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🌱 Why Central Islip neighbors say train crossings are now a safety crisis

Central Islip, New York Patch AM: a 4 min read

Greetings Central Islip! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Why Central Islip neighbors say train crossings are now a safety crisis
  • Which Open Cup showdown is coming to Central Islip this November?
  • Freeport tax preparer sentenced in Central Islip for massive refund fraud

Also on today's calendar: Vet Fest and 3 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call somebody who crosses the ocean twice and doesn’t take a bath? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Sunday: Tropical Rainstorm Isaias, with a high of 62 and low of 56 degrees.
  • Monday: A couple of morning showers, temps: high: 71, low: 55.
  • Tuesday: Some sun, then clouds, with a high of 70 and low of 60 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Central Islip Calls for Growth Plan, ‘Fair Share' of State Funds (lilifepolitics.com) — Central Islip residents are pressing New York State and the MTA for overpasses, safer crossings, and long-delayed road repairs as train congestion increasingly traps fire trucks, ambulances, and commuters. With thousands of new apartments coming and sewers already upgraded, local leaders argue the hamlet deserves its fair share of transportation and infrastructure funding to match rapid growth and ongoing revitalization.
   

• Schedule Confirmed for 2027 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Third Qualifying Round (ussoccer.com) — One of the 2027 U.S. Open Cup qualifying matches will bring NY Renegades FC and NY Pancyprian Freedoms to the SUSA Orlin & Cohen Sports Complex in Central Islip on Sunday, Nov. 1. The nationwide third qualifying round features 32 amateur clashes, and this local fixture offers residents a chance to see high-stakes cup soccer close to home.
   

• Freeport Tax Preparer Gets 4 Years in Prison for Nearly $11 Million Tax Refund Scheme (longisland.com) — A federal judge in Central Islip has sentenced former Freeport tax preparer Damaris Beltre to four years in prison and over $11 million in restitution for filing fraudulent tax returns and pandemic loan applications. Prosecutors say her schemes generated nearly $11 million in improper IRS refunds and about $1 million in bogus Paycheck Protection Program loans over several years.
   

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    Sunday October 11
  • Vet Fest →
    Pal-O-Mine Equestrian, 829 Old Nichols Rd, Islandia
    10:00 am

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🗞 Nearby News

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Brentwood

  • Photos: Suffolk Division I football — Connetquot at Brentwood (newsday.com)

Ok Central Islip! 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: "What do you call somebody who crosses the ocean twice and doesn’t take a bath?" — A dirty double crosser ! (Thank you Theresia F. for sending it in!)
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