Community Corner
🌱 Why police focused on a vacant Centereach storefront Tuesday night
Be sure to catch Caroline Episcopal Church's Annual Country Fair on the Centereach Patch calendar
Greetings Centereach! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Why police focused on a vacant Centereach storefront Tuesday night
Also on today's calendar: Caroline Episcopal Church's Annual Country Fair and 7 more events.
Today's riddle: What do you get when you cross an angry cow with an angry sheep? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 85 and low of 65 degrees.
- Friday: Turning sunny; less humid, temps: high: 78, low: 59.
- Saturday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 78 and low of 66 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Woman Arrested For Practicing Prostitution Out Of Vacant Centereach Storefront (longisland.com) — Police arrested a 43-year-old Centereach woman on a prostitution charge after an investigation at a vacant storefront at 14 Dawn Drive, following community complaints. She received a desk appearance ticket and will be arraigned later in Central Islip, while detectives ask anyone with information to contact the Sixth Precinct Crime Section. 
📸 Around Centereach
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Centereach
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★ Featured events ★
- Caroline Episcopal Church's Annual Country Fair →
Caroline Episcopal Church, 1 Dyke Rd, Setauket- East Setauket
10:00 am - The League of Women Voters presents The Suffrage Cantata →
Longwood Public Library, 800 Middle Country Rd, Middle Island
12:00 pm - Jay Medal Soirée →
Jay Estate, 210 Boston Post Rd, Rye
5:30 pm
Saturday September 12
Sunday September 13
Saturday September 19
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Other local events
- Starting a Business or Franchise? Find Out if You Qualify for an SBA Loan →
Miller Business Center, 101 Eastwood Blvd., Centereach
9:00 am - Caroline Episcopal Church's 3rd Annual "Holy Smoke" Golf Tourney →
Port Jefferson Country Club (44 Fairway Drive, Port Jefferson, NY)
9:00 am - General Membership Meeting →
Holiday Inn Express Stony Brook, 3131 Nesconset Highway, Centereach
8:00 am - Free Baton Twirling Class w/ TNT Twirlers →
290 Norwood Ave, Port Jefferson Station
6:45 pm - Empowered Women in Business: Professional Support Circle →
Miller Business Center, 101 Eastwood Blvd., Centereach
7:00 pm - Miller Morning: September 2026 →
Miller Business Center, 101 Eastwood Blvd., Centereach
9:00 am - Women's EXPO →
Middle Country Public Library – Centereach, 101 Eastwood Blvd., Centereach
11:00 am
Thursday September 17
Monday September 21
Tuesday September 22
Wednesday September 23
Thursday September 24
Friday September 25
Thursday October 1
📣 Centereach Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- SET PTA Meeting
Three Village Csd Cafeteria
9:45 am - Assessment Café: Report Feedback & Updates with Ross Nehm & David Rubenstein
Stony Brook University OEE Conference Room,N3071 Melville Library
10:00 am - New Assessment Coordinators' Orientation
Stony Brook University Zoom
1:00 pm - The Art of Saving Seeds
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County 423 N Griffing Ave # 100, Riverhead, NY 11901
3:00 pm - Old Time Jam
Hallockville Museum Farm NY
5:30 pm
Thursday September 10
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Oak St. Health posted a job opening for Store Associate in Centereach. Apply here.
- Chipotle posted a job opening for Crew Member in Lake Grove. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Centereach here.
🗞 Nearby News
Selden
- Crime Stoppers Seeks Public's Help Identifying Suspect in Two Selden Aldi Thefts (longisland.com)
- Sobol's Miller Place açaí bowl shop opens Sept. 10 with free bowls, yearlong raffle prizes (greaterlongisland.com)
- GoFundMe launched for Selden man, 26, killed in Holbrook crash (greaterlongisland.com)
Stony Brook University
- Stony Brook University Professors Awarded More Than $270,000 by New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (stonybrook.edu)
- Renaissance School of Medicine Welcomes 136 First-year Medical Students in Annual White Coat Ceremony (stonybrook.edu)
- Katzarkhov Leading SBU Simons Center for Geometry and Physics (stonybrook.edu)
Miller Place
- 1 Man Dies, Another Seriously Hurt, In Suffolk Crash Wednesday Afternoon: Police (patch.com)
Ok Centereach! 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: An animal that's in a baaaaad mooood! (Thank you Lisa A. for sending it in!)
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