🌱 Patchogue Daily: Deemed Unsafe House On Avery Ave. + 7 DWI Arrests

Hello, Patchogue. I'm here in your inbox per usual to tell you everything you need to know about what's going on around town. Hope you all have a great day.

First, today's weather:

A shower and t-storm; humid. High: 80, low: 67.

Here are the top 4 stories today in Patchogue:

1. A house located at 87 Avery Avenue in Patchogue is on the list of the Deemed Unsafe of Brookhaven Town. Other properties throughout Brookhaven have been considered unsafe conditions by a Town engineer in a board meeting. (LongIsland.com)
2. More arrests were made at a sobriety checkpoint on Sunrise Highway in Patchogue. Seven drivers were charged with DWI. Police reported that a total of 392 cars went through the checkpoint. (Patchogue Patch)
3. A fire broke out at a residence on Fire Avenue in Medford. The incident happened at 4:30 p.m. Fire was controlled quickly by the Medford Fire Department, and no injuries were reported. Officials suspect a lithium-ion battery explosion was the cause of the fire. (Patch)
4. Nearby News: A Setauket man was stabbed 11 times during a physical confrontation. The incident took place at a Shell Gas on Middle Country Road. Jogger Matthew Ulloa was arrested and charged with assault. (LI News 12)

Today in Patchogue:

• Annual Sand Creation Contest - Fire Island National Park. (10:30 a.m.)

From my notebook:

• Patchogue Theatre for the Performing Arts: "On sale now! The Rocky Horror Picture Show on Oct. 27 at Patchogue Theatre for the Performing Arts." (Patchogue Theatre for the Performing Arts via Facebook)
• Patch: "Angel Salas, the 9-year-old Long Island boy removed from a ventilator at Stony Brook Children's Hospital on Sunday, saved three people with his organ donations, a LiveOnNY spokesman said." (Patch)

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