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🌱 Patch AM: Which powerful Long Island moments made Newsday’s favorite photos list?
Coming up on the Islip Patch calendar: Elvis Birthday Bash with Lamar Peters and Gene DiNapoli
Greetings Islip! We’re your go-to source for what’s happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Which powerful Long Island moments made Newsday’s favorite photos list?
- How Islip helped honor a 9/11 responder’s legacy in Sayville
Also on today's calendar: Elvis Birthday Bash with Lamar Peters and Gene DiNapoli .
Find out what's happening in Islipfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Today's riddle: What two things can you never eat for breakfast? . 🤔 (Answer below!)
Find out what's happening in Islipfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Monday: Windy; morning rain, with a high of 52 and low of 30 degrees.
- Tuesday: Windy; rather cloudy, colder, temps: high: 34, low: 30.
- Wednesday: Partly sunny and breezy, with a high of 38 and low of 27 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Our favorite LI Life photos of the year (newsday.com) — Long Island residents can spot a local connection in this year-end gallery of Newsday’s favorite LI Life photos, which includes a welding instructor at Eastern Suffolk BOCES’ Islip Career Center in Oakdale. The collection highlights uplifting, visually striking moments from across the Island, from independent bookstores and homesteading to disability advocacy, nonbinary weddings, and South Asian celebrations. 
• Monday TigerBlog - The Patriot All-American (goprincetontigers.com) — Islip Town is briefly highlighted for renaming a Sayville intersection in honor of NYPD Officer Robert Zane, who died from 9/11-related illnesses after serving in World Trade Center recovery efforts. The broader piece focuses on a patriotic college golf tournament honoring fallen service members and first responders, and contrasts that spirit with current debates over professionalism in college sports.
📸 Around Islip
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Islip
★ Featured events ★
- Elvis Birthday Bash with Lamar Peters and Gene DiNapoli
Bayway Arts Center, 265 E Main St, East Islip
3:00 pm
Sunday January 11
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Other local events
- Museum Closed
Long Island Maritime Museum , 88 West Ave , West Sayville
Wednesday December 31
📣 Islip Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Kiddie Count Down
LIMM Main Building
10:00 am - Holiday Train Display
Brookhaven, NY Calendar
11:00 am - L.I. Gospel Singers Social Event
My Town's Café , 51 W Main St , East Islip
7:00 pm - Winter Karaoke
Brentwood Public Library , 34 Second Ave , Brentwood
2:30 pm - Bingo Night! Every Tuesday!
Eleanors Lounge , 4103 Sunrise Hwy , Bohemia
7:30 pm - 🎉 Bingo 🎉
Eleanors Lounge , 4103 Sunrise Hwy , Bohemia
7:30 pm - Museum Closed
Long Island Maritime Museum , 88 West Ave , West Sayville - New Year's Eve & Day In The Shed West Sayville
The Shed Restaurant - West Sayville NY , 21 Main St , West Sayville
11:00 am - New Years Eve Town Hall Closes at 12:15pm
Brookhaven, NY Calendar
12:15 pm - 🎉✨ Great South Bay Brewery 1st Annual Kid-Friendly Early New Year’s Eve Party!
Great South Bay Brewery , 25 Drexel Dr , Bay Shore
5:00 pm - New Years Eve with Geno Bisconte at Governor’s at McGuires
Governor's @ McGuire's Comedy Club , 1627 Smithtown Ave , Bohemia
7:00 pm
Monday December 29
Tuesday December 30
Wednesday December 31
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💬 Chatter
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🗞 Nearby News
Central Islip
- Lindenhurst man charged in CVS killing motivated by debt (greaterlongisland.com)
- DWI Driver Critically Injures Man In Head-On Crash On Express Drive On Long Island: Police (dailyvoice.com)
Bohemia
- How much snow fell on Saturday? Totals for NYC area (fox5ny.com)
Hauppauge
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Lunch and dinner. (From Norine S.)
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