🌱 Patchogue Menorah Lighting Set For Dec. 18 + Happenings In Town

Good morning, Patchogue! I'm here in your inbox today to get you up to speed on everything you need to know about what's going on in town, including news about:

• Drift 82 is waiting for the town's approval to keep the events tent up.
• Patchogue Menorah Lighting kicks off on Dec. 18.
• Events and more!

But first, today's weather:

Cloudy and breezy; p.m. rain. High: 58, low: 49.

Here are the top four stories in Patchogue today:

1. Patchogue Drift 82 is waiting on the Village's approval to keep using an outdoor tent in its parking lot. The tent started to be pitched as one of the COVID-19 safety requirements to keep the business going. The establishment owner is now looking to extend the permission to keep hosting special events. (Greater Long Island)
2. The Patchogue Menorah Lighting will be held at Capital One Plaza on Main Street. The event kicks off on Dec. 18 at 5:30 p.m. The Temple Beth-El and the Patchogue Parks Department sponsor the Lightning. (Patchogue Village)
3. Bellport's High School Athletes raised $2,500 to help the Special Olympics New York. The group participated in the Saturday Freezin' for a Reason polar plunge at Cedar Beach. The event gathered hundreds of brave community members for a good cause. All proceeds will go towards equipment for athletes with disabilities. (Patch)
4. Saturday morning was a special day for some Suffolk police officers. The first responders helped a Shirley resident deliver her baby on her living room floor. Police said they received a 911 call reporting the labor on Arpage Drive. Officer Connor Diemer and his work partners arrived to help Rebecca Reyes safely deliver her child. Click on the link to read the whole story. (Shirley-Mastic Patch)

Today in Patchogue:

• RPM Trio Brunch at The Brickhouse Restaurant. (3 p.m.)
  
• The Wizards of Winter Return to Patchogue Theatre. (7 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• "Medford Fire Department officials are warning residents who live in the Eagle Estates development to check their electrical meters after they say the second one malfunctioned, causing a fire early Saturday." (Patch)
• Save the date for the Bellport Holiday Stroll event on Dec. 17. Shoppers on Main Street will have photo opportunities with Santa Claus from 5 to 8 p.m. (Patchogue Patch)
• A new holiday attraction is now open! The Christmas House Long Island is at the Smith Haven Mall and expects to host over 100,000 visitors in the Christmas season. (LI News 12)

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Events:

• Holiday Boutique (December 3)
• Joint Holiday Gem and Mineral Show (December 3)
• Holiday Boutique and Craft Fair (December 3)
• Holiday Lights At The Bronx Zoo. (December 23)
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Other classifieds:

• Freedomland For The Holidays And To Ring In New Year (Details)
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That's it for today. See you all tomorrow morning for another update!

— Debora Whitehead

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