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🌱 Patch AM: See Deer Park’s football squad gear up at Suffolk media day
Coming up: FREE Special Needs Community Resource Fair on the Deer Park Patch calendar

Good day Deer Park! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- See Deer Park's football squad gear up at Suffolk media day
Also on today's calendar: FREE Special Needs Community Resource Fair and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: How fast is milk when you pour it? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Monday: Partly sunny, with a high of 79 and low of 61 degrees.
- Tuesday: Mostly sunny and nice, temps: high: 79, low: 63.
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 80 and low of 67 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Photos: Suffolk high school football media day (newsday.com) — Deer Park High School's football team joined dozens of Suffolk programs at county media day in Hauppauge on Friday, posing for preseason photos and representing the community ahead of kickoff. The gallery showcases Deer Park alongside neighboring schools, giving local fans an early look at this fall's players and rivals across Suffolk County.
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📸 Around Deer Park
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Deer Park
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★ Featured events ★
- FREE Special Needs Community Resource Fair →
Dragonfly Cares Melville Center, 535 Broadhollow Rd, Melville
11:00 am - Jay Medal Soirée →
Jay Estate, 210 Boston Post Rd, Rye
5:30 pm
Saturday August 29
Saturday September 19
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Other local events
- DPHS Freshman Orientation 9a.m.
Deer Park UFSD Deer Park, NY 11729 - HS |Class of 2026 Senior Portraits
North Babylon UFSD North Babylon, NY 11703
9:00 am - HS | Freshman Orientation
North Babylon UFSD North Babylon, NY 11703
6:00 pm - Introduction to Google Docs →
North Babylon Public Library, 815 Deer Park Ave, North Babylon
6:00 pm - RMMS | Grade 6 Orientation & Picture Day
North Babylon UFSD North Babylon, NY 11703
8:30 am - RMMS | Grade 6 Orientation Makeup/Picture Day Makeup
North Babylon UFSD North Babylon, NY 11703
9:30 am - WED | Welcome to William E. DeLuca
North Babylon UFSD North Babylon, NY 11703
10:00 am - Gotcha Covered Concert →
North Babylon Public Library, 815 Deer Park Ave, North Babylon
6:30 pm - Superintendent's Conference Day
North Babylon UFSD North Babylon, NY 11703 - Superintendent's Conference Day (Staff Only)
Wyandanch UFSD Wyandanch, NY 11798
Tuesday August 25
Wednesday August 26
Thursday August 27
Monday August 31
Tuesday September 1
📣 Deer Park Shout Outs!
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Thank you 👏👏👏 to these businesses for making Deer Park PatchAM possible:
- The North Shore Injury Lawyer — (631) 495-9435
- Carco DMV Services — (631) 944-3600
- Affordable Offices/Salon/Studio Spaces — (934) 222-4522
- Brands Cycle & Fitness — (516) 781-6100
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Family Service League, Inc. posted a job opening for HOUSING SPECIALIST - $1,500 Sign On Bonus in Brentwood. Apply here.
- Robert Half posted a job opening for Full Charge Bookkeeper in West Babylon. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Deer Park here.
🗞 Nearby News
North Babylon
- Learning music in later years believed to be a pathway to brain health (newsday.com)
- Bluebird vintage boutique takes flight in Bay Shore (newsday.com)
Bay Shore
- 133 Missouri Ave, Bay Shore, NY 11706 (brownstoner.com)
- JKW Live Well Foundation to Hold 3rd Annual 5K Run on Sept. 19 (fireislandnews.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: It's "Pasturized" before you know it! (Thank you Judy M. for sending it in!)
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