🌱 Patch AM: How a Plainview hotel parking lot became a 300-kilo drug bust

Good morning to you Plainview! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How a Plainview hotel parking lot became a 300-kilo drug bust
• Plainview native recalls frontline combat at Oct. 7 commemoration
• See where Plainview boys soccer ranks in New York this week

Also on today's calendar: Holzman's Family Farm Fall Harvest Celebration and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: How do billboards talk? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Sun through high clouds, with a high of 68 and low of 53 degrees.
• Sunday: Rain, temps: high: 65, low: 58.
• Monday: A couple of morning showers, with a high of 70 and low of 57 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Two Florida Men Arrested for Drug Trafficking (lilifepolitics.com) — A massive January cocaine bust at the Holiday Inn on Sunnyside Boulevard in Plainview led to two Florida men being indicted as major traffickers after police seized 312 kilograms of cocaine from a pickup truck. Nassau County detectives describe the arrest as the result of careful surveillance, and prosecutors say the case could bring sentences of up to 25 years to life if the men are convicted.
   

• Temple Beth Sholom commemorates Oct. 7 with stories of loss, service and resilience (longislandpress.com) — A Long Island commemoration of the Oct. 7 Hamas attack featured Plainview-raised former IDF paratrooper Ira Kohler sharing frontline experiences from Kibbutz Be'eri and Gaza. Held at Temple Beth Sholom in Roslyn, the evening blended prayer, music and personal stories that highlighted loss, resilience and how local Jews, including Kohler, continue processing the war's impact.
   

• Check out the New York high school boys soccer polls for this week (recordonline.com) — Plainview's boys soccer team is ranked 15th in New York's Class AAA statewide poll, reflecting a strong 8-1-2 record through October 3. The latest rankings show how Plainview stacks up against top programs like Baldwinsville, Newburgh, Oceanside and other highly ranked schools across the state.
   

📸 Around Plainview

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Plainview

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday October 10
• Holzman's Family Farm Fall Harvest Celebration →
  988 Doctors Path, Riverhead
  10:00 am
Friday October 16
• First Annual Hardscrabble Theater One-Act Play Festival →
  298 Conklin St, Farmingdale
  8:00 pm

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Other local events

Sunday October 11
• Jack Skellington Cupcakes
  Plainview-Old Bethpage Public Library Children's Events, 999 Old Country Rd., Plainview
  2:00 pm
• Autumn Pumpkin Bread
  Plainview-Old Bethpage Public Library, 999 Old Country Rd., Plainview
  3:30 pm
• Potluck & Praise! →
  Good Shepherd Lutheran School, 99 Central Park Rd, Plainview
  5:00 pm
• Free Potluck & Praise Dinner! →
  Good Shepherd Church 99 Central Park Rd, Plainview, NY, 11803
  5:00 pm
Monday October 12
• Columbus Day Gamers Camp at Valhallan Huntington →
  Valhallan Esports Training, 400 W Jericho Turnpike, Huntington
  12:00 pm
Tuesday October 13
• Beginner Modern Hebrew Class →
  Mid-Island Y JCC, 45 Manetto Hill Rd, Plainview
  9:00 am
Wednesday October 14
• Fused Glass 10" Lazy Susan →
  Mid-Island Y JCC, 45 Manetto Hill Rd, Plainview
  6:30 pm
• Preserving Tomorrow: Fertility, Family & Your Future After a Breast Cancer Diagnosis →
  Mid-Island Y JCC, 45 Manetto Hill Rd, Plainview
  7:00 pm
• The Untold History of America's Jewish Women →
  Mid-Island Y JCC, 45 Manetto Hill Rd, Plainview
  7:00 pm
Thursday October 15
• Chocolate-Making for a Cause →
  Mid-Island Y JCC, 45 Manetto Hill Rd, Plainview
  10:00 am

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🪧 Patch Classifieds

• Wahooo Market by John Brings the Joy to the Long Island Fall Festival
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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Dollar Tree posted a job opening for Assistant Manager II in Plainview. Apply here.
• Baskin Robbins posted a job opening for Team Member in Hicksville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Plainview here.

🗞 Nearby News

Oyster Bay

• Senior IDs available in Oyster Bay (liherald.com)
• Oyster Bay High School student-athletes receive NY School of Distinction recognition (longislandpress.com)
• The history of the Youth and Family Counseling Agency of Oyster Bay (liherald.com)

Bethpage

• Bethpage Educational Foundation honors alumni, team (bethpagenewsgram.com)

Farmingdale

• Farmingdale Pastor Recognized By Town During 'Pastor Appreciation Month' (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "How do billboards talk?" — Sign language (Thank you Ellen S. for sending it in!)
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