🌱 Patch AM: Why Central Islip leaders say rail crossings are now a safety crisis

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In today's newsletter:

• Why Central Islip leaders say rail crossings are now a safety crisis
• How did a car end up inside Islip's Main Street Taco Bell?
• Why is Brookhaven moving ahead while Islip tightens battery rules?

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!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Tropical Rainstorm Isaias, with a high of 62 and low of 56 degrees.
• Monday: A couple of morning showers, temps: high: 71, low: 55.
• Tuesday: Some sun, then clouds, with a high of 70 and low of 60 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Central Islip Calls for Growth Plan, 'Fair Share' of State Funds (lilifepolitics.com) — Central Islip residents are pressing New York State and the MTA to fix dangerous, chronically blocked rail crossings and crumbling state roads that they say threaten safety and choke off growth. Local leaders argue the hamlet has added housing and sewers but isn't getting its fair share of transportation dollars, and they're demanding overpasses, road repaving, and a coordinated growth plan from Albany.
   

• Taco Bell crash on Long Island: driver flees, vehicle abandoned (eatscv.com) — A car recently plowed through the front of the Taco Bell on Main Street in Islip, then was abandoned with the driver fleeing before emergency crews arrived. Three overnight employees escaped injury, while town fire marshals, building inspectors, and Suffolk police now assess structural safety and investigate the hit‑and‑run, which could affect access and operations at the popular fast‑food spot.
   

• Safety issues raised over Manorville battery plant project (newsday.com) — State-backed plans for a massive battery storage plant in Manorville are raising safety questions among nearby residents and firefighters, even as Brookhaven officials move the project toward a 2030 opening. At the same time, the Town of Islip has tightened rules on large Tier 3 batteries, effectively blocking a separate Hauppauge project and underscoring growing Long Island concern over battery fires and toxic plumes.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Islip

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday October 11
• Vet Fest →
  Pal-O-Mine Equestrian, 829 Old Nichols Rd, Islandia
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Monday October 12
• Museum Closed
  Long Island Maritime Museum, 88 West Ave, West Sayville
• Museum Open
  Long Island Maritime Museum, 88 West Ave, West Sayville
• Racine Salon →
  Racine Salon, 341 Main Street, Islip
  10:00 am
• Mondays Yoga & Wellness - The Welcome Mat →
  The Welcome Mat, 560 Main Street, Islip
  2:00 pm
Wednesday October 14
• HP: Hispanic Heritage Night
  Hemlock Park Elementary Bay Shore, NY 11706
  6:30 pm
Thursday October 15
• SA Scholastic Book Fair
  Bayport-Blue Point UFSD Bayport, NY 11705
• Story Time by the Bay
  LIMM Main Building & Grounds
  10:00 am
• Financial Aid Night @ WIHS
  West Islip UFSD West Islip, NY 11795
  6:30 pm
Saturday October 17
• CenterPoint Church Fall Fest! →
  68 Redington St, Bay Shore
Wednesday October 21
• Path to Homeownership →
  54-60 E Main St, Patchogue
  5:30 pm
Thursday October 29
• AARP LI/Islip Arts Council Movies Turning 50: CARRIE →
  103 Railroad Ave, Sayville
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

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🗞 Nearby News

East Islip

• Stony Brook football features three high school duos from Long Island (newsday.com)

Central Islip

• 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)

Bay Shore

• Theater Auditions in Louisville, CO (broadwayworld.com)
• 10 Long Island women fighting breast cancer, and how you can help this October (greaterlongisland.com)

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-- 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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