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In today's newsletter:

• How could an undersea cable project affect gas service near Commack?

Also on today's calendar: 44th Annual WICC Greatest Bluefish Tournament on Earth with $25,000 Grand Prize and 2 more events.

Today's riddle: What did one strawberry say to the other strawberry? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Comfortable with sunshine, with a high of 79 and low of 62 degrees.
• Wednesday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 79, low: 68.
• Thursday: Thunderstorm, with a high of 80 and low of 70 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• North Shore cable project raises underwater concerns (newsday.com) — A major natural gas pipeline that runs under Long Island Sound to South Commack is at the center of a dispute over a proposed high‑voltage cable project. Regulators, local villages, marine businesses, and environmental groups are weighing potential risks to underwater gas infrastructure, shellfish beds, and navigation in Hempstead Harbor and nearby waterways before construction can move forward.
   

📸 Around Commack

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Commack

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday August 29
• 44th Annual WICC Greatest Bluefish Tournament on Earth with $25,000 Grand Prize →
  Long Island Sound,
  12:01 am
Sunday August 30
• Nesconset Day Street Fair 2026 →
  127 Smithtown Blvd, Nesconset
  10:00 am
Saturday September 5
• Fall Youth Flag Football Season Starting Saturday, September 5 →
  267 Bellerose Ave, East Northport
  8:30 am
Saturday September 19
• Jay Medal Soirée →
  Jay Estate, 210 Boston Post Rd, Rye
  5:30 pm

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Other local events

Monday September 14
• Links 2 Legacy Applications Deadline →
  SYJCC, 74 Hauppauge Rd, Commack
  9:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday August 25
• Summer Sports Physical
  Brentwood High School Brentwood HS, Ross & Sonderling Nurse's Offices
  8:30 am
Wednesday August 26
• EMS Grade 6 Orientation Blue Team 9 a.m. White Team 10 a.m.
  Elwood UFSD Greenlawn, NY 11740
• MS Gr 5 Orientation
  Northport-East Northport UFSD Northport, NY 11768
• N Welcome Fair New Student Tours
  Northport-East Northport UFSD Northport, NY 11768
• Arts & Experiences Committee Meeting-August 26th 2026
  Huntington Township Chamber of Commerce Conklin Barn 2 High Street Huntington, NY 11743
  9:30 am
• Freshman Campus Orientation
  Brentwood Freshman Center Ross Auditorium
  6:00 pm
• FC: Orientation
  Brentwood Freshman Center Ross Auditorium
  6:00 pm
Thursday August 27
• F, P Kindergarten Playdate
  Northport-East Northport UFSD Northport, NY 11768
• JGHS Freshman Orientation 9-11 a.m.
  Elwood UFSD Greenlawn, NY 11740
• F New Family Welcome
  Northport-East Northport UFSD Northport, NY 11768
• JGHS Marching Band Mini Camp 4-9 p.m.
  Elwood UFSD Greenlawn, NY 11740

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Whole Foods Market, Inc. posted a job opening for Produce Team Member (Clerk, Floor Service) - Part Time in Commack. Apply here.
• Randstad posted a job opening for Assembler - Now Hiring in Commack. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Commack here.

🗞 Nearby News

Kings Park

• Motorcycle, Jeep Collide In Kings Park; Rider Seriously Injured: Police (patch.com)

Smithtown

• Sill Foundation golf outing continues teacher's legacy of giving (tbrnewsmedia.com)
• Smithtown, NY, Smithtown West Lacrosse Player Peter Bonenfant Dies After Traffic Collision (theunionstar.com)
• Meet Dr. Kilimitzoglou – The New York Dentist by Day and Wine Bar Owner by Night (thenationalherald.com)

Hauppauge

• RCF and TT+ Audio sound out iNDIEPLAZA — TPi (tpimagazine.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: If you weren't so sweet, we wouldn't be in this jam! (Thank you Patti F. for sending it in!)
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