Community Corner
🌱 How an East Moriches artist’s legacy will fund young creators.
Also, don't miss Rock & Roll Car Show on the East Moriches Patch calendar

Morning East Moriches! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️
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In today's newsletter:
- How an East Moriches artist's legacy will fund young creators.
Also on today's calendar: Rock & Roll Car Show.
Today's riddle: Do you know what the two sides of a circle are? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 66 and low of 53 degrees.
- Friday: Windy with rain at times, temps: high: 66, low: 56.
- Saturday: Windy; cloudy, rain possible, with a high of 65 and low of 58 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Remembering Dwight with an art scholarship (trihamletnews.com) — A longtime East Moriches resident and Bellport silversmith, Dwight Trujillo, is being honored with a student art scholarship reflecting his support for young artists. Donations can be made now through Bellport Arts & Framing, with the scholarship to be presented at next May's student art exhibition, continuing his influence on local creativity and education.
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📸 Around East Moriches
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🗓 Upcoming Events in East Moriches
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- Rock & Roll Car Show →
Cutchogue Village Green, 27320 Main Rd, Cutchogue
10:00 am
Saturday October 10
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🗓 Events Nearby
- MS Open House
Center Moriches UFSD Center Moriches, NY 11934
6:00 pm - Sukkot begins
William Floyd Learning Center Shirley, NY 11967 - Canasta Group →
Moriches Branch- Mastics Moriches Shirley Community Library, 201 Montauk Hwy, Moriches
10:00 am - JD Verbeck: "Astrophotography and Sketching" →
Moriches Branch, 201 Montauk Highway, Moriches - Ghoulish Jewelry Assemblage →
Moriches Branch, 201 Montauk Highway, Moriches - Town of Brookhaven Special Recycling Event →
Mastics Moriches Shirley Community Library – Mastic Beach Satellite Branch, 369 Neighborhood Rd, Mastic Beach
9:00 am - LI Dead Collective Presents: Let It Grow - Shakedown Citi →
Cassidy Hill Farm Ventures LLC, 30 North St, Manorville
1:00 pm - 12th Annual Fishing Trip →
Center Moriches NY - LIWC GOLF OUTING →
Rock Hill Golf & Country Club, 105 Clancy Road, Manorville
10:30 am - Hook & Ladder Fire Prevention Experience →
Moriches Branch- Mastics Moriches Shirley Community Library, 201 Montauk Hwy, Moriches
12:00 pm - Community Costume Swap (The Great Give Back) →
Mastics Moriches Shirley Community Library – Mastic Beach Satellite Branch, 369 Neighborhood Rd, Mastic Beach
3:00 pm
Thursday September 24
Friday September 25
Wednesday September 30
Thursday October 1
Saturday October 3
Sunday October 4
Monday October 5
Saturday October 10
Friday October 16
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Pizza Hut, Inc. posted a job opening for Shift Manager in Shirley. Apply here.
- American Regent posted a job opening for Filling Operator I (3pm-11:30pm) in Shirley. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near East Moriches here.
🗞 Nearby News
Manorville
- 4 capybara pups born at Long Island Game Farm in Manorville (newsday.com)
- A Nashville experience: Where country meets rock-n-roll (trihamletnews.com)
Mastic
- 'He Enjoyed Helping The Community': LI Patriarch, Who Started Family Tradition Of Firefighting, Dies At 80 (patch.com)
- Knicks Legend 'Clyde' Frazier Brings Basketball Wisdom to Mastic (southshorepress.com)
- Premium Custom Apparel Solutions with High Quality DTF Transfers for Every Business (issuewire.com)
Westhampton
- Nor'easter Update: What To Know On Long Island (patch.com)
Ok East Moriches! 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: The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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