🌱 Patch AM: Why a Hauppauge license plate camera is stirring a bigger privacy fight

Hey there, Hauppauge! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Why a Hauppauge license plate camera is stirring a bigger privacy fight
• See how Hauppauge High School stacks up in New York's new rankings

Also on today's calendar: Chris Ruggiero in Concert with The American Bombshells in East Islip and 3 more events.

Today's riddle: What do evil hens lay? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Very warm; fog in the morning, with a high of 86 and low of 70 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Thursday: Humid with spotty showers, temps: high: 80, low: 65.
• Friday: Mostly sunny and less humid, with a high of 81 and low of 66 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• FLOCK SHOCK: Cops Bust Man in Camera Attack (southshorepress.com) — Police say a Flock Safety license plate camera in Hauppauge was vandalized, leading to the arrest of a Huntington Station man and raising fresh questions about the technology's use locally. The case comes as Suffolk County and other communities debate whether these cameras are vital crime-fighting tools or intrusive surveillance, with residents and officials split over privacy, data retention, and oversight.
   

• New Ranking Of Long Island's Top 15 Public High Schools Released By U.S. News (patch.com) — Hauppauge High School in Hauppauge has been ranked 15th in New York and 1,683rd nationally in U.S. News & World Report's latest Best High Schools list. The ranking highlights strong graduation rates, test performance, and college readiness compared with other Long Island schools.
   

📸 Around Hauppauge

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Hauppauge

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★ Featured events ★

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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Other local events

Saturday August 22
• The Shark Is Broken →
  Smithtown Performing Arts Center, 2 E Main St, Smithtown
  8:00 pm
Thursday August 27
• Grade 6 SEPTA Middle School Orientation
  Hauppauge UFSD Middle School Auditorium
  8:30 am
Friday August 28
• Grade 6 Middle School Orientation
  Hauppauge UFSD Middle School Auditorium
  9:00 am
• Welcome Session for 6th Grade Parents
  Hauppauge UFSD Middle School Auditorium.
  10:00 am
Sunday August 30
• Nesconset Day Street Fair 2026 →
  127 Smithtown Blvd, Nesconset
  10:00 am

📣 Hauppauge Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday August 19
• Defensive Driving Class →
  Brookhaven, NY Calendar
  9:00 am
• Navigating Graduate School: The Hidden Curriculum
  Stony Brook University Online via Zoom
  10:00 am
• Art Expression @ The Long Island Museum | An In the Moment program
  Long Island Museum Stony Brook, NY 11794
  10:00 am
• Are You at Risk of Developing Diabetes?
  Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County 423 N Griffing Ave # 100, Riverhead, NY 11901
  1:30 pm
• Zoning Board Meeting →
  Brookhaven, NY Calendar
  2:00 pm
• Using Hawkes Learning with Respondus Monitor
  Stony Brook University Online
  2:00 pm
• All About Reptiles →
  Central Islip Public Library, 33 Hawthorne Ave, Central Islip
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• LNK International Inc. posted a job opening for Purchasing Clerical/Administrative in Hauppauge. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Central Islip

• Dunn Ties All-Time Franchise Mark but Revs Otherwise Held in Check in Sunday's Finale (yorkrevolution.com)

Smithtown

• U.S. News ranks Suffolk County's 20 best high schools (greaterlongisland.com)
• Catholic Scouting has new name, same adventurous mission (catholicnewsherald.com)
• The Pizzeria of Babylon Village reopening month-long closure (greaterlongisland.com)

Brentwood

• THANK YOU, RON: Friends, families, colleagues, coaches celebrate the life of the late, great Brentwood coach, Eden (frontrowsoccer.com)

Ok Hauppauge! 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: Deviled eggs (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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