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🌱 Patch AM: What can you see at Sunday’s Arts on Terry festival?
Make time for The Petty Rockers on the Patchogue Patch calendar

Good morning Patchogue! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- What can you see at Sunday's Arts on Terry festival?
- Seven motorists arrested at Patchogue sobriety checkpoint over holiday weekend
- How would Suffolk's bus overhaul change Patchogue's main transfer point?
Also on today's calendar: The Petty Rockers and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What do you get when you cross an angry cow with an angry sheep? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Humid; a morning shower, with a high of 85 and low of 66 degrees.
- Friday: Mostly sunny and less humid, temps: high: 78, low: 56.
- Saturday: Nice with clouds and sun, with a high of 76 and low of 66 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Arts festival to welcome over 1,500 attendees (trihamletnews.com) — Patchogue residents can look forward to the free Arts on Terry festival this Sunday, Sept. 13, filling Terry Street in the village's official arts district with hundreds of artists, live painting, music, and family activities. Organized by the Patchogue Arts Council and local partners, the event showcases Patchogue's creative community and offers interactive art experiences for kids and adults alike.
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• Local Crime Roundup (trihamletnews.com) — Patchogue figured in two recent Suffolk County police cases, with a stabbing victim taken to NYU Langone Hospital – Suffolk in the village and seven motorists arrested at an overnight sobriety checkpoint at Waverly Plaza. The checkpoint, part of a holiday weekend crackdown, screened 465 vehicles and led to multiple DWI and drug-related driving charges.
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• Suffolk Transit considering proposals to swap several fixed-route buses with on-demand service (news12.com) — Patchogue bus riders could see their main transfer point moved from Division Street to Sephton Street/Unity Place under Suffolk County Transit's new proposals. The county is weighing several on-demand bus zones and other route changes, with public hearings today in Hauppauge and possible implementation later this fall.
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📸 Around Patchogue
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Patchogue
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★ Featured events ★
- The Petty Rockers →
Bobbique, 70 W Main St, Patchogue
8:00 pm - Reset, Restore, Renew Wellness Day at Hoshyla Farms →
Hoshyla Farms, LLC, 132 Ryerson Ave, Manorville
11:00 am - The League of Women Voters presents The Suffrage Cantata →
Longwood Public Library, 800 Middle Country Rd, Middle Island
12:00 pm - Bark Market →
The Better Man Distilling Company, 161 River Ave, Patchogue
5:00 pm - Jay Medal Soirée →
Jay Estate, 210 Boston Post Rd, Rye
5:30 pm
Friday September 11
Saturday September 12
Sunday September 13
Friday September 18
Saturday September 19
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Other local events
- PATRIOT DAY
South Country Csd Patchogue, NY 11772 - North Shore Animal League America at Petco, Patchogue →
Petco, Patchogue, 401 Sunrise Hwy, Patchogue
2:00 pm - ROSH HASHANAH
South Country Csd Patchogue, NY 11772 - Singles Dine & Dance Sit-Down Dinner Party Patchogue →
Ristegio's Restaurant & Lounge, 641 Medford Avenue, Patchogue - The Oyster Ball Gala Hosted By Save The Great South Bay →
1 Heckscher State Parkway, East Islip
6:00 pm - Our Distinguished Citizen Dinner Honoring Robert "Bobby Hulse" →
Captain Bills Restaurant & Catering, 122 Ocean Ave, Bay Shore
6:00 pm - Wading River - Shoreham Chamber of Commerce Fall Festival →
The Shoppes at East Wind, 5768 NY-25A, Wading River
11:00 am
Friday September 11
Saturday September 12
Saturday September 19
Sunday September 27
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💬 Chatter
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🗞 Nearby News
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- GoFundMe launched for Selden man, 26, killed in Holbrook crash (greaterlongisland.com)
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- Suffolk Cops On Lookout for Suitcase Thief That Struck in Sayville (longisland.com)
- Father stabbed to death by his own son inside Long Island apartment on Labor Day: police (nypost.com)
Ok Patchogue! 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: An animal that's in a baaaaad mooood! (Thank you Lisa A. for sending it in!)
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