworms: Ages 2-4
  Central Islip Public Library, 33 Hawthorne Ave, Central Islip
  10:45 am

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Other local events

Thursday December 25

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

Friday December 26

• Candlelight: Christmas Carols on Strings
  CM Performing Arts Center , 931 Montauk Hwy , Oakdale
  6:15 pm

Monday December 29

• Kiddie Count Down
  LIMM Main Building
  10:00 am

Wednesday December 31

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

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday December 24

• Christmas Eve Town Hall Closes at 12:15pm
  Brookhaven, NY Calendar
  12:15 pm
• Coed Soccer Game
  All Island SportsPlex , 10 Dunton Ave , Deer Park
  10:00 pm

Thursday December 25

• Museum Closed
  Long Island Maritime Museum , 88 West Ave , West Sayville
• Christmas Day Town Hall Closed
  Brookhaven, NY Calendar
• Christmas Day - Holiday Recess - Schools are closed
  West Islip UFSD West Islip, NY 11795
• Winter Recess / Christmas
  Brentwood Freshman Center Brentwood, NY 11717
• CHRISTMAS DAY WINTER RECESS Schools/Offices Closed
  Bay Shore UFSD Bay Shore, NY 11706

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• The TJX Companies, Inc. posted a job opening for Store Cleaning Associate in East Islip. Apply here.
• King Kullen Grocery Co Inc posted a job opening for Meat - Meat Wrapper - Part Time in Bay Shore. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Islip here.

🗞 Nearby News

East Islip

• Mister Softee store coming to Miller Place's Aliano Shopping Center (greaterlongisland.com)

Central Islip

• ICE has detained dozens at Long Island courthouse in 'putrid, cramped' hold rooms for prolonged periods, analysis finds (newsday.com)

Bohemia

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

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I got tired of the hole business.
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