🌱 Patch AM: How a Garden City native got swept into a Penn State drug case

Hi Garden City! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How a Garden City native got swept into a Penn State drug case

Also on today's calendar: Jay Medal Soirée and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: How fast is milk when you pour it? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Monday: Partly sunny and less humid, with a high of 80 and low of 64 degrees.
• Tuesday: Mostly sunny and nice, temps: high: 79, low: 64.
• Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 81 and low of 69 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Penn State has garnered national attention after an alleged fraternity-led cocaine-trafficking ring bust. Here's how it maps out. (psucollegian.com) — A former Penn State student from Garden City is among 14 people charged in an alleged cocaine-trafficking ring tied to two fraternities, with hearings scheduled in September and October. Authorities say the operation centered on fraternity houses near campus and has prompted Penn State to tighten hazing and drug-education efforts, while local officials in Pennsylvania debate broader Greek life reforms.
   

📸 Around Garden City

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Garden City

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 19
• Jay Medal Soirée →
  Jay Estate, 210 Boston Post Rd, Rye
  5:30 pm

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Other local events

Monday August 24
• BOE Regular Meeting
  Lawrence UFSD 2 Reilly Rd, Cedarhurst, NY 11516, USA
  8:00 pm
Tuesday August 25
• GARDEN CITY TAG SALE HOSTED by INVITED SALES by TRACY JORDAN →
  142 Rockaway Ave, Garden City
  9:30 am
• Architectural Design Review Board Meeting →
  Garden City, NY Calendar, 351 Stewart Avenue, Garden City
  6:30 pm
Wednesday August 26
• HS Mineola EAST
  Mineola Public Schools 121 Jackson Avenue, Mineola, NY 11501
  8:30 am
• ME Popsicles on the Playground
  Mineola Public Schools 121 Jackson Avenue, Mineola, NY 11501
  4:00 pm
• Board of Education Regular Meeting
  Hempstead Union Free School District ABGS Middle School Bandbox
  6:00 pm
Thursday August 27
• HA Popsicles on the Playground
  Mineola Public Schools 121 Jackson Avenue, Mineola, NY 11501
  4:00 pm
• Board of Education Business Meeting @ Synergy Building
  Mineola Public Schools 121 Jackson Avenue, Mineola, NY 11501
  7:00 pm
• Men's Group
  Ethical Humanist Society Board Room (BR)
  7:00 pm
Saturday September 5
• End of Summer Festival →
  369 Green Ave, East Meadow
  10:00 am
Thursday September 10
• 45th Annual Italian Festival →
  North Hempstead Beach Park, 175 W Shore Rd, Port Washington
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Girl Scouts of Nassau County Receives Mutual of America Foundation's Frances R. Hesselbein Award for CAP 10 —Jake Mendlinger Read on Patch
• Westbury Schools Receive $120,000 From Box Tops for Education at Madison Square Garden —Jake Mendlinger Read on Patch

• OTO Hospitality Development Company posted a job opening for Housekeeping Team Associate in Garden City. Apply here.
• True Food Kitchen posted a job opening for Dishwasher in Garden City. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Garden City here.

🗞 Nearby News

Mineola

• Learning music in later years believed to be a pathway to brain health (newsday.com)

New Hyde Park

• Long Island weather: Flash flood warning issued for Nassau; airport delays reported (newsday.com)

Ok Garden City! 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: It's "Pasturized" before you know it! (Thank you Judy M. for sending it in!)
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