🌱 Patch AM: How a NYC indie label is betting big on Patchogue

Hi there, Patchogue! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How a NYC indie label is betting big on Patchogue
• Officials respond after deadly park shooting near Patchogue hospital

Also on today's calendar: Sunday on the Rocks - A Play by Teresa Rebeck and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Partly sunny and less humid, with a high of 71 and low of 52 degrees.
• Sunday: Cooler; a little p.m. rain, temps: high: 65, low: 59.
• Monday: Sunshine; breezy in the p.m., with a high of 71 and low of 47 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• In rotation: 10/2/26 (thevinyldistrict.com) — An independent record label, 401K Music, has relocated from New York City to Patchogue, where founder Veronica Gretton is embracing the village's growing arts and music community. She's teaming up with local shop Record Stop on a limited-edition vinyl release, bringing her experience with major alternative bands to Patchogue's increasingly vibrant scene.
   

• Legislator Speaks Out After Deadly Park Shooting (southshorepress.com) — A North Bellport man was fatally shot at Robert Rowley Park and later pronounced dead at NYU Langone Hospital–Suffolk in Patchogue, prompting an ongoing homicide investigation. Suffolk Legislator Dominick Thorne says officials had already been offering housing help to people staying in the park overnight and promises continued efforts to improve safety while police search for the shooter.
   

📸 Around Patchogue

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Patchogue

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday October 3
• Sunday on the Rocks - A Play by Teresa Rebeck →
  Clare Rose Playhouse At St.Joseph's University, 155 W Roe Blvd, Patchogue, NY, 11772,
  8:00 pm
Sunday October 4
• You Are Invited! →
  First Church of Christ, Scientist, 318 North Ocean Avenue,
  10:30 am
• Braintoberfest Scarecrow Contest & Family Fun Festival →
  Train Car Park, Rose Ave, Port Jefferson Station
  2:00 pm
Friday October 16
• MARTY BELLER: Twists, Turns, and Breakthroughs →
  The Church, 48 Madison St, Sag Harbor
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday October 3
• Ed Travers at Oar House →
  Oar House, Patchogue
  6:30 pm
Friday October 9
• Gateway's Haunted Masquerade: A Night of Costumes and Cocktails Fundraiser →
  215 S Country Rd, Bellport
  6:30 pm
• Sunday on the Rocks - A Play by Teresa Rebeck →
  Clare Rose Playhouse At St.Joseph's University, 155 W Roe Blvd, Patchogue, NY, 11772
  8:00 pm
Saturday October 10
• Creek Defender Clean Up Byron Lake →
  Byron Lake Pool, Bayview Dr S, Oakdale
  10:00 am
• Not So Scary kids Adventure at Gateway's Haunted Playhouse →
  215 S Country Rd, Bellport
  12:00 pm
• Halloween Hoedown at Hoshyla Farms →
  Hoshyla Farms, 132 Ryerson Ave, Manorville
  2:00 pm
• Sunday on the Rocks - A Play by Teresa Rebeck →
  Clare Rose Playhouse At St.Joseph's University, 155 W Roe Blvd, Patchogue, NY, 11772
  8:00 pm
Wednesday October 21
• Path to Homeownership →
  54-60 E Main St, Patchogue
  5:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Chipotle posted a job opening for Kitchen Leader in Blue Point. Apply here.
• Target posted a job opening for General Merchandise, Closing, Fulfillment (T2847) in Sayville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Patchogue here.

🗞 Nearby News

East Patchogue

• New York Dad Gunned Down in 'Targeted' Park Ambush, Chaos Erupts at Hospital (lawenforcementtoday.com)
• Crescent Duck Farm ducks are back on Long Island restaurant menus (newsday.com)

Sayville

• High school roundup: Soccer, field hockey, volleyball and boys golf (newsday.com)

Fire Island

• 2 Mosquito Samples From Watch Hill Test Positive For West Nile Virus (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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