🌱 Patch AM: How East Islip firefighters helped stop a burning boat near Bay Shore

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In today's newsletter:

• How East Islip firefighters helped stop a burning boat near Bay Shore

Also on today's calendar: The Golden Ghouls Halloween Murder Mystery Show and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why do some birds fly south for the winter? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Monday: Warmer, with a high of 72 and low of 52 degrees.
• Tuesday: Partly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 73, low: 63.
• Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high of 78 and low of 56 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Unoccupied Boat Catches Fire, Drifts Toward Shore at Long Island Marina (shorenewsnetwork.com) — East Islip residents may want to know their local fire department sent a mutual-aid fireboat to help Bay Shore crews stop an unoccupied burning boat from drifting into shore at Bay Shore Marina. The coordinated response among multiple agencies quickly secured the vessel, extinguished an engine-compartment fire, and avoided injuries or damage along the busy waterfront area.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in East Islip

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Wednesday October 14
• Sewing Circle →
  East Islip Public Library, 381 E Main St, East Islip
  1:00 pm

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Other local events

Monday October 12
• Harvest Brunch Pumpkin Cake (424) →
  East Islip Public Library, 381 E Main St, East Islip
  6:30 pm
Tuesday October 13
• Game Day →
  East Islip Public Library, 381 E Main St, East Islip
  10:30 am
• Senior Fitness (125) →
  East Islip Public Library, 381 E Main St, East Islip
  2:30 pm
• Learn to Knit: Pumpkin Dishcloth (671) →
  East Islip Public Library, 381 E Main St, East Islip
  5:00 pm
• Chess Lessons →
  East Islip Public Library, 381 E Main St, East Islip
  7:00 pm
• Romance Lovers Book Club - If It Makes You Happy (181) →
  East Islip Public Library, 381 E Main St, East Islip
  7:00 pm
Wednesday October 14
• Gentle Yoga Flow - (399) →
  East Islip Public Library, 381 E Main St, East Islip
  10:00 am
• Storybook Crafters →
  East Islip Public Library, 381 E Main St, East Islip
  10:30 am
Friday October 23
• The Golden Ghouls Halloween Murder Mystery Show →
  Bayway Arts Center, 265 E Main St, East Islip
  7:00 pm
Thursday October 29
• AARP/Islip Arts Council Movies Turning 50:CARRIE →
  103 Railroad Ave, Sayville
  7:00 pm
Sunday November 1
• Islip Food For Hope Fundraiser~Come Play Bingo! →
  The Patch | Bar and Grill, 31 Baker Pl, Patchogue
  1:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• CVS Health posted a job opening for Beauty Sales Consultant in East Islip. Apply here.
• Olive Garden posted a job opening for Dishwasher in Bay Shore. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near East Islip here.

🗞 Nearby News

Islip

• Central Islip Calls for Growth Plan, 'Fair Share' of State Funds (lilifepolitics.com)
• Taco Bell crash on Long Island: driver flees, vehicle abandoned (eatscv.com)
• In 1983, the EPA announced a buyout of Times Beach, Missouri; by 1997 an incinerator there had burned more than 265,000 tons of dioxin-contaminated soil, and the site is now a state park (newsbreak.com)

Bay Shore

• Long Island Firefighters Use Jaws of Life to Rescue Dog Trapped Beneath Backyard Shed (shorenewsnetwork.com)
• Theater Auditions in Louisville, CO (broadwayworld.com)

Central Islip

• Why is Cipla's InvaGen cutting 205 New York jobs while the US pipeline (business-news-today.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why do some birds fly south for the winter?" — Because it's too far to walk..! (Thank you Theresia F. for sending it in!)
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