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Good morning East Islip! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

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.
   

📸 Around East Islip

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🗓 Upcoming Events in East Islip

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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

Islip

  • Central Islip Charter School Eyes Major Expansion (patch.com)
  • Days After 1st Human Case Of West Nile Virus, 6 Mosquito Samples Test Positive In Brookhaven: Officials (patch.com)
  • 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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