🌱 When will Harbor Road finally reconnect Head of the Harbor and Stony Brook?

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• When will Harbor Road finally reconnect Head of the Harbor and Stony Brook?

Also on today's calendar: Nesconset Day Street Fair 2026 and 5 more events.

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

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 83 and low of 65 degrees.
• Friday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 79, low: 66.
• Saturday: Humid with showers around, with a high of 75 and low of 69 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 2 years after storm destroyed Harbor Road, residents still waiting for repairs (news12.com) — A still-closed Harbor Road has left Head of the Harbor residents without a key connection to Stony Brook for two years, with a gaping washout and drained duck pond symbolizing stalled progress. Local leaders say construction plans are finally advancing, with designs expected soon and hopes to bid the project this winter for work next year.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Head of the Harbor

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday August 20
• Mind Magic: A Night of Laughter and Astonishment →
  Studio Theatre of Long Island, 141 S Wellwood Ave, Lindenhurst
  7:30 pm

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Other local events

Saturday August 22
• SAT (Not at WMHS)
  Three Village Csd Stony Brook, NY 11790
Tuesday August 25
• PJG New Student Walk Through
  Three Village Csd Stony Brook, NY 11790
  8:30 am
• RCM New Student Walk Through
  Three Village Csd Stony Brook, NY 11790
  8:30 am
• Mount New Student Walk Through
  Three Village Csd Stony Brook, NY 11790
  11:15 am
• NASS New Student Walk Though
  Three Village Csd Stony Brook, NY 11790
  11:15 am
Thursday August 27
• WMHS New Student Walk Through, Assembly & Social
  Three Village Csd Stony Brook, NY 11790
  9:00 am
Sunday August 30
• Nesconset Day Street Fair 2026 →
  127 Smithtown Blvd, Nesconset
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 20
• ARROW New Student Walk Through
  Three Village Csd Stony Brook, NY 11790
  9:00 am
• Research Survival Skills for Postdocs (RCR)
  Stony Brook University Frank Melville Jr. Library,Faculty Commons
  10:00 am
• SET New Student Walk Through
  Three Village Csd Stony Brook, NY 11790
  11:00 am
• MINNE New Student Walk Through
  Three Village Csd Stony Brook, NY 11790
  12:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

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• Randstad posted a job opening for Sanitation Worker - 3rd Shift (Overnight) in Central Islip. Apply here.

🗞 Nearby News

Stony Brook

• Why every endangered species needs a champion: a conversation with conservationist Bill Konstant (mongabay.com)
• Suffolk County finalizes five-year multi-million dollar deal with Flock (wliw.org)
• Construction MOVES AHEAD on New $34 Million Ronald McDonald House at Stony Brook Children's Hospital (longisland.com)

Stony Brook University

• Suffolk's ambitious plan to replace septic systems is behind schedule, upping calls for more mandates (newsday.com)

Hauppauge

• Suffolk County Recovers More Than $47K In Unclaimed Funds (patch.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Pepper makes them sneeze (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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