🌱 Patch AM: East Islip co-defendant challenges key charges in Long Island trafficking case

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In today's newsletter:

• East Islip co-defendant challenges key charges in Long Island trafficking case
• See which New York-born star once called East Islip home

Also on today's calendar: Chris Ruggiero in Concert with The American Bombshells in East Islip and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: Why do fish live in salt water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 83 and low of 65 degrees.
• Friday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 81, low: 67.
• Saturday: Humid with a few showers, with a high of 75 and low of 69 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Bellport resident Jacquelyn Comiskey pleads guilty to sex trafficking girl who went missing on Long Island for 25 days (newsday.com) — An East Islip man is a co-defendant in a disturbing Suffolk County sex-trafficking case involving a 14-year-old Patchogue girl who disappeared for 25 days. While a Bellport woman has now pleaded guilty and faces prison time, the East Islip defendant is seeking to dismiss kidnapping and rape charges and suppress evidence tied to his boat.
   

• Which Celebrities Were Born In New York? Find Out Now (wearebuffalo.net) — East Islip gets a quick shoutout here as the hometown of former New York Jets quarterback and longtime WFAN host Boomer Esiason, one of 75 celebrities highlighted for their New York roots. The piece is a statewide, just-for-fun gallery that lets you scroll through actors, musicians, and athletes and see which towns they came from.
   

📸 Around East Islip

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🗓 Upcoming Events in East Islip

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 12
• Chris Ruggiero in Concert with The American Bombshells in East Islip →
  Bayway Arts Center, 265 E Main St, East Islip
  2:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday August 21
• HS Senior Retakes - Class of 2027
  Islip UFSD Islip, NY 11751
  12:00 pm
Monday August 24
• Fall JV/Varsity Sports Begin
  Islip UFSD Islip, NY 11751
• #IslipRising
  Islip UFSD Buccaneer Stadium
  6:00 am
• HS Senior Retakes - Class of 2027
  Islip UFSD Islip, NY 11751
  2:00 pm
Tuesday August 25
• Board of Education Meeting
  Islip UFSD HS Auditorium
  5:30 pm
Wednesday August 26
• High School August Graduation
  East Islip High School Courtyard (if raining HS Library)
  5:00 pm
Thursday August 27
• HS Class of 2030 Freshman Orientation
  Islip UFSD Islip, NY 11751
  11:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 20
• Research Survival Skills for Postdocs (RCR)
  Stony Brook University Frank Melville Jr. Library,Faculty Commons
  10:00 am
• LockDown Browser and Respondus Monitor: Protect the Integrity of Online Tests
  Stony Brook University Online
  2:00 pm
• Revitalizing Mishoon Culture on Long Island with Chenae Bullock
  Long Island Museum Stony Brook, NY 11794
  3:00 pm
• Honoring the Past, Building the Future Gala Dinner →
  Hallockville Museum Farm Giorgio's Baiting Hollow, 100 Fox Hill Dr, Baiting Hollow, NY, 11933
  6:00 pm
Friday August 21
• HS Senior Retakes - Class of 2027
  Islip UFSD Islip, NY 11751
  12:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Randstad posted a job opening for Sanitation Worker - 3rd Shift (Overnight) in Central Islip. Apply here.
• Burger King posted a job opening for Team Member in Central Islip. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near East Islip here.

🗞 Nearby News

Islip

• Pro Soccer Coming To Long Island, With World Cup Champion Helping Lead Club (patch.com)
• Irish Day Parade returns for second annual celebration (trihamletnews.com)
• U.S. Department of Agriculture declared August as Tree Check Month (themorningsun.com)

Bay Shore

• Book Senior Care Services in Bay Shore, NY with Samantha Rose D. from $25/hr (care.com)

Brentwood

• Free Backpacks, School Supplies To Be Given Away In Brentwood (patch.com)

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-- 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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