Spend your Thursday 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. Every Thursday we run the column, which showcases Farmingdale through photography. Check the site at 3 p.m. to see what we are featuring this week.
2. Our launched recently. What do you think? Are you interested in blogging on Patch? E-mail amandaf@patch.com.
3. The Concerned Citizens Association of Farmingdale invites residents to participate in a civic forum today at at 7:30 pm. The topics for discussion will be the school budget and taxes, illegal housing and
4. It's LI Craft Beer Week at
5. Remember to like us on Facebook: facebook.com/FarmingdalePatch.
