🌱 Patchogue Daily: Duo Sought For Ripping Pride Flag + Movie Series

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First, today's weather:

Partly sunny and humid. High: 85 Low: 68.

Here are the top 4 stories today in Patchogue:

1. Suffolk Police seek two men for ripping a Pride flag off a home in Patchogue. The duo committed the damage in May. Cameras showed the suspects riding their bikes before stopping at a house on Case Avenue to rip the flag off a tree on the property. (News 12 Bronx)
2. Patchogue- Medford Public Library features the "Underwater Movie Series." Dive into movies and free snacks at the Carnegie Library on Wednesday, Aug. 24 at 6 p.m. (Patch)
3. Save the date for the Summer Ratgrrl Vendor Circus in Patchogue on Aug. 28. Terry Street will be filled with local artists displaying their art for those looking to appreciate it from 1 to 6 p.m. (Patchogue CofC)
4. Nearby News: Police received an emergency call from a house on Park Circle in Shirley that resulted in the police finding a young couple's bodies inside the residence. Destiny Leinfus and Gavin Bifalco were found on Thursday. An investigation is ongoing to determine if it was a murder-suicide case or if a third person(s) is responsible for their deaths. (NBC New York)

Today in Patchogue:

• Sculpture on the Trail — an Art & Nature Exhibition. (11 a.m.)
• Spanish Literacy at PMPL. (2 p.m.)

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• Patchogue Theatre for the Performing Arts: "On sale now! Martin Sexton comes to Patchogue Theatre this December!" (Patchogue Theatre for the Performing Arts via Facebook)
• Patchogue-Medford Youth & Community Services: "Found this on another group, and it is worth sharing." (Patchogue-Medford Youth & Community Services via Facebook)
• Patchogue-Medford Library: "The Bluebird app offers thousands of prerecorded lessons, personalized courses, quizzes, daily lessons, and more for learning 163 languages." (Patchogue-Medford Library via Facebook)

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