🌱 Patch AM: Second deadly Sunken Meadow toll booth crash in just one week.

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In today's newsletter:

• Second deadly Sunken Meadow toll booth crash in just one week.

Also on today's calendar: Stony Brook CommUniversity Day 2026 and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Is there anybody completely useless? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Windy with periods of sun, with a high of 67 and low of 52 degrees.
• Thursday: Breezy with clouds and sun, temps: high: 66, low: 53.
• Friday: A chance of afternoon rain, with a high of 72 and low of 58 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Another fatal crash at Sunken Meadow State Park as car hits toll booth (tbrnewsmedia.com) — A driver was killed when their vehicle crashed into a toll booth and caught fire at the entrance to Sunken Meadow State Park in Kings Park on September 21. State Police, Kings Park firefighters, and Suffolk County officers responded, and investigators say it's the second deadly toll booth crash at the park in just a week.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Kings Park

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 26
• Stony Brook CommUniversity Day 2026 →
  Stony Brook University, 100 Nicolls Rd, Stony Brook
  12:00 pm
Sunday September 27
• Wading River - Shoreham Chamber of Commerce Fall Festival →
  The Shoppes at East Wind, 5768 NY-25A, Wading River
  11:00 am
Sunday October 11
• Commack Day →
  SYJCC, 74 Hauppauge Rd, Commack
  11:00 am

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Other local events

Thursday September 24
• Town Board Meeting →
  Smithtown, NY Calendar Smithtown, NY 11787
  2:00 pm
• WTRMS Boys Football vs Oldfield @ WTRMS
  Kings Park Csd Kings Park, NY 11754
  5:00 pm
Saturday September 26
• Suffolk Coaches Invitational →
  Kings Park NY
• America VetDog Annual 5K Run/Dog Walk →
  Smithtown, NY Calendar, Smithtown Elementary School 51 Lawrence Avenue, Smithtown
  7:00 am
• FS Fall Fair 11:00am to 3:00pm
  Kings Park Csd Kings Park, NY 11754
  11:00 am
• Commack High School Homecoming Parade →
  Smithtown, NY Calendar, Commack High School Scholar Lane, Commack
  1:00 pm
Saturday October 3
• Align for Alana Vinyasa Yoga Class →
  Simplicity Yoga Studio, 84 Main St, Kings Park
  1:00 pm
Sunday October 4
• Improv In Real Life - Live In-Person Podcast Recording/Performance →
  The Performing Arts Studio, 224 E. Main St. Port Jefferson, NY
  4:00 pm
• Improv In Real Life Podcast- live in-person recording →
  The Performing Arts Studio, 224 E. Main St, Port Jefferson, NY 11777
  4:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Advantage Solutions posted a job opening for Part Time Product Demonstrator in Costco in Commack. Apply here.
• Kellermeyer Bergensons Services posted a job opening for Janitorial Crew Member in Stony Brook. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Kings Park here.

🗞 Nearby News

Smithtown

• Smithtown Residents Get Free Smoke Alarms: How To Request Yours (patch.com)
• $8.5M Campus Renovation Brings New Academic Wing To St. James School (patch.com)
• Suffolk's Town Officials Gather In Brookhaven To Discuss 'Growing Challenges': Panico (patch.com)

Commack

• Police Seek Public's Help Identifying Walmart Shoplifting Suspect in Commack (longisland.com)

Northport

• Rosie-Gul Found A Home, Then Lost It Again: Northport Kitty Of The Week (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: No because they can always be used as a bad example! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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