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Hello Deer Park! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Car ends up inside Deer Park living room; here's what police allege
  • Turtle found caged underwater in Deer Park lake raises cruelty concerns

Also on today's calendar: 7th Annual International Overdose Awareness Day Rally & Candlelight Vigil and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Monday: Afternoon showers; humid, with a high of 79 and low of 70 degrees.
  • Tuesday: An afternoon t-storm; humid, temps: high: 82, low: 70.
  • Wednesday: Humid with a thunderstorm, with a high of 78 and low of 72 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Amityville man charged after car crashes into Deer Park home (newsday.com) — A car slammed through the front of a Deer Park home early Sunday morning, ending up fully inside the living room, but fortunately no residents were hurt. Police say the 19-year-old driver from Amityville was injured, then arrested on impaired driving and weapons charges after officers allegedly found a handgun and high-capacity magazine. He's expected to be arraigned Monday in Central Islip.
   

• Turtle found tethered, submerged inside a cage in lake at Long Island park (abc7ny.com) — Park rangers discovered an abused turtle tethered and caged underwater at Geiger Park Lake in Deer Park, with a fish hook lodged in its mouth. Responding initially to an e-bike complaint, they rescued the animal and rushed it to a West Islip veterinary hospital for emergency treatment, prompting concern about cruelty in a popular local park.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time (Thank you Kourtney Z. for sending it in!)
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