🌱 Patch AM: Which Islip and East Islip stars made Newsday’s Top 100 list?

Hi there, Islip! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Which Islip and East Islip stars made Newsday’s Top 100 list?
• Why a Central Islip lawyer is appealing this violent bus assault case

Also on today's calendar: Family Friendly Wrestling Returns to Bay Shore and 2 more events.

Today's riddle: I once read a book about anti-gravity. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Cold; breezy in the morning, with a high of 35 and low of 22 degrees.
• Saturday: Clouds breaking for some sun, temps: high: 39, low: 26.
• Sunday: Colder with 1-3" of snow, with a high of 29 and low of 18 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!

📰 News we're reading

• Newsday's Top 100 girls basketball players for 2025-26 season (newsday.com) — Islip and East Islip hoops fans will see familiar names on Newsday’s new Top 100 list, with standouts like Rylee Moran, Teagan Rao, and freshman forward Pia Smaldone spotlighted among Long Island’s best. The roundup previews returning stars, key transfers, and college-bound seniors as the 2025–26 girls basketball season tips off.
   

• Coram Parolee Plans To Appeal 22 Years To Life Sentence In Beating Of Rider On Suffolk Bus: Attorney (patch.com) — A Suffolk County parolee faces 22 years to life in prison after being convicted of a violent assault on a county bus, and his Central Islip-based attorney says an appeal is coming. Prosecutors highlight his long criminal record and criticize New York’s proposed “Elder Parole” bill, arguing his quick reoffense shows risks to public safety.
   

📸 Around Islip

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Islip

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday December 13

• 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

Saturday December 13

• BBP Community and Cocoa 5K 9 AM
  Bayport-Blue Point UFSD Bayport, NY 11705
• Holiday Craft Fair Helpers
  Islip Public Library , 71 Monell Ave , Islip
  9:00 am
• A Warm Welcome: Wreath Workshop
  Bayard Cutting Arboretum , 440 Montauk Hwy , Great River
  10:00 am

Wednesday December 24

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

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday December 12

• Holiday Toy Drive
  Brookhaven, NY Calendar
  8:00 am
• Gingerbread University in Naugles Barn
  Hallockville Museum Farm , 6038 Sound Avenue , Riverhead
  10:30 am
• Drive-In Movie: "A Muppet Christmas Carol"
  Brookwood Hall , 50 Irish Ln , East Islip
  5:30 pm
• Candlelight: Tribute to Fleetwood Mac
  CM Performing Arts Center , 931 Montauk Hwy , Oakdale
  6:00 pm
• Minecraft Blockheads Club
  Sayville Library , 88 Greene Ave , Sayville
  6:30 pm
• Polar Express
  Bay Shore High School
  6:30 pm
• Holiday Appreciation Mixer
  JLR Dance Unlimited , 5 5th Ave , Bay Shore
  7:00 pm

Saturday December 13

• Wreath Making
  Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County , 423 N Griffing Ave # 100 , Riverhead
  6:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Touro College & University System posted a job opening for Adjunct Faculty - Physical Therapy - LI Campus in Central Islip. Apply here.
• Nestle International posted a job opening for Senior Material Handler (Full-time) - Evening Shift Job Details | Nestle Operational Services Worldwide SA in Bohemia. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Islip here.

🗞 Nearby News

Central Islip

• Feds Seek Death Penalty For 'Bloods Member' In 2021 Triple Slay That Only Baby Survived In Farmingville (patch.com)
• Raiders strive to reach playoffs (suffolkcountynews.net)
• 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)

Sayville

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-- The Patch AM Team

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