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🌱 Patch AM: Hauppauge staffer honored as Gurwin Assisted Living marks 25 years
Also, don't miss Vet Fest on the Hauppauge Patch calendar

Hi Hauppauge! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Hauppauge staffer honored as Gurwin Assisted Living marks 25 years
Also on today's calendar: Vet Fest and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What do you call somebody who crosses the ocean twice and doesn't take a bath? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Sunday: Tropical Rainstorm Isaias, with a high of 64 and low of 57 degrees.
- Monday: A couple of morning showers, temps: high: 70, low: 56.
- Tuesday: A couple of showers possible, with a high of 70 and low of 60 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Gurwin Assisted Living celebrates 25 years of caring for seniors on Long Island (tbrnewsmedia.com) — A longtime Gurwin Assisted Living housekeeper from Hauppauge, Samuel Rodriguez, was honored alongside four colleagues as the community celebrated 25 years of caring for Long Island seniors. The Old Hollywood-themed anniversary, held during National Assisted Living Week, spotlighted devoted staff, resident-led festivities, and Gurwin's role in providing supportive, independence-focused housing for older adults across the region since 2001.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Hauppauge
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★ Featured events ★
- Vet Fest →
Pal-O-Mine Equestrian, 829 Old Nichols Rd, Islandia
10:00 am - (mostly) TRUE THINGS Storytelling Show →
The Performing Arts Studio 224 E. Main St. Port Jefferson, NY 11777,
7:00 pm
Sunday October 11
Saturday October 17
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Other local events
- Commack Day →
SYJCC, 74 Hauppauge Rd, Commack
11:00 am - McTeacher Night
McDonald's, Suffolk Ave, Central Islip
5:00 pm - Alliance Against Domestic Violence →
H. Lee Dennison Building, 100 Veterans Memorial Highway, Hauppauge
10:00 am - HSW - Smithtown Athletics - Acompora Foundation, Heart Screen NY
Smithtown West High School, 100 Ce, Hauppauge
8:00 am - Board Meeting - Members welcome to attend →
Palace Diner – Hauppauge, 525 Smithtown Bypass, Hauppauge
7:00 pm - Women, Wellness & Wine →
BODYBAR Pilates - Hauppauge, 381C Nesconset Highway, Hauppauge
6:30 pm - FREESTYLE NIGHT @ 160 ADAMS AVENUE (FORMER SPATZ) →
160 Adams Avenue, Hauppauge
8:00 pm - Hauppauge Workshop: Demystifying the Civil Service Merit System →
Suffolk County Labor Department, 725 Veterans Memorial Highway, Hauppauge
10:00 am - Dave & Buster's Boo Bash →
Dave & Buster's Islandia, 1856 Veterans Memorial Hwy, Islandia
10:00 am - Dave & Buster's Moonlight Mixer →
Dave & Buster's Islandia, 1856 Veterans Memorial Hwy, Islandia
7:00 pm
Sunday October 11
Wednesday October 14
Thursday October 15
Saturday October 17
Monday October 19
Friday October 23
Saturday October 24
Tuesday October 27
Saturday October 31
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- CDS (Club Demonstration Services) posted a job opening for Part Time Product Demonstrator in Costco in Islandia. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News
Central Islip
- Central Islip Calls for Growth Plan, 'Fair Share' of State Funds (lilifepolitics.com)
- Schedule Confirmed for 2027 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Third Qualifying Round (ussoccer.com)
- Former Freeport tax preparer sentenced to four years for nearly $12 million fraud (newsbreak.com)
Smithtown
- Smithtown West tops Comsewogue in four-set girls volleyball win (tbrnewsmedia.com)
- PrimeLife Wellness - Smithtown, NY Patch (patch.com)
- 'Nine and Dine' golf fundraiser supports mental health nonprofit in Smithtown – The Long Island Times (litimes.org)
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: "What do you call somebody who crosses the ocean twice and doesn't take a bath?" — A dirty double crosser ! (Thank you Theresia F. for sending it in!)
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