🌱 Patch AM: What West Nile detections in Islip mean for your late-summer plans

Good day Islip! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• What West Nile detections in Islip mean for your late-summer plans

Also on today's calendar: 44th Annual WICC Greatest Bluefish Tournament on Earth with $25,000 Grand Prize and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the wall say to the other wall. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 80 and low of 67 degrees.
• Thursday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, temps: high: 80, low: 71.
• Friday: Humid with a t-storm in spots, with a high of 82 and low of 64 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Days After 1st Human Case Of West Nile Virus, 6 Mosquito Samples Test Positive In Brookhaven: Officials (patch.com) — West Nile virus has been detected in multiple mosquito samples across Suffolk County, including in West Islip and Islip, following the season's first human case. Health officials urge residents, especially those over 50 or immunocompromised, to avoid mosquito bites and report dead birds or mosquito problems. Several mosquito species and locations are affected, indicating ongoing local transmission risks.
   

📸 Around Islip

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Islip

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday August 29
• 44th Annual WICC Greatest Bluefish Tournament on Earth with $25,000 Grand Prize →
  Long Island Sound,
  12:01 am
Saturday September 19
• Jay Medal Soirée →
  Jay Estate, 210 Boston Post Rd, Rye
  5:30 pm

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Other local events

Thursday August 27
• HS Incoming Freshman Orientation 11 AM
  Bayport-Blue Point UFSD Bayport, NY 11705
Friday August 28
• HS September SAT Registration Deadline
  Bayport-Blue Point UFSD Bayport, NY 11705
Saturday August 29
• Watercolor Workshop: Aug/Sept, Part 1
  Long Island Maritime Museum LIMM Main Building
  10:30 am
Tuesday September 1
• Board of Education Meeting @ 7:30pm
  Oakdale-Bohemia Middle School Oakdale, NY 11769
• Superintendent's Conference Day #1 - staff only
  West Islip UFSD West Islip, NY 11795
• GMS School Supply Drop-off →
  Bay Shore UFSD Gardiner Manor Elementary
• Superintendent's Conference Day
  Bayport-Blue Point UFSD Bayport, NY 11705
• SCS School Supply Drop-off →
  Bay Shore UFSD South Country Elementary

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday August 26
• Udall 6th Grade Orientation
  West Islip UFSD West Islip, NY 11795
  9:00 am
• Beach Street Schedule Walk - enter via Cafeteria @ back of building
  West Islip UFSD West Islip, NY 11795
  10:00 am
• WIHS 9th Grade Orientation
  West Islip UFSD West Islip, NY 11795
  10:30 am
• Rocky - The Musical →
  CM Performing Arts Center, 931 Montauk Hwy, Oakdale
  2:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Touro College & University System posted a job opening for Adjunct Faculty - Physical Therapy - LI Campus in Central Islip. Apply here.
• Weichert, Realtors posted a job opening for Real Estate Sales Agent in Bay Shore. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Islip here.

🗞 Nearby News

East Islip

• Which Celebrities Were Born In New York? Find Out Now (weareoneonta.com)

Central Islip

• Central Islip Charter School Eyes Major Expansion (patch.com)
• Mastic Beach man shot in leg in dispute outside Neighborhood Road gas station, cops say (greaterlongisland.com)

Bay Shore

• Book Senior Care Services in Bay Shore, NY with Valerie W. from $35/hr (care.com)
• Maintenance worker charged in Patchogue teen kidnapping case dies in jail, report says (greaterlongisland.com)
• Verde's long-awaited Bay Shore move takes shape as opening nears (greaterlongisland.com)

Ok Islip! 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: Meet me at the corner. (Thank you Earlene M. for sending it in!)
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