🌱 Patch AM: Hawks Are Back: Plainview-Old Bethpage Students Return To School

Cheers Plainview! We're back, helping you stay up to date with what's happening. Let's take on the day together! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Plainview-Old Bethpage students kick off the 2026-27 school year
• Will Plainview's beloved street trees survive the town's sidewalk fix?

Also on today's calendar: Jay Medal Soirée and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: I'm a rock group with 4 members; one member was assassinated. What am I? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Turning sunny and not as warm, with a high of 79 and low of 60 degrees.
• Saturday: Sun giving way to clouds, temps: high: 78, low: 67.
• Sunday: Some rain and a thunderstorm, with a high of 79 and low of 67 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Hawks Are Back: Plainview-Old Bethpage Students Return To School (patch.com) — Families in Plainview-Old Bethpage are settling into a new school year as students returned to classrooms on Sept. 2, filling buses and hallways with fresh energy. Superintendent Mary O'Meara highlighted the sense of possibility ahead and encouraged the community to look forward to student achievements throughout the 2026-2027 year. Residents can find more details about district programs and updates online.
   

• Plainview residents fight planned removal of trees damaging sidewalks (news12.com) — Plainview homeowners are challenging a Town of Oyster Bay plan to cut down mature neighborhood trees whose roots are damaging sidewalks, fearing the loss of shade and character. Residents also object to being billed for sidewalk repairs, while town officials cite pedestrian safety and say removed trees are typically not replanted, leaving homeowners to handle any replacements themselves.
   

📸 Around Plainview

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Plainview

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 19
• Jay Medal Soirée →
  Jay Estate, 210 Boston Post Rd, Rye
  5:30 pm

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Other local events

Friday September 11
• 9/11 Remembrance Interfaith Service →
  270 Washington Ave, Plainview
  10:00 am
Saturday September 12
• Empire Safety Council Driving Course -In Person ON SITE at POB Library
  Plainview-Old Bethpage Public Library 999 Old Country Rd., Plainview, NY, 11803, US
  10:00 am
Sunday September 13
• PokĂŠmon Family Bingo
  Plainview-Old Bethpage Public Library 999 Old Country Rd., Plainview, NY, 11803, US
  2:00 pm
• Pokémon Family Bingo
  Plainview-Old Bethpage Public Library Teen Events 999 Old Country Rd., Plainview, NY, 11803, US
  2:00 pm
Monday September 14
• Interfaith Women's Lunch & Dialogue →
  Mid-Island Y JCC, 45 Manetto Hill Rd, Plainview
  1:00 pm
Wednesday September 16
• September Beginner Canasta →
  Mid-Island Y JCC, 45 Manetto Hill Rd, Plainview
  10:00 am
• September Canasta Supervised Play →
  Mid-Island Y JCC, 45 Manetto Hill Rd, Plainview
  12:15 pm
Thursday September 17
• Boxing Boot Camp Summer Session →
  Mid-Island Y JCC, 45 Manetto Hill Rd, Plainview
  9:00 am
Wednesday September 23
• Fused Glass Menorah →
  Mid-Island Y JCC, 45 Manetto Hill Rd, Plainview
  6:30 pm
Sunday September 27
• 2026 Syosset Street Fair →
  Jackson Avenue & Long Island Rail Road, Syosset
  10:00 am
Monday September 28
• The Longest Table →
  Mid-Island Y JCC, 45 Manetto Hill Rd, Plainview
  5:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• ShopRite Supermarkets posted a job opening for ShopRite - Online Shopping Clerk (Greenfield) Salary Range $17.00 - $17.00/hr in Plainview. Apply here.
• Orkin posted a job opening for Commercial Pest Control Technician in Oyster Bay. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Plainview here.

🗞 Nearby News

Oyster Bay

• Valley Stream South Falcons football team sets lofty goals following playoff berth (liherald.com)
• These fall 2026 building openings and renovation completions caught the eyes ofAN's editors (archpaper.com)

Bethpage

• Drone show Thursday at Embassy Diner in Bethpage to honor those lost on 9/11 (newsday.com)
• Bethpage, NY: Car Accident Leaves One Seriously Injured at Fire Department Station 4 (theunionstar.com)

Hicksville

• Police Identify Man Who Died After Truck Rolled Over Him (patch.com)

Ok Plainview! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Mount Rushmore (Thank you J.J. W. for sending it in!)
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