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🌱 AARP Long Island: Vanderbilt Planetarium Laser Light Show, Pink Floyd 9/12/26 and 11 more events
And on the Centerport Patch calendar - Pop Up Sale for Mental Health Prevention - 1 day only

What's up Centerport! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️
Coming up on the calendar:
- Pop Up Sale for Mental Health Prevention - 1 day only at Nest on Main
- AARP Long Island: Vanderbilt Planetarium Laser Light Show, Pink Floyd 9/12/26 at Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum and Planetarium
Today's riddle: Why do fish live in salt water? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 81 and low of 66 degrees.
- Friday: Partly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 79, low: 68.
- Saturday: Humid with showers around, with a high of 75 and low of 69 degrees.
📸 Around Centerport
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Centerport
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★ Featured events ★
- Pop Up Sale for Mental Health Prevention - 1 day only →
Nest on Main, 135 Main St, Northport
11:00 am
Friday August 21
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Other local events
- AARP Long Island: Vanderbilt Planetarium Laser Light Show, Pink Floyd 9/12/26 →
Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum and Planetarium, 180 Little Neck Rd, Centerport
9:30 pm
Saturday September 12
📣 Centerport Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- NAACP Huntington →
South Huntington Public Library, 145 Pidgeon Hill Rd, Huntington Station
6:00 pm - Mind Magic: A Night of Laughter and Astonishment →
Studio Theatre of Long Island, 141 S Wellwood Ave, Lindenhurst
7:30 pm - Chance The Rapper →
Paramount, 370 New York Ave, Huntington
8:00 pm - 2 One-Act Plays The Stoop and The Dinner →
Harborfields Public Library, 31 Broadway, Greenlawn
2:00 pm - Who's Bad: The Ultimate Michael Jackson Experience →
Paramount, 370 New York Ave, Huntington
8:00 pm - Rock Of The 80s →
Paramount, 370 New York Ave, Huntington
7:00 pm - Big Country: China Crisis →
Paramount, 370 New York Ave, Huntington
7:00 pm - HS 1st Day of HS Fall Sports
Northport-East Northport UFSD Northport, NY 11768 - Board of Education Regular Meeting 8:00pm at FGAC (Exec Session 6:30pm)
Half Hollow Central School District Huntington Station, NY 11746 - HS Incoming Freshman Orientation 10:00 AM
Northport-East Northport UFSD Northport, NY 11768 - Boyd Grade 3 Orientation
Elwood UFSD Greenlawn, NY 11740
Thursday August 20
Friday August 21
Saturday August 22
Sunday August 23
Monday August 24
Tuesday August 25
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Brunswick Corporation posted a job opening for Seasonal Dock Hand at Northport, NY (April through October) in Northport. Apply here.
- BAE Systems posted a job opening for Production Manager/VSL in Greenlawn. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Centerport here.
🗞 Nearby News
Northport
- New Ranking Of Long Island's Top 15 Public High Schools Released By U.S. News (patch.com)
Greenlawn
- USL to add a Long Island men's soccer franchise in 2028 (newsday.com)
- Mosquito samples test positive for West Nile virus (trihamletnews.com)
Huntington
- Island Harvest to Provide Free Monthly Food Distribution for Huntington Seniors (huntingtonnow.com)
Ok Centerport! 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: Pepper makes them sneeze (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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