🌱 Patch AM: Lane Closed On NY 109 In Both Directions In Farmingdale: 511NY

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In today's newsletter:

• Expect midday lane closures on NY 109 through Friday
• How a former Farmingdale company helped people breathe without ventilators

Also on today's calendar: The Ready Bride and 10 more events.

Today's riddle: What is the difference between a jeweler and a jailer? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Showers and thunderstorms, with a high of 81 and low of 70 degrees.
• Friday: A shower and t-storm; humid, temps: high: 83, low: 65.
• Saturday: Clouds giving way to some sun, with a high of 78 and low of 65 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Lane Closed On NY 109 In Both Directions In Farmingdale: 511NY (patch.com) — Drivers in Farmingdale should plan for delays on NY 109, where one lane is closed in both directions between Weiden Street and Cherry Street. The closure runs daily from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. through Friday, affecting a key local route for commuters and shoppers.
   

• Avery's diaphragm pacemaker (implantable-device.com) — Avery Laboratories, the company that pioneered a diaphragm pacemaker still in use today, originally operated out of Farmingdale before moving to other Long Island locations. The story traces how its battery-free, radiofrequency-powered implants evolved from early cardiac pacemakers into life-sustaining breathing support, and even touches on a former engineer's playful, fully electric DeLorean project.
   

📸 Around Farmingdale

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Farmingdale

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★ Featured events ★

Friday August 28
• The Ready Bride →
  BACCA Arts Center, 149 N Wellwood Ave, Lindenhurst
  7:30 pm
• Murder On The Orient Express →
  Manes Studio Theatre of Long Island, 141 S Wellwood Ave, Lindenhurst
  8:00 pm
Saturday August 29
• 44th Annual WICC Greatest Bluefish Tournament on Earth with $25,000 Grand Prize →
  Long Island Sound,
  12:01 am
• FREE Special Needs Community Resource Fair →
  Dragonfly Cares Melville Center, 535 Broadhollow Rd, Melville
  11:00 am
Saturday September 19
• Jay Medal Soirée →
  Jay Estate, 210 Boston Post Rd, Rye
  5:30 pm
• The Long Island Wine & Food Classic →
  Farmingdale State College, 2350 NY-110, Farmingdale
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday August 27
• NEW DATE: Farmingdale Music on Main Re-scheduled to 8/27/26 →
  361 Main St, Farmingdale
  5:00 pm
• SkyHope Fly it Forward Gala →
  The Snapper Inn, 500 Shore Dr, Oakdale
  6:00 pm
Saturday August 29
• Play Music On The Porch Day @ The Gazebo in Farmingdale Village →
  361 Main St, Farmingdale
  1:00 pm
Sunday August 30
• Farmingdale Kiwanis Vendor Fair →
  361 Main St, Farmingdale
  10:00 am
Sunday September 6
• 9-11 Remembrance →
  Farmingdale United Methodist Church, 407 Main St, Farmingdale
  9:30 am
• 9/11 Remembrance Service →
  Farmingdale United Methodist Church, 407 Main St, Farmingdale
  10:00 am
Thursday September 10
• Farmingdale Rememembers →
  Farmingdale Public Library, 116 Merritts Rd, Farmingdale
  6:30 pm

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Thank you 👏👏👏 to these businesses for making Farmingdale PatchAM possible:

• NY Axe Throwing — (631) 237-0050
• Peri Peri Grill House — (516) 261-9953
• Dragonfly Cares — (516) 836-1447
• Carco DMV Services — (631) 944-3600
• The North Shore Injury Lawyer — (631) 495-9435
• Brands Cycle & Fitness — (516) 781-6100
• The BeVard Studio — 5163050236
• Skin Space — (516) 920-3223
• Mosquito Brothers — 516-321-0606
• Affordable Offices/Salon/Studio Spaces — (934) 222-4522

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• inSync Staffing posted a job opening for Movers in Farmingdale. Apply here.
• Curtiss-Wright posted a job opening for Quality Control Manager in Farmingdale. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Farmingdale here.

🗞 Nearby News

Bethpage

• Bethpage senior earns prestigious Girl Scout Gold Award for creating free robotics program (greaterlongisland.com)
• Antony Jameson, influential aerospace engineer and pioneer of the jet age, dies at 91 (princeton.edu)
• New Arken 2-12x42 Riflescopes (trapshooters.com)

Levittown

• Letters to the Editor, Week of August 29, 2026 (thetablet.org)

Hicksville

• Hicksville Man Sentenced To 25 To Life After Predatory Sexual Assault Conviction: DA (patch.com)

Ok Farmingdale! 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: A jeweler sells watches and a jailer watches cells. (Thank you Jean D. for sending it in!)
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