🌱 Patch AM: 'The Search For My Sister Has Come To A Close': Brother's Tragic Message After East Norwich Woman Found Dead

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In today's newsletter:

• Oyster Bay mourns Brittany Kritis-Garip after weeks-long community search
• How Oyster Bay’s housing discrimination settlement could change future affordable homes

Also on today's calendar: Christopher Macchio in Concert! and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What can go UP the chimney DOWN; but can't come down the chimney UP? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Warm; breezy in the afternoon, with a high of 85 and low of 65 degrees.
• Friday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 77, low: 54.
• Saturday: Cloudy and not as warm, with a high of 65 and low of 52 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• 'The Search For My Sister Has Come To A Close': Brother's Tragic Message After East Norwich Woman Found Dead (patch.com) — Oyster Bay residents are mourning East Norwich’s Brittany Kritis-Garip, whose body was recovered from Long Island Sound after a three-week search that began when she was last seen on foot in Oyster Bay. Her brother, an Oyster Bay resident, thanked the community for its tireless support and asked for privacy as the family shifts from searching to honoring her memory.    

• Oyster Bay settles housing discrimination lawsuits (longislandpress.com) — Oyster Bay has agreed to settle long-running state and federal housing discrimination lawsuits over its Next Generation and Golden Age programs, without paying financial penalties. The town will drop residency preferences in its affordable housing program and send staff to Fair Housing training, potentially shaping how future below-market homes are allocated in Plainview, Massapequa, Bethpage, and Woodbury.    

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Oyster Bay

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday April 19

• Christopher Macchio in Concert!
  Retreat Center of the Immaculate Conception,
  3:00 pm

Tuesday April 21

• Big Stretch: A Stand-up Comedy Show (ft. Chloe Radcliffe and Jim Tews!)
  St. John's Episcopal Church, 12 Prospect St, Huntington
  8:30 pm

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Other local events

Friday April 17

• Wizards/Faculty Basketball Game, HS Gym
  HS Gym Sea Cliff, NY 11579
• Rock and Read - Session 1
  Bethpage Public Library , 47 Powell Ave , Bethpage
  11:00 am

Thursday April 23

• "Cross Pollination" Opening Reception at Firefly
  90 Main St , Northport
  7:00 pm

Friday April 24

• Water Lovers' Mixer
  Oakcliff Sailing 4 South Street Oyster Bay NY 11771
  6:00 pm

Saturday April 25

• Oyster Bay Railroad Museum's Grand Re-Opening Weekend
  1 Railroad Ave , Oyster Bay
  12:00 pm

Sunday April 26

• Brunch & Bubbles Fundraiser
  Life Enrichment Center , 45 E Main St , Oyster Bay
  12:30 pm
• Join local author and activist, Erica Settino, for a reading of her new chapbook, The Life Forest.
  The Calling Bell , 51 Gibson Ave , Huntington
  4:00 pm

Tuesday April 28

• The Long Island Aquifer System - Updated and Refined
  Oyster Bay - East Norwich Public Library , 89 E Main St , Oyster Bay
  6:00 pm

Thursday April 30

• "Cross Pollination" Opening Reception at the Hive
  100-102 Audrey Ave , Oyster Bay
  7:00 am

Monday May 4

• May the Fourth Be With You
  36 Audrey Ave , Oyster Bay
  9:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Black and white cat missing Monday night after dark.
  Have you've seen him? Please call me 516 628 1114. He had no collar on him. Thanks much (Nextdoor Pine Valley Knoll)

• Abacus Service Corporation posted a job opening for KS-Sanitation-Hicksville-Industrial in Hicksville. Apply here.
• Metro Franchising Commissary posted a job opening for Team Member Part-Time Overnight Shift in Plainview. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Oyster Bay here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Jericho

• Beautifully Updated Split-Level Home Hits Jericho Market (nationaltoday.com)
• Tax expert warns of long post office lines as Americans wait last minute to file (themirror.com)
• 1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc. to Release its Fiscal 2026 Third Quarter Results on Thursday, May 7, 2026 (businesswire.com)

Hicksville

• Lane Closed On I-495 Westbound Due To Roadwork: 511NY (patch.com)

Syosset

• Town Honors Foundation Keeping Sabrina Navaretta’s Legacy And Missions Alive (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: UMBRELLA (Thank you JEANNE S. for sending it in!)Got a good riddle for PatchAM? Submit it here!

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