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In today's newsletter:

• Meet the East Islip students awarded major Adventureland scholarships this year
• How could Central Islip's rail crossing study reshape your commute?

Also on today's calendar: Join Rock Voices, the community choir that ONLY sings rock music! and 2 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Variable cloudiness, with a high of 70 and low of 57 degrees.
• Wednesday: Pleasant with clouds and sun, temps: high: 72, low: 60.
• Thursday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 76 and low of 65 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Adventureland Awards $65K In Scholarships To 13 Long Island Students (patch.com) — Two students from East Islip are among 13 Long Island scholars sharing $65,000 in awards from Adventureland's Helping Hands Foundation, giving a local boost to their college costs. The Farmingdale fundraiser drew thousands and raised nearly half a million dollars more for future scholarships and community causes that will continue supporting families in and around Islip.
   

• Brookhaven Officials Call On MTA To Address Traffic Woes In Mastic-Shirley (patch.com) — Traffic and safety concerns on the LIRR's Mastic-Shirley crossings are prompting Brookhaven officials to press the MTA for fixes, and their push ties into a wider study that includes a grade crossing in Central Islip. With federal funding already earmarked to examine several Long Island crossings, any changes could eventually affect how Islip-area drivers move around the region.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Islip

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday September 29
• Join Rock Voices, the community choir that ONLY sings rock music! →
  Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 99 Central Park Rd, Plainview
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday October 3
• Islip Farmers Market →
  Islip Town Hall, 655 Main St, Islip
  7:00 am
Monday October 5
• Chamber Meeting →
  Islip Public Library, 71 Monell Avenue, Islip
  7:00 pm
Sunday October 11
• Vet Fest →
  Pal-O-Mine Equestrian, 829 Old Nichols Rd, Islandia
  10:00 am
Saturday October 17
• CenterPoint Church Fall Fest! →
  68 Redington St, Bay Shore

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday September 29
• Financial Aid Process: Session 1
  Student Cafeteria
  6:00 pm
• HS Meet the Teacher Night
  East Islip High School Islip Terrace, NY 11752
  6:30 pm
Wednesday September 30
• The Art of Acrylics: Seasonal Scenes →
  Bayard Cutting Arboretum, 440 Montauk Highway, Great River
  9:30 am
• Smith Haven Mall Walkers Club
  Smith Haven Mall - Food Court, 313 Smith Haven Mall, Lake Grove
  10:30 am
• NE: Fall Festival
  Northeast Front Field
  5:00 pm
• Faculty Book lecture by Sohl Lee/ART - "Decolonization and Democracy: Art, Protest, and Political Imagination"
  Humanities, Room 1006; Humanities, Room 1008, 100 Nicolls Road, Stony Brook
  5:00 pm
• PTA Welcome Back Picnic
  Front Circle
  5:30 pm
• Disney Music Bingo →
  Oakdale Brew House, 927a Montauk Highway, Oakdale
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Cintas posted a job opening for Production Associate - Utility IV in Central Islip. Apply here.
• Kohl's posted a job opening for Seasonal Retail Sales Associate in Bay Shore. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Islip here.

🗞 Nearby News

Central Islip

• Ducks Garner Two Atlantic League Administrative Awards (oursportscentral.com)

Bay Shore

• Firefighters battle massive flames at Bay Shore scrapyard (news12.com)
• Where are houses with more bedrooms for less money than the median on Long Island? (newsday.com)

Deer Park

• Deer Park Freshman Named All-State, Honored By School Board (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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