🌱 Patch AM: See which major sports star once called East Islip home

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In today's newsletter:

• See which major sports star once called East Islip home

Also on today's calendar: Momentum at South Bay Residents, Community Leaders and Volunteers to Assemble Backpacks for Local Ch and 9 more events.

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

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Sunny to partly cloudy, with a high of 80 and low of 61 degrees.
• Wednesday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 80, low: 67.
• Thursday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 80 and low of 71 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Which Celebrities Were Born In New York? Find Out Now (weareoneonta.com) — One of the featured New York-born stars is Boomer Esiason, who the piece notes was born in East Islip before going on to NFL and sports-radio fame. The gallery highlights dozens of other actors, musicians, and athletes from across the state, inviting you to see which hometowns produced some very familiar names.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in East Islip

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday August 25
• Momentum at South Bay Residents, Community Leaders and Volunteers to Assemble Backpacks for Local Ch →
  Momentum at South Bay for Rehabilitation and Nursing, 340 E Main St, East Islip
  1:00 pm
Saturday August 29
• 44th Annual WICC Greatest Bluefish Tournament on Earth with $25,000 Grand Prize →
  Long Island Sound,
  12:01 am
Saturday September 19
• Jay Medal Soirée →
  Jay Estate, 210 Boston Post Rd, Rye
  5:30 pm

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Other local events

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
Monday August 31
• First Day of School for Staff - Superintendent's Conference Day
  Islip UFSD Islip, NY 11751
  8:00 am
• HS Fall Code Night
  Islip UFSD Islip, NY 11751
  6:00 pm
Tuesday September 1
• First Day of School for Students
  Islip UFSD Islip, NY 11751
• Superintendent Conference Days
  East Islip UFSD Islip Terrace, NY 11752
Wednesday September 2
• Superintendent Conference Days
  East Islip UFSD Islip Terrace, NY 11752
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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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Burlington Stores posted a job opening for Retail Stocking Associate - Part Time in Bay Shore. Apply here.
• The Home Depot, Inc. posted a job opening for Customer Service/Sales in Central Islip. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near East Islip here.

🗞 Nearby News

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• Central Islip Charter School Eyes Major Expansion (patch.com)
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• Gary Wayne Joseff - Cross Timbers Gazette Southern Denton County Flower Mound (crosstimbersgazette.com)

Bay Shore

• Book Senior Care Services in Bay Shore, NY with Valerie W. from $35/hr (care.com)
• 133 Missouri Ave, Bay Shore, NY 11706 (brownstoner.com)

Brentwood

• Central Islip Charter School Eyes Major Expansion (patch.com)
• Brentwood Taxi Driver Busted With 37 License Suspensions: Police (patch.com)

Ok East 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: 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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