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🌱 Patch AM: How a Brentwood-born cheese business is feeding Long Island today

Coming up: Jay Medal Soirée on the Brentwood Patch calendar

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Hi Brentwood! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How a Brentwood-born cheese business is feeding Long Island today

Also on today's calendar: Jay Medal Soirée and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the burglar wear blue gloves? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Humid; breezy in the p.m., with a high of 81 and low of 70 degrees.
  • Thursday: Breezy with a stray t-storm, temps: high: 83, low: 66.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny and less humid, with a high of 77 and low of 59 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Couple builds company on Central American roots (longislandpress.com) — A cheese company that began in Brentwood and now operates from Bay Shore is supplying Central American-style cheeses to supermarkets and bodegas across Long Island and beyond. Founders Nelson Hernández and Isabel Ramos turned family cheesemaking traditions into a growing business that employs local workers, adapts to immigration and tariff challenges, and plans a rebrand to expand their Hispanic-focused products.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Parker Hannifin Corporation posted a job opening for Repair Station Technician in Hauppauge. Apply here.
  • Zibiz Data Management posted a job opening for Accounting / Customer Service Coordinator in Hauppauge. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Brentwood here.

🗞 Nearby News

Central Islip

  • Anthony Thompson, of Mastic Beach, charged with stabbing another man in Shirley (newsday.com)
  • Sage Arias-Brown, of Lake Ronkonkoma, charged in stabbing death of his father (newsday.com)

Hauppauge

Bay Shore

  • LI Company Recalls 68 Foods After Listeria Detected (patch.com)

Ok Brentwood! 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: So he wouldn't get caught red handed. (Thank you Vicki B. for sending it in!)
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