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🌱 Patch AM: Were you near Route 347 and 111 during Saturday’s serious crash?

And check out Jay Medal Soirée on the Hauppauge Patch calendar

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Good morning Hauppauge! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Were you near Route 347 and 111 during Saturday's serious crash?
  • How Hauppauge got swept into Long Island's chaotic street takeovers

Also on today's calendar: Jay Medal Soirée and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What happened to the pregnant cat that ate yarn? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 82 and low of 65 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Humid; breezy in the p.m., temps: high: 83, low: 70.
  • Thursday: Humid with a t-storm possible, with a high of 83 and low of 66 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Three Hurt in Hauppauge Crash (lilifepolitics.com) — A serious three‑vehicle crash at Route 347 and Route 111 in Hauppauge left a Lake Grove woman with major injuries and two others hurt after an allegedly illegal left turn Saturday morning. Suffolk police impounded the vehicles for safety checks and issued several summonses, and detectives are asking anyone who saw the collision to contact the Fourth Squad with information.
   

• Long Island street takeovers: Social media turbocharges age-old rebellion (newsday.com) — Hauppauge is singled out as one of several Long Island hotspots where large, social‑media‑driven street takeovers have brought more than 200 ATVs, dirt bikes, and motorcycles into local roads this summer. Police describe a growing crackdown, while longtime car enthusiasts and experts explain how online attention is fueling bigger, riskier meetups across the region.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Zibiz Data Management posted a job opening for Accounting / Customer Service Coordinator in Hauppauge. Apply here.
  • Contract Pharmacal Corp posted a job opening for Production Planning Coordinator in Hauppauge. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Hauppauge here.

🗞 Nearby News

Central Islip

  • Floyd Starts the Year with a W (southshorepress.com)
  • Sage Arias-Brown, of Lake Ronkonkoma, charged in stabbing death of his father (newsday.com)
  • Anthony Thompson, of Mastic Beach, charged with stabbing another man in Shirley (newsday.com)

Smithtown

  • 214 Landing Ave, Smithtown, NY 11787 (redfin.com)
  • The 1653 Foundation to host speaker event with naturalist John Turner Sept. 9 (tbrnewsmedia.com)
  • 'Unprecedent Chapter': Saratoga's Summer Meet Concludes (miamiherald.com)

Ok Hauppauge! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: She had mittens! (Thank you April M. for sending it in!)
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