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🌱 Patch AM: LI Man Drove On Drugs, Crashed Into Deer Park Home, Had Gun: Police

Make time for Jay Medal Soirée on the Deer Park Patch calendar

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In today's newsletter:

  • Deer Park home struck by car; driver faces drug, gun charges

Also on today's calendar: Jay Medal Soirée and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What is the 1 way to guarantee winning a small fortune at the casino? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: A heavy t-storm in the p.m., with a high of 80 and low of 68 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Humid with a shower in places, temps: high: 76, low: 69.
  • Thursday: Humid with a thunderstorm, with a high of 83 and low of 68 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• LI Man Drove On Drugs, Crashed Into Deer Park Home, Had Gun: Police (patch.com) — Residents of Deer Park woke early Sunday to a frightening scene when a car driven by a 19-year-old Amityville man ran a stop sign and slammed into a home on Nicholls Road. No one inside was hurt, but police say they later found a handgun and high-capacity magazine, leading to impaired driving and weapons charges with arraignment set in Central Islip.
   

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Other local events
    Tuesday September 1
  • Adult Education Registration
    North Babylon UFSD North Babylon, NY 11703
    6:00 pm
  • Wednesday September 2
  • First Day of School
    North Babylon UFSD North Babylon, NY 11703
  • Superintendent's Conference Day (Staff Only)
    Wyandanch UFSD Wyandanch, NY 11798
  • BEL | Kindergarten Welcome
    North Babylon UFSD North Babylon, NY 11703
    9:15 am
  • PP | Kindergarten Welcome
    North Babylon UFSD North Babylon, NY 11703
    9:30 am
  • MGV | UPK Visit and Welcome
    North Babylon UFSD North Babylon, NY 11703
    10:30 am
  • Adult Education Registration
    North Babylon UFSD North Babylon, NY 11703
    6:00 pm
  • Thursday September 3
  • First Day of School
    Wyandanch UFSD Wyandanch, NY 11798
  • Saturday September 19
  • Distinguished Citizen Dinner Honoring Robert (Bobby) Hulse →
    Captain Bills Restaurant & Catering, 122 Ocean Ave, Bay Shore
    6:00 pm
  • Our Distinguished Citizen Dinner Honoring Robert "Bobby Hulse" →
    Captain Bills Restaurant & Catering, 122 Ocean Ave, Bay Shore
    6:00 pm
  • Our Distinguished Citizen Dinner ~ Honoring a Bay Shore Hero Robert "Bobby" Hulse →
    Captain Bills Restaurant & Catering, 122 Ocean Ave, Bay Shore
    6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Skechers USA, Inc. posted a job opening for Retail Sales Associate in Deer Park. Apply here.
  • Aramark Corporation posted a job opening for Food Service Worker I - Deer Park UFSD in Deer Park. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Deer Park here.

🗞 Nearby News

North Babylon

  • Huntington football looks to go beyond returning to the playoffs (tbrnewsmedia.com)

Brentwood

Bay Shore

  • Garbarino Joins Long Island Families and First Responders for Annual Back-to-School Event (house.gov)
  • Garbarino Brings Treasury Official, Long Island Business Leaders Together to Discuss Trump Accounts (house.gov)
  • Eight Suffolk Beaches Closed Because of High Bacteria Level (huntingtonnow.com)

Ok Deer Park! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: By starting with a large fortune. (Thank you Kourtney Z. for sending it in!)
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