🌱 Patch AM: Man Ejected From Dirt Bike In Bay Shore Crash: Police

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In today's newsletter:

• Bay Shore dirt bike rider seriously hurt in Brentwood Road crash
• Rabid raccoon found in Bay Shore: what health officials want you to do
• How worried should Bay Shore residents be about West Nile mosquitoes?

Also on today's calendar: Jay Medal Soirée and 3 more events.

Today's riddle: What is full of holes but still holds water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Sunny to partly cloudy, with a high of 78 and low of 69 degrees.
• Saturday: Humid with a few showers, temps: high: 75, low: 68.
• Sunday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 80 and low of 66 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Man Ejected From Dirt Bike In Bay Shore Crash: Police (patch.com) — Bay Shore residents are being urged to share any information after a 45-year-old local man was seriously injured when his Suzuki dirt bike struck an Acura stopped in traffic on Brentwood Road. The rider was ejected and taken to South Shore University Hospital in Bay Shore, while the Acura's Bay Shore driver was unhurt and both vehicles were impounded for safety checks.
   

• 2 More Rabid Raccoons Found In Islip Town, Health Officials Say (patch.com) — Health officials have confirmed a rabid raccoon was found dead on a Bay Shore street, with another discovered in Islip, bringing Suffolk's terrestrial rabies total to 39 cases since early 2025. While no human exposure is believed, residents are urged to avoid handling wildlife and to report any raccoons acting strangely to police or state environmental officers immediately.
   

• Mosquito samples test positive for West Nile virus (trihamletnews.com) — Mosquitoes collected in Bay Shore have tested positive for West Nile virus as part of a wider Suffolk County outbreak, though no human cases have been reported so far this year. County health officials urge residents, especially those over 50 or immunocompromised, to avoid mosquito bites, report dead birds, and call county hotlines with mosquito problems or concerns.
   

📸 Around Bay Shore

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Bay Shore

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 19
• Jay Medal Soirée →
  Jay Estate, 210 Boston Post Rd, Rye
  5:30 pm

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Other local events

Saturday August 22
• Seaside Sally's Shack →
  Seaside Sally's Shack, 142 S Clinton Ave, Bay Shore
  6:00 pm
Monday August 24
• MS Gr. 6 Orientation →
  Bay Shore UFSD Bay Shore Middle School
  10:00 am
Tuesday August 25
• HS Freshman Orientation →
  Bay Shore UFSD Bay Shore High School
  12:00 pm
Wednesday August 26
• Board of Education Work/Public Session →
  Mary G Clarkson School Bay Shore High School
  5:00 pm
Saturday September 12
• Chris Ruggiero in Concert with The American Bombshells in East Islip →
  Bayway Arts Center, 265 E Main St, East Islip
  2:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday August 21
• Research Survival Skills for Postdocs (RCR)
  Stony Brook University Frank Melville Jr. Library,Faculty Commons
  10:00 am
• HS Senior Retakes - Class of 2027
  Islip UFSD Islip, NY 11751
  12:00 pm
• Join us at Yankee Stadium! Toronto Blue Jays vs. New York Yankees
  Stony Brook University 100 Nicolls Road, Stony Brook, NY 11794
  7:05 pm
Saturday August 22
• DASA Workshop
  Stony Brook University 100 Nicolls Road, Stony Brook, NY 11794
  9:00 am
• Birding by the Beach →
  Brookhaven, NY Calendar
  10:00 am
• Dye Pot Demonstration →
  Hallockville Museum Farm Hudson-Sydlowski House, 6038 Sound Avenue, Riverhead, NY, 11901-5609, United States
  10:00 am
• Disney's Finding Nemo Jr. →
  The Argyle Theatre at Babylon Village, 34 W Main St, Babylon
  10:30 am

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🗞 Nearby News

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• How ICE raids are changing Long Island's largest Latino community. 'You get used to the trauma.' (newsday.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A sponge (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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