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🌱 Nesconset Day Street Fair 2026 and 11 more events

Be sure to catch SUMMER NEVER ENDS Returns with New York's Largest Dispensary Expo & Dance Party on the St. James Patch calendar

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Coming up on the calendar:

  • SUMMER NEVER ENDS Returns with New York's Largest Dispensary Expo & Dance Party at Stereo Garden
  • Nesconset Day Street Fair 2026

Today's riddle: Why do fish live in salt water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 82 and low of 65 degrees.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 81, low: 66.
  • Saturday: Humid with showers around, with a high of 75 and low of 69 degrees.

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Thursday August 20
  • ARROW New Student Walk Through
    Three Village Csd Stony Brook, NY 11790
    9:00 am
  • Research Survival Skills for Postdocs (RCR)
    Stony Brook University Frank Melville Jr. Library,Faculty Commons
    10:00 am
  • SET New Student Walk Through
    Three Village Csd Stony Brook, NY 11790
    11:00 am
  • MINNE New Student Walk Through
    Three Village Csd Stony Brook, NY 11790
    12:00 pm
  • LockDown Browser and Respondus Monitor: Protect the Integrity of Online Tests
    Stony Brook University Online
    2:00 pm
  • Revitalizing Mishoon Culture on Long Island with Chenae Bullock
    The Long Island Museum 1200 NY-25A, Stony Brook, NY 11790
    3:00 pm
  • Honoring the Past, Building the Future Gala Dinner →
    Hallockville Museum Farm Giorgio's Baiting Hollow, 100 Fox Hill Dr, Baiting Hollow, NY, 11933
    6:00 pm
  • Mind Magic: A Night of Laughter and Astonishment →
    Studio Theatre of Long Island, 141 S Wellwood Ave, Lindenhurst
    7:30 pm
    • Friday August 21
  • Tabling at the TVHS Farmer's Market, Setauket — ReWild Long Island →
    Three Village Historical Society, 93 N Country Rd, Setauket- East Setauket
    3:00 pm
  • 🍻 FRIDAY HAPPY HOUR + LIVE MUSIC →
    Flanagan's Pub, 451 Hawkins Ave, Ronkonkoma
    5:00 pm
  • Join us at Yankee Stadium! Toronto Blue Jays vs. New York Yankees
    Stony Brook University 100 Nicolls Road, Stony Brook, NY 11794
    7:05 pm

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  • QuickChek posted a job opening for Food Service Associate - Part Time in Lake Grove. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Stony Brook

  • Why every endangered species needs a champion: a conversation with conservationist Bill Konstant (mongabay.com)
  • Suffolk County finalizes five-year multi-million dollar deal with Flock (wliw.org)
  • Construction MOVES AHEAD on New $34 Million Ronald McDonald House at Stony Brook Children's Hospital (longisland.com)

Stony Brook University

  • Suffolk's ambitious plan to replace septic systems is behind schedule, upping calls for more mandates (newsday.com)

Hauppauge

  • Suffolk County Recovers More Than $47K In Unclaimed Funds (patch.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Pepper makes them sneeze (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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