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🌱 Patch AM: How ICE raids and gang fears are reshaping policy debates near Brentwood
Coming up: Back To School Backpack & Supply Distribution on the Brentwood Patch calendar
Hey there, Brentwood! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How ICE raids and gang fears are reshaping policy debates near Brentwood
Also on today's calendar: Back To School Backpack & Supply Distribution.
Today's riddle: What is the longest word in the dictionary? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Saturday: Humid with a little rain, with a high of 75 and low of 67 degrees.
- Sunday: A t-storm in the afternoon, temps: high: 79, low: 64.
- Monday: Mostly sunny and less humid, with a high of 80 and low of 62 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Riverhead residents press town to enact ICE response bill (newsday.com) — Residents in nearby Riverhead are pushing for a local law to guide how police respond when ICE operates in town, while officials say they won't take up the proposal. One supporter cites the toll of gang violence on her Brentwood students and worries about nonviolent immigrants being detained. The debate could shape how Long Island communities balance safety, transparency, and immigration enforcement. 
📸 Around Brentwood
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Brentwood
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★ Featured events ★
- Back To School Backpack & Supply Distribution →
St. Anne's Knights Of Columbus, 96 Second Ave, Brentwood
10:00 am - Jay Medal Soirée →
Jay Estate, 210 Boston Post Rd, Rye
5:30 pm
Saturday August 22
Saturday September 19
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Other local events
- Summer Sports Physical
Brentwood High School Brentwood HS, Ross & Sonderling Nurse's Offices
8:30 am
Monday August 24
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🗓 Events Nearby
- 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 - Annual Seafood Festival
Long Island Maritime Museum LIMM Buildings & Grounds
11:00 am - Seaside Sally's Shack →
Seaside Sally's Shack, 142 S Clinton Ave, Bay Shore
6:00 pm - The Shark Is Broken →
Smithtown Performing Arts Center, 2 E Main St, Smithtown
8:00 pm - HS Varsity and JV Fall Sports Begins
Bayport-Blue Point UFSD Bayport, NY 11705 - 1st Practice HS Fall Sports
West Islip UFSD West Islip, NY 11795 - Board of Education Regular Meeting 8:00pm at FGAC (Exec Session 6:30pm)
Half Hollow Central School District Huntington Station, NY 11746 - HS | Class of 2026 Senior Portraits
North Babylon UFSD North Babylon, NY 11703 - Fall Sports Begin
North Babylon UFSD North Babylon, NY 11703
Saturday August 22
Monday August 24
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Looking for a handyman who can handle routine regular maintenance jobs for several properties in Suffolk and Nassau.
Any recommendations? Ideally no company, just an individual. (Nextdoor Suffolk Ave)
- Checkers & Rally's - Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, Inc. posted a job opening for Team Member in Brentwood. Apply here.
- The Adecco Group posted a job opening for Mechanical Assembler in Hauppauge. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Brentwood here.
🗞 Nearby News
Central Islip
- Ex-Abercrombie CEO Competent For Sex Trafficking Trial, Called Possible Ruling 'Disaster': Docs (dailyvoice.com)
- New England takes home second title at U.S. Amputee Soccer Cup New England Revolution (revolutionsoccer.net)
- El Tazumal celebrates 40 years of Salvadoran cuisine in Glen Cove (longislandpress.com)
Hauppauge
- LI manufacturer gets IDA assist for $35M Hauppauge expansion (libn.com)
Bay Shore
- Pedestrian Seriously Injured In Bay Shore Crash: Police (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: Smiles, because it has a mile between "s". (Thank you Sharon M. for sending it in!)
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