🌱 Patchogue Library To Host Touch Tank-Sea Creature Fun + Happenings

Good morning, everybody! It's Monday in Patchogue, and I'm back in your inbox to get you caught up on the most important things happening in the community. In today's issue, you'll find...

• PMPL to host a fun Touch Tank-Sea Creature.
• There was a fatal accident on the LIE.
• Happenings and more!

But first, today's weather:

Rain and snow showers. High: 41, low: 28.

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Here are the top four stories today in Patchogue:

1. Patchogue-Medford Public Library is hosting the Touch Tank-Sea Creature Sunday on Jan. 29. Drop in between 2 and 4 p.m. to touch sea creatures and learn all about it! Crafts and other fun activities will be available. You don't need to register. (Patchogue CofC)
2. Nearby News: A woman passed away Sunday morning after her 2003 Chevrolet crashed into a fence on Long Island Expressway. She had her 1-year-old daughter as a passenger. The baby was transported to the Peconic Bay Medical Center to be treated and later was released to a relative. (Patchogue Patch)
   
3. The Catholic Healthy Bus will be at the parking lot of the PMPL on Thursday, Jan. 26, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Walk-ins are welcome to get a free blood pressure screening, BMI, blood testing and more. No insurance card is necessary. All are welcome. (Patch Events)
4. Dr. Sanjey Gupta from the South Shore University Hospital in Bay Shore stated in an interview with Patch that pot-related visits to the ER had increased in the last five years across emergency rooms on Long Island. Read the whole story here. (Patch)

Today in Patchogue:

• Chair Yoga for Everyone at PMPL. (1:00 PM)
• Teen Chocolate Pudding Art at PMPL. (4 p.m.)
  
• Minecraft Club at PMPL. (4:30 p.m.)
• Board of Education Business Meeting - Patchogue-Medford UFSD. (7:30 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• If your little ones need extra help with their homework, the Patchogue Public Library can help! The Walk-in Homework Help is set for Wednesday, Jan. 25, from 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. No registration is needed. (PMLIB)
• Patchogue St. Patrick's Day Parade is on the plan! The Greater Patchogue Foundation's Cultural Heritage Committee and the Village of Patchogue set a date for March 19 at noon. Participants will march two miles from East Main Street, ending at the corner of Havens Avenue and West Main Street. (Patchogue Patch)

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