Community Corner

Jan. 7: Home Show and Howitt Hangouts

A daily guide to what's happening around Farmingdale and on Farmingdale Patch.

The weekend is almost here. Spend your Friday with the activities and news in this "5 Things" column, where you will find five essential pieces of information you need to know each day, like events happening or local topics being covered on the site.

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1. It's the first day of the at . Let us know what you think of the event: E-mail amandaf@patch.com.

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2. The has canceled all events while the collection is being brought back up to the main floor. Get a sneak peak at the renovated library reopening Jan. 18 .

3. See which Main Street business owner we are talking to this week in our weekly "" column going up on the site later today.

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4.  gym is  to be for Farmingdale sixth, seventh and eighth grade students on Friday nights from 7-9 p.m. Students are invited to hang out, play basketball and other sports and relax with a snack, sponsored by YES Community Counseling. Parents are required to sign their children in.

5. Spend your Friday night at with the music of hitting the stage at 11:30 p.m.


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