🌱 Patch AM: New Years Day 2026 and 11 more events

Cheers Kings Park! We’re back, helping you stay up to date with what’s happening. Let's take on the day together! ☕️️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Garrison singing 4 Bella at The Bench
• New Years Day 2026 at Smithtown, NY Calendar
• Town Board Meeting at Smithtown, NY Calendar

Today's riddle: The world champion tongue twister just got arrested! 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Very windy; colder, with a high of 33 and low of 27 degrees.
• Wednesday: Breezy with cloudy spells, temps: high: 35, low: 26.
• Thursday: Cold with clouds and sun, with a high of 30 and low of 22 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Kings Park

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday January 3

• Garrison singing 4 Bella
  The Bench, 1095 NY-25A, Stony Brook
  12:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday January 1

• New Years Day 2026
  Smithtown, NY Calendar Smithtown, NY 11787

Tuesday January 6

• Town Board Meeting
  Smithtown, NY Calendar , 99 W. Main Street Victor T. Liss Board Room - 2nd Floor , Smithtown
  2:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 30

• Cardboard Creations Volunteers
  The Smithtown Library - Commack Building , 3 Indian Head Rd , Commack
  3:00 pm
• Winter Bingo: K - 5 (Commack Public Library)
  Commack Public Library , 18 Hauppauge Road , Commack
  4:30 pm
• Walt Whitman at Commack
  1 Scholar Ln , Commack
  7:30 pm

Wednesday December 31

• Wednesday Open House Recruitment/Walk-In Interview
  ACLD SK , 300-310 Oser Ave , Hauppauge
  10:00 am

Friday January 2

• Dance Cardio Sculpt (In person) (Commack Public Library)
  Commack Public Library , 18 Hauppauge Road , Commack
  9:00 am
• Teen Winter Grab and Go’s : January
  Elwood Public Library District , 1929 Jericho Turnpike , East Northport
  9:30 am

Monday January 5

• Baby Social Hour (6-23 months)
  Elwood Public Library District , 1929 Jericho Turnpike , East Northport
  11:00 am
• No Sew Snowman
  Elwood Public Library District , 1929 Jericho Turnpike , East Northport
  6:30 pm
• Girls Who Code
  Elwood Public Library District , 1929 Jericho Turnpike , East Northport
  6:30 pm

Tuesday January 6

• Baby Starts: 3 Months - 23 Months (Commack Public Library)
  Commack Public Library , 18 Hauppauge Road , Commack
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Found a House bunny this evening.
  Hey neighbors found this guy under our car and he ran off. Looks like a pet last seen around 5th ave in kings park around 8:20 pm can provide exact… (Nextdoor Kings Park)
• College student available mornings to help send children off to school in the Kings Park, Fort Salonga, Smithtown or Commack areas.
  Many experiences working with children as summer camp counselor, dancing school teacher and CCD assistant. If there is an interest I will privately… (Nextdoor Kings Park)

• Goodwin Recruiting posted a job opening for Commercial Real Estate Agent in Smithtown. Apply here.
• Chipotle Mexican Grill posted a job opening for Kitchen Leader in Commack. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Kings Park here.

🗞 Nearby News

Hauppauge

• Long Island hotels with indoor pools for staycations (newsday.com)
• Protestors rally against 'inhumane' immigrant detainee conditions at Central Islip courthouse after Newsday investigation (newsday.com)
• BC's James Hagens scores twice, US beats Slovakia 6-5 in world juniors hockey (rochesterfirst.com)

Stony Brook

• LI scientists say they've developed low-cost solution to drastically improve drinking water (nypost.com)
• Peptide Injections: What Science Says vs. Wellness Hype (healthcentral.com)
• Men's Lacrosse Announces 2026 Schedule (stonybrookathletics.com)

Huntington

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I hear they’re giving him a really tough sentence.
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