🌱 Meet the 62 SBU Eats student workers graduating this year
Stony Brook, New York Patch AM: a 4 min readMorning Stony Brook! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Meet the 62 SBU Eats student workers graduating this year
- How Stony Brook Medicine is shaping New York’s cannabis health rules
- How Stony Brook aims to make Long Island the next “Silicon Island”
Also on today's calendar: Ham Radio Field Day Comes to the Historic Smith-Longwood Estate! and 8 more events.
Today's riddle: It takes longer to run from 2nd to 3rd base than between the other bases,why? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Saturday: A couple of showers; humid, with a high of 79 and low of 65 degrees.
- Sunday: Humid with partial sunshine, temps: high: 81, low: 63.
- Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 86 and low of 67 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
📰 News we're reading
• SBU Eats Celebrates 62 Student Employees on Their Graduation (stonybrook.edu) — SBU Eats is honoring 62 student employees who just graduated from Stony Brook University, many of whom worked at campus Starbucks and dining spots that residents and visitors use daily. The piece highlights how these students balanced demanding majors with front-line service roles, gaining leadership experience and strengthening everyday campus life before moving on to their next chapters. 
• New York state launches center for cannabis care and health (spectrumlocalnews.com) — Stony Brook Medicine is one of several major partners in New York’s new Center of Excellence for Cannabis Care and Health Equity, created to guide doctors and public health workers as cannabis use grows. For Stony Brook residents, it means local clinicians will help shape statewide standards on safe cannabis use, patient counseling, and health equity in this rapidly changing area.
• Stony Brook Leads Regional Vision of ‘Silicon Island' (stonybrook.edu) — Stony Brook University is positioning Long Island as “Silicon Island,” leading major efforts in quantum technology, AI, biotech, and clean energy that could shape jobs and investment around Stony Brook for years. Regional leaders at a recent summit highlighted the university’s new quantum institute, state-backed facilities, and workforce programs aimed at turning local research into homegrown companies.
📸 Around Stony Brook
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Ham Radio Field Day Comes to the Historic Smith-Longwood Estate! →
Smith-Longwood Estate, 99 Smith Road, Ridge, NY 11961,
1:00 pm
Saturday June 27
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Other local events
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Music for a Sunday Afternoon: CROSS ISLAND
The Long Island Museum 1200 NY-25A, Stony Brook, NY 11790
10:00 am -
WMHS Graduation
Three Village Csd Stony Brook, NY 11790
10:00 am -
Summer Theater Program Begins
Three Village Csd Stony Brook, NY 11790 -
WMHS Graduation Rain Date
Three Village Csd Stony Brook, NY 11790 -
Summer Driver Education Begins
Three Village Csd Stony Brook, NY 11790 -
MORNINGS @ LIM: Making Memories at the Movies — in Color!
The Long Island Museum 1200 NY-25A, Stony Brook, NY 11790
7:00 am -
Young at Heart →
The Jazz Loft, 275 Christian Ave, Stony Brook
1:00 pm -
Frank Hanson Trio →
The Jazz Loft, 275 Christian Ave, Stony Brook
7:00 pm -
Hamilton - Free Outdoor Screening →
The Long Island Museum, 1200 NY-25A, Stony Brook
8:00 pm -
Free Concert Celebrating 250 Years of American Freedom →
Setauket Village Green, Setauket- East Setauket
5:00 pm
Sunday June 28
Monday June 29
Tuesday June 30
Wednesday July 1
Thursday July 2
Friday July 17
📣 Stony Brook Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Opening Day for Beaches →
Port Jefferson Village, NY Calendar
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Garden Gathering Basket Weaving Workshop
Hallockville Museum Farm NY
10:00 am -
Creation Station →
The Smithtown Library - Smithtown Building, One N Country Rd, Smithtown
10:00 am -
HSW - Rain Date Class of 2026 Graduation
Smithtown High School-West Smithtown West High School, 100 Central Rd, Smithtown, NY 11787
5:00 pm
Saturday June 27
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Burlington Stores posted a job opening for Retail Stocking Associate - Part Time in Stony Brook. Apply here.
- Stony Brook University posted a job opening for Accounts Payable Clerk in Stony Brook. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Stony Brook here.
🗞 Nearby News
Stony Brook University
- LI college food pantries see rising demand during summer break (news12.com)
- Researchers introduce PsychAdapter to tune AI text by personality and age (edtechinnovationhub.com)
- Where will the North Salem High School Class of 2026 be going to college? - The Katonah-Lewisboro Times (halstonmedia.com)
Smithtown
- Town of Smithtown and school district partner to save 1752 Arthur House (tbrnewsmedia.com)
Sayville
- Bayport-Blue Point Students Celebrate Moving Up Milestones (patch.com)
- Bayport-Blue Point Names Alumnus As Next Superintendent (patch.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: There is a Short-Stop in the middle (Thank you Dave L. for sending it in!)
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