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🌱 Patch AM: Second deadly Sunken Meadow toll booth crash in just one week.

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Hey hey Kings Park! Your one-stop source for local news is here. Continue reading for all the updates. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Second deadly Sunken Meadow toll booth crash in just one week.

Also on today's calendar: Stony Brook CommUniversity Day 2026 and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Is there anybody completely useless? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Windy with periods of sun, with a high of 67 and low of 52 degrees.
  • Thursday: Breezy with clouds and sun, temps: high: 66, low: 53.
  • Friday: A chance of afternoon rain, with a high of 72 and low of 58 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Another fatal crash at Sunken Meadow State Park as car hits toll booth (tbrnewsmedia.com) — A driver was killed when their vehicle crashed into a toll booth and caught fire at the entrance to Sunken Meadow State Park in Kings Park on September 21. State Police, Kings Park firefighters, and Suffolk County officers responded, and investigators say it's the second deadly toll booth crash at the park in just a week.
   

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