🌱 BOARD OF EDUCATION: Tour of District Buildings and 11 more events

Good morning to you East Rockaway! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☕️️

Coming up on the calendar:

• BOARD OF EDUCATION: Tour of District Buildings at Jennie E. Hewitt Elementary School
• West End Day at Rockville Centre UFSD
• SSHS: Fall Sports Begins at Rockville Centre UFSD

... and check out 5 more events on the calendar!

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

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 82 and low of 68 degrees.
• Friday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 81, low: 69.
• Saturday: Mostly cloudy, showers around, with a high of 75 and low of 70 degrees.

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📸 Around East Rockaway

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🗓 Upcoming Events in East Rockaway

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Friday August 21

• BOARD OF EDUCATION: Tour of District Buildings
  Jennie E. Hewitt Elementary School Rockville Centre, NY 11570

Saturday August 22

• West End Day
  Rockville Centre UFSD Rockville Centre, NY 11570

Monday August 24

• SSHS: Fall Sports Begins
  Rockville Centre UFSD Rockville Centre, NY 11570
• SSHS / SSMS: Physicals and Concussion Testing (SSHS Room 1309/2311)
  Rockville Centre UFSD Rockville Centre, NY 11570
  7:00 am

Tuesday August 25

• SSMS: Physicals and Concussion Testing (Nurse's Office / Room 205)
  Rockville Centre UFSD Rockville Centre, NY 11570
  8:00 am
• SSMS: 6th Grade Orientation
  Rockville Centre UFSD Rockville Centre, NY 11570
  9:00 am
• SSHS: Freshman and New Entrant Orientation
  Rockville Centre UFSD Rockville Centre, NY 11570
  10:00 am

Wednesday August 26

• SUPERINTENDENT'S CONFERENCE DAY (ALL PERSONNEL)
  Rockville Centre UFSD Rockville Centre, NY 11570

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 20

• Play Hooray
  Long Beach Public Library 111 West Park Ave, Long Beach, NY, 11561, US
  10:00 am
• Adult Craft: Scrapbooks & Junk Journals
  Long Beach Public Library 111 West Park Ave, Long Beach, NY, 11561, US
  11:30 am
• Learn to Crochet: Granny Squares
  Long Beach Public Library 111 West Park Ave, Long Beach, NY, 11561, US
  11:30 am
• Messy Art - Spray Foam Sculptures
  Long Beach Public Library 111 West Park Ave, Long Beach, NY, 11561, US
  4:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Aramark posted a job opening for Food Service Worker - Lynbrook Union Free School District in Lynbrook. Apply here.
• PetSmart, Inc. posted a job opening for Retail Sales Associate in Oceanside. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near East Rockaway here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Lynbrook

• Marion Elizabeth Donohue Blauvelt, 85, Potsdam (northcountrynow.com)

Oceanside

• Best Car Accident Chiropractor Nassau County: Top 10 (2026) (yonkerstimes.com)

Rockville Centre

• Long Island's First Miniso Could Be Coming To Valley Stream (patch.com)
• Free Blockbuster Boxes Are Appearing, Fighting Back Against the Streaming Era (gadgetreview.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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