🌱 Patch AM: How to make the most of a day at Planting Fields

Good morning Oyster Bay! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How to make the most of a day at Planting Fields
• What Oyster Bay's Town Board is weighing for a Massapequa project

Also on today's calendar: Broadway's Melissa Errico & The Knights: A Celebration of Regent Roger Tilles and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why do some birds fly south for the winter? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Monday: Warmer, with a high of 73 and low of 56 degrees.
• Tuesday: Partly sunny and nice, temps: high: 72, low: 63.
• Wednesday: Partly sunny, nice and warm, with a high of 78 and low of 59 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• The 409-Acre New York Park Designed By The Same Family Behind Central Park (takingthekids.com) — Planting Fields Arboretum State Historic Park in the Town of Oyster Bay offers 409 acres of gardens, trails, and historic Coe Hall to explore just a short drive from home. With free grounds admission, seasonal blooms, winter camellias, and detailed tips on hours, parking, and facilities, it's an easy, year-round escape for Oyster Bay residents seeking nature, history, or a relaxed family outing.
   

• Top 5 stories in Long Island Press this week: LI schools failing lockdown drill compliance, a Wantagh mother's journey with cancer, and more (longislandpress.com) — Oyster Bay residents may want to follow a proposed self-storage facility in Massapequa now before the Town Board, one of the week's top Long Island stories. The roundup also spotlights a Wantagh woman's cancer journey, school lockdown drill compliance issues, a delayed cabaret permit hearing, and a synagogue's move from New Hyde Park to Roslyn.
   

📸 Around Oyster Bay

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Oyster Bay

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★ Featured events ★

Monday October 19
• Broadway's Melissa Errico & The Knights: A Celebration of Regent Roger Tilles →
  Tilles Center for the Performing Arts, 720 Northern Blvd, Greenvale
  5:30 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday October 14
• Architectural Review Board Meeting
  Village of Old Brookville, 201 McCouns Lane, Old Brookville
  9:30 am
• VFW monthly meeting →
  20 Queens St, Syosset
  7:00 pm
Friday October 16
• Discover The Art of Dr. Seuss →
  Long Island Picture Frame & Art Gallery of Oyster Bay, 20 Audrey Ave, Oyster Bay
  5:30 pm
• Restorative Yoga with Reiki Activation & Aromatherapy →
  Oyster Bay NY
  7:00 pm
Saturday October 17
• Experience a taste of The Golden Life →
  1 Shore Ave, Oyster Bay
  11:00 am
Monday October 19
• Board of Trustees Meeting
  Village of Old Brookville, 201 McCouns Lane, Old Brookville
  6:00 pm
Thursday October 22
• Village Justice Court
  Village of Old Brookville, 201 McCouns Ln, Glen Head
  5:30 pm
Friday October 23
• Dark Side of the Mat: A Candlelight Breath & Flow Experience →
  Oyster Bay NY
  6:30 pm
Saturday October 24
• TR's Forest in Fall →
  Sagamore Hill National Historic Site, 20 Sagamore Hill Rd, Oyster Bay
  12:30 pm
• Son Stone & David Gans: "Transitive Nightfall of Diamonds" Part 1 - Ben Diamond, Jeff Brody, Dan Doll →
  Bahr Gallery, 95 Audrey Ave., Oyster Bay
  8:00 pm
Sunday October 25
• Intentional Listening Circle →
  Oyster Bay NY
  12:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Dollar General posted a job opening for Dollar General Store Associate in Oyster Bay. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

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• Hicksville's Longtime Jani Is Getting a New Chapter as JANI Indian Cuisine (longisland.com)
• MR. 300: Red Bulls' Parker plays in milestone MLS match (frontrowsoccer.com)
• Wagner Construction Co. Inc. Announces Strategic Expansion into Commercial Roofing Solutions (wpgxfox28.com)

Hicksville

• Florida Men Indicted After 312 Kilos of Cocaine Found at Plainview Holiday Inn (newsbreak.com)
• Anti Aging Supplements Market Forecast to Expand by 2035, Driven by Preventive Health Demand (indexbox.io)

Syosset

• Nassau high school football roundup from Week 5 (newsday.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why do some birds fly south for the winter?" — Because it's too far to walk..! (Thank you Theresia F. for sending it in!)
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