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Also on today's calendar: Frankenstein Special Halloween Evening Performance and 3 more events.
Today's riddle: What do you get if you buy a French ax and have it shipped? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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• Brentwood Man Accused Of Sex Trafficking Teen Girl (southshorepress.com) — A Brentwood man is accused of trafficking a teenage girl and now faces serious sex trafficking and rape charges, with related drug charges for two other men. The co-defendants have desk appearance tickets and will appear in Central Islip court, while investigators continue probing for additional suspects and possible charges. Police are asking anyone with information to contact their Human Trafficking Investigations Unit or Crime Stoppers.
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• High school football Week 8 blog: Updates, scores and more (newsday.com) — Central Islip’s football team is featured here for its recent matchup with Whitman, where Jason Thompson’s 210-yard performance powered Whitman to a 41-10 win. The piece is framed around Newsday’s fantasy league, but it still gives local fans a snapshot of how Central Islip fared, who made big plays, and how Week 8 shaped up across Long Island.
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• Gun in Smithtown student's backpack reported stolen from Florida police (greaterlongisland.com) — A Suffolk judge set high bail for a Smithtown West student accused of bringing a stolen handgun and ammunition to school, with added protection orders for two classmates. While the incident occurred in Smithtown, the youth case is being handled through Suffolk’s courts, including proceedings tied to the First District Court complex in Central Islip, underscoring its role in major county youth cases.
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What do you get if you buy a French ax and have it shipped?" — You have a foreign ax-sent (accent) (Thank you Carrie E. for sending it in!)
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