🌱 Patch AM: How Commack’s clinic became a lifeline for thousands of 9/11 responders

Hello Commack! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How Commack's clinic became a lifeline for thousands of 9/11 responders
• Why a Commack-based lawyer is steering this high-profile Bellport case

Also on today's calendar: East Northport Festival September 11-13th and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Where do math teachers go on vacation? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Not as warm, with a high of 80 and low of 62 degrees.
• Sunday: Pleasant with sunny intervals, temps: high: 75, low: 58.
• Monday: Sunny and pleasant, with a high of 78 and low of 61 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 11, Luft Reflects on Legacy of Healing, Listening (stonybrook.edu) — Commack plays a key role in Stony Brook's World Trade Center Health and Wellness Program, which now cares for about 16,000 responders through clinics in Commack and Westbury. Program director Dr. Benjamin Luft reflects on 25 years of treating 9/11 responders, the link between trauma and physical illness, and how patients' stories inspired research, an oral history archive, and a documentary returning to campus.
   

• Bellport Man, Accused In Connection With Missing Girl Case, Rejects Plea Deal: Report (patch.com) — A Bellport man accused in a high‑profile missing teen case has rejected a plea deal and appears headed for trial, according to court reports. His defense attorney, based in Commack, says he will keep pursuing better offers as hearings continue, while the teen, found safe in Islip, remains unnamed to protect her privacy.
   

📸 Around Commack

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Commack

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★ Featured events ★

Friday September 11
• East Northport Festival September 11-13th →
  John Walsh Memorial Park, 185 Larkfield Rd, East Northport
  6:00 pm
Saturday September 19
• Jay Medal Soirée →
  Jay Estate, 210 Boston Post Rd, Rye
  5:30 pm

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Other local events

Saturday September 5
• Fall Youth Flag Football Season Starting Saturday, September 5 →
  267 Bellerose Ave, East Northport
  8:30 am
Wednesday September 9
• NR Open House Gr. 2
  Commack Schools Commack, NY 11725
  6:30 pm
• NR Open House Gr. 1
  Commack Schools Commack, NY 11725
  7:00 pm
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
Wednesday September 16
• Take Your Canasta Skills to the Next Level with SUPER Samba →
  SYJCC, 74 Hauppauge Rd, Commack
  6:30 pm
Friday September 18
• Gotta Sing '80s at Piccola Bussola Huntington!! →
  Piccola Bussola Ristorante, 970 W Jericho Turnpike, Huntington
  7:30 pm
Saturday September 19
• Auditions for Fiddler on the Roof Jr. →
  SYJCC, 74 Hauppauge Rd, Commack
  9:00 am
• Our Distinguished Citizen Dinner Honoring Robert "Bobby Hulse" →
  Captain Bills Restaurant & Catering, 122 Ocean Ave, Bay Shore
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• The 1860's Marion Carll Farm, On Commack Road, Is Owned by the Commack School District —Rachel Ross Read on Patch

• Walmart posted a job opening for Apparel Team Supervisor in Commack. Apply here.
• EnerSys Energy Products, Inc posted a job opening for Assembler I in Commack. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Commack here.

🗞 Nearby News

Smithtown

• Suffolk County SPCA Offering Free Rabies Vaccination Clinic in Smithtown on September 13 (town.news)
• Smithtown High School East Science Director Wins National Chemistry Award (patch.com)
• Kids Korner: Sept. 3 to Sept. 10, 2026 (tbrnewsmedia.com)

Hauppauge

• How Long Island teachers are educating younger generations about 9/11 attacks (newsday.com)

Deer Park

• Deer Park Students Return For 2026-27 School Year (patch.com)
• 121 MPH Southern State Crash Killed West Babylon Man; Driver Pleads Guilty: DA (patch.com)

Ok Commack! 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: Times Square (Thank you Jean K. for sending it in!)
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