🌱 Patch AM: What we know about the latest Medford dealership smash-and-grab

Greetings Medford! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• What we know about the latest Medford dealership smash-and-grab
• How Medford's service dog center is changing lives across the Northeast

Also on today's calendar: The Soul of Marvin Gaye.

Today's riddle: Where do math teachers go on vacation? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: An afternoon shower in spots, with a high of 80 and low of 62 degrees.
• Sunday: Nice with partial sunshine, temps: high: 74, low: 55.
• Monday: Nice with plenty of sun, with a high of 78 and low of 60 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Driver crashes through Medford car dealership to steal another vehicle (news12.com) — Police say thieves crashed into a Medford car dealership on Route 112 early Thursday, smashing vehicles and a showroom window before fleeing with a 2023 Dodge. The break-in, the third theft incident this year at Nissan 112, is disrupting business and customers, and investigators are asking anyone with information to call Suffolk County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS.
   

• Oceanside residents gains independence with new Canine Companions service dog (liherald.com) — A Medford-based Canine Companions training center is playing a key role in helping an Oceanside woman with cerebral palsy gain independence through her new service dog, Andre. The nonprofit's Medford campus trains dogs for people across 13 northeastern states, offering intensive team training and lifelong support at no cost to recipients, funded entirely by donations.
   

📸 Around Medford

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Medford

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 5
• The Soul of Marvin Gaye →
  Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center, 76 Main St, Westhampton Beach
  8:00 pm
Saturday September 19
• Jay Medal Soirée →
  Jay Estate, 210 Boston Post Rd, Rye
  5:30 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday September 9
• 🎉 Game Night at The Vintage Beano & Vino Lounge! 🎉 →
  The Vintage Beano and Vino Lounge, 3316 NY-112, Medford
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Sunday September 6
• Baroque Sundays at Three – AWESOME ALUM →
  Stony Brook University Recital Hall
  3:00 pm
Monday September 7
• SCHOOLS CLOSED LABOR DAY
  South Country Csd Patchogue, NY 11772
• Labor Day Town Hall Closed →
  Brookhaven, NY Calendar Farmingville, NY 11738
• No School - Labor Day
  Middle Country Csd Centereach, NY 11720
• SCHOOLS CLOSED - Labor Day
  Center Moriches UFSD Center Moriches, NY 11934
• William Floyd Estate: Old Mastic House Exhibit Viewing
  Fire Island National Park 245 Park Drive, Mastic Beach, NY. From the parking area, walk east on the boardwalk to the Old Mastic House and check in with a ranger on the front porch.
  9:00 am
Tuesday September 8
• First Day of School for Students
  Middle Country Csd Centereach, NY 11720
• Sports Physicals
  Center Moriches UFSD Center Moriches, NY 11934
  10:00 am
• Assessment Report Data Entry Days
  Stony Brook University OEE Conference Room,N3071 Melville Library
  11:00 am
• Building Learning Routines for the Semester
  Stony Brook University Zoom
  1:00 pm
• Fellows Lecture Fall 2026 by Simone Brioni/EGL - "Displaced Frames: Filmmaking, Migration, and the Question of Belonging"
  Stony Brook University Humanities,Room 1008 100 Nicolls Road Stony Brook NY 11794
  5:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Hi All,
  Can anyone recommend someone to seal coat a driveway. I am in Medford. Thanks! (Nextdoor Old Medford)
• Eagle estates Medford..
  I hope the outdoor cat is safe , I might call animal control , this thing is huge and fat (Nextdoor Upper Medford)

• Family Dollar posted a job opening for Customer Service Associate I in Medford. Apply here.
• Topgolf posted a job opening for Porter in Holtsville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Medford here.

🗞 Nearby News

Brookhaven

• Brookhaven Marks Recovery Month With Narcan Training (southshorepress.com)
• Renowned Expert Elevates UConn Quantum Research (uconn.edu)
• How high-temperature superconductivity left the helium room (innovationnewsnetwork.com)

Patchogue

• Bellport man accused of kidnapping 14-year-old Patchogue girl rejects Suffolk DA's plea offers (newsday.com)

Shirley

• Vehicle Fire Damages Mastic Beach Home: Police (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Times Square (Thank you Jean K. for sending it in!)
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