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Also on today's calendar: 45th Annual Italian Festival and 12 more events.
And lastly, we have a post from a neighbor, Elyse P.!
Today's riddle: What do you get when you cross an angry cow with an angry sheep? 🤔 (Answer below!)
1. Free Pet Adoption Month this September at Town of Oyster Bay Animal Shelter (longisland.com) — Oyster Bay's Town Animal Shelter is waiving all general adoption fees for dogs and cats throughout September, making it easier for residents to bring home a new companion. The shelter also offers spay/neuter, vaccinations, and microchipping, plus a free rabies clinic on September 19 in Syosset, giving locals multiple low-cost ways to care for their pets.
2. "Oyster Bay: As It Was A Century Ago" Brings History Alive in Oyster Bay (longisland.com) — Oyster Bay residents are invited to a free historical slideshow, "Oyster Bay: As It Was A Century Ago," on Saturday, September 26, 2026, at the Community Center on Church Street. Town Historian John Hammond will share rare vintage photos, stories of Roosevelt homes, Typhoid Mary's house, old schools, and long-gone local businesses, followed by a Q&A.
3. Oyster Bay honors 9/11 victims, adds four names to Wall of Honor (news12.com) — Oyster Bay residents gathered at Tobay Beach to honor neighbors lost on 9/11 and those who later died from related illnesses, adding four names to the town's Wall of Honor. Families lit candles, shared memories, and emphasized the courage of victims and first responders, underscoring how deeply the attacks still resonate in the community.
4. These fall 2026 building openings and renovation completions caught the eyes ofAN's editors (archpaper.com) — A new Piet Oudolf-designed public garden is set to open this October at Planting Fields in Oyster Bay, bringing 25,000 grasses and plants to the historic 409-acre estate. While the article surveys major cultural building openings worldwide, local readers can look forward to this rare New York garden by a renowned Dutch landscape designer right in their backyard.
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: An animal that's in a baaaaad mooood! (Thank you Lisa A. for sending it in!)
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