🌱 Patch AM: How could an underwater cable project affect South Commack’s gas pipeline?

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In today's newsletter:

• How could an underwater cable project affect South Commack's gas pipeline?

Also on today's calendar: 44th Annual WICC Greatest Bluefish Tournament on Earth with $25,000 Grand Prize and 4 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the wall say to the other wall. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 80 and low of 68 degrees.
• Thursday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, temps: high: 80, low: 70.
• Friday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 81 and low of 67 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• North Shore cable project raises underwater concerns (newsday.com) — A major gas pipeline that runs under Long Island Sound to South Commack is at the center of a dispute over a proposed $3.26 billion underwater high‑voltage cable project. Regulators, local villages, marine businesses, and environmental groups are weighing potential risks to the pipeline, property rights, and shellfish habitats as state and federal agencies decide whether 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
Tuesday September 15
• High Holiday Retreat to the Berkshires →
  Berkshire Hills Eisenberg Camp, 159 Empire Rd, Copake
  9:00 am
• High Holiday Retreat at the Berkshires →
  Berkshire Hills Eisenberg Camp, 159 Empire Rd, Copake
  9:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday August 26
• 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 Marching Band Mini Camp 4-9 p.m.
  Elwood UFSD Greenlawn, NY 11740
• F New Family Welcome
  Northport-East Northport UFSD Northport, NY 11768
• JGHS Freshman Orientation 9-11 a.m.
  Elwood UFSD Greenlawn, NY 11740
• Grade 6 SEPTA Middle School Orientation
  Hauppauge UFSD Middle School Auditorium
  8:30 am
• New Student Orientation for Grades 7 & 8
  Hauppauge UFSD B-11
  1:45 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• All Commack Schools will Open For The New Semester On September 2 —Rachel Ross Read on Patch

• I am looking to adopt a small dog that is housebroken and good around other dogs.
  Please let me know if you know of anyone rehoming a small dog. Thanks so much! (Nextdoor Pawnee Dr)

• EnerSys Corporation posted a job opening for Production Manager in Commack. Apply here.
• Whole Foods posted a job opening for Bakery Venue Service Team Member (Coffee Bar) - Full Time in Commack. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Commack here.

🗞 Nearby News

Kings Park

• Police Seek Woman In Kings Park CVS Theft (patch.com)

Smithtown

• TRAVEL ADVISORY: Overnight Ramp Closure at the Northern State Parkway/State Route 454 Interchange in the Town of Smithtown, Suffolk County (longisland.com)
• Sill Foundation golf outing continues teacher's legacy of giving (tbrnewsmedia.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Meet me at the corner. (Thank you Earlene M. for sending it in!)
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