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And on the Hicksville Patch calendar - Major Office Furniture & Soft Seating Warehouse Liquidation Sale

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Good morning Hicksville! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Why Hicksville's train station will glow with candles Friday night
  • Hicksville MS-13 associate gets 25 years to life in prison
  • How Oyster Bay will mark the 25th anniversary of 9/11

Also on today's calendar: Major Office Furniture & Soft Seating Warehouse Liquidation Sale and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a neck but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Partly sunny and not as warm, with a high of 78 and low of 64 degrees.
  • Sunday: Partly sunny and humid, temps: high: 81, low: 70.
  • Monday: Humid; a p.m. shower or two, with a high of 81 and low of 69 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Long Island Nepalese community to hold vigil for victims of deadly Nepal floods (news12.com) — Long Island's Nepalese community is holding a candlelight vigil Friday night in the Hicksville train station parking lot to honor victims of catastrophic floods in Nepal and support those still missing. Organizers invite residents to gather, pray, and help bolster relief efforts as families here grapple with heartbreaking news from overseas.
   

• MS-13 Gang Member Sentenced for Sexual Assault, Gun Possession (lilifepolitics.com) — A Hicksville man associated with MS-13 has been sentenced to 25 years to life in prison after a jury conviction on predatory sexual assault, weapons charges, and related offenses. Prosecutors say he repeatedly threatened and abused a woman, including an assault at his Hicksville home, before Nassau County police arrested him and recovered multiple firearms and IDs.
   

• Town plans 9/11 Memorial Ceremony (midislandtimes.com) — Hicksville residents are invited to the Town of Oyster Bay's annual 9/11 memorial ceremony on Wednesday, September 9 at 7 p.m. at TOBAY Beach, marking 25 years since the attacks. The program will feature music, readings, a light tribute, and the unveiling of new names on the town's 9/11 Memorial and Walls of Honor recognizing those lost to 9/11-related illness.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Saturday August 29
  • MYB Walking Club
    Farmingdale Chamber of Commerce PO Box 1166, Farmingdale, NY 11735
    8:00 am
  • DAHS Varsity Volleyball Practice
    Levittown UFSD Levittown, NY 11756
    8:00 am
  • 2026 Great Nature Play Day Festival
    Planting Fields Arboretum Oyster Bay, NY 11771
    10:00 am
  • DAHS JV Volleyball Practice
    Levittown UFSD Levittown, NY 11756
    10:00 am
  • District Team Boys JV & Varsity Volleyball
    Levittown UFSD Levittown, NY 11756
    11:00 am
  • Elvis Tribute Artist Spectacular →
    Flagstar at Westbury Music Fair, 960 Brush Hollow Rd, Westbury
    8:00 pm
    • Sunday August 30
  • Traveling Summer Luau - West Hempstead →
    Hempstead Town, NY Calendar, 399 Nassau BoulevardWest, Hempstead
    1:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Oyster Bay

  • Town of Oyster Bay to host 9/11 memorial at TOBAY Beach (liherald.com)
  • Last chance for late Town of Oyster Bay taxpayers to settle up (liherald.com)

Jericho

Hempstead

  • State Dems File Complaint Over Trump Rally In Move Blakeman Calls A 'Hail Mary' (patch.com)
  • Nassau County Sheriff Yet To Join 287(g) Lawsuit As Briefing Schedule Is Set, Attorney Confirms (patch.com)
  • Long Beach Police Bust + Raccoon Pulled From Waters + Fatal Motorcycle Crash: Nassau Crime & Safety Roundup (patch.com)

Ok Hicksville! 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 bottle (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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