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🌱 Patch AM: How Kings Park pulled off its late surge against Amityville
Happening soon: Board of Zoning Appeals Meeting on the Kings Park Patch calendar
Greetings Kings Park! We’re your go-to source for what’s happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How Kings Park pulled off its late surge against Amityville
- What will Kings Park’s new county legislator tackle first this term?
- What did a Kings Park resident capture in the July 4 sky?
Today's riddle: I am on a seafood diet. 🤔 (Answer below!)
Find out what's happening in Kings Parkfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Sunday: A p.m. rain or snow shower, with a high of 49 and low of 28 degrees.
- Monday: Breezy in the morning, temps: high: 41, low: 32.
- Tuesday: Sunlit; breezy in the p.m., with a high of 44 and low of 36 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• High school roundup: Boys and girls basketball results, plus bowling matches (newsday.com) — Kings Park boys basketball fans will be happy to hear the team edged Amityville 65-59, powered by a huge second half from Michael Svolos and a double-double from Kyle Edmundson. The roundup also highlights other recent Long Island basketball and bowling results that local sports followers may want to track. 
Find out what's happening in Kings Parkfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
• Sal Formica Takes Seat at Legislature (messengerpapers.com) — Kings Park residents now have a new representative in Suffolk County’s 13th Legislative District, as Sal Formica takes over the seat that includes Kings Park, Fort Salonga, and nearby communities. Formica, a longtime Commack resident and former firefighter, says his top priorities are public safety, affordable housing, and protecting local infrastructure and water quality, after defeating Kings Park school board trustee Shala Pascucci.
• 15 Recent UFO Sightings Reported Across Upstate New York (weareoneonta.com) — One of New York’s latest UFO reports comes right from Kings Park, where a resident says they filmed a fast-moving green object that changed shape overhead on July 4. Their account is part of a broader roundup of recent UFO sightings across the state, from Buffalo to the Adirondacks, inviting readers to share their own strange sky stories.
📸 Around Kings Park
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Kings Park
- Board of Zoning Appeals Meeting
Smithtown, NY Calendar , 420 Middle Country Road , Smithtown
6:00 pm - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day (Holiday)
Smithtown, NY Calendar Smithtown, NY 11787
Tuesday January 13
Monday January 19
📣 Kings Park Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- 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 - Take a Bird to Lunch: Children's Program, $4 per child upon arrival
WQ29+4G Charles & Helen Reichert Administration Building , Kings Park
10:30 am - Pedal for Paws - Spin Class
Gold's Gym , 1 Larkfield Rd , East Northport
11:45 am - Shiloh Piano and Cello Duo: "Touch the Sky - Taking a Journey Through Song"
Northport-East Northport Public Library , 151 Laurel Ave , Northport
2:00 pm - Long Island Traditional Music Association presents LITMA Smithtown Contradance
Smithtown Historical Society , 211 E Main St , Smithtown
2:00 pm - LIFE MUSIC WITH JD LEONARD
Garden Grill , 64 N Country Rd , Smithtown
4:00 pm - January's Cocktail Package: Katie's Haunted Book Club
Katies of Smithtown , 145 W Main St , Smithtown
6:30 pm - 1, 2, 3, Play With Me: 12 Months - 42 Months [3.5 Years] (Commack Public Library)
Commack Public Library , 18 Hauppauge Road , Commack
9:00 am - Sing & Play
185 Larkfield Rd , East Northport
11:00 am - LEGO® Adventure: Grades K - 5 (Commack Public Library)
Commack Public Library , 18 Hauppauge Road , Commack
4:30 pm
Sunday January 11
Monday January 12
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- TIBCO Software, Inc. posted a job opening for Cleaning Associate Part Time Now Hiring in Kings Park. Apply here.
- Mathnasium posted a job opening for Math Instructor / Senior Instructor @ Mathnasium Commack in Commack. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Kings Park here.
🗞 Nearby News
Smithtown
- Smithtown West boys basketball's Michael Cascione hits 1,000-point mark (newsday.com)
- Local Heroes: Smithtown General Tire's Commitment To Community And Customer Satisfaction (sohh.com)
- Smithtown High School West senior receives Girl Scouts' highest honor (tbrnewsmedia.com)
East Northport
- ‘Misfit Island' Creator Donates $14,000 to Ronald McDonald House (huntingtonnow.com)
Hauppauge
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-- The Patch AM Team
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