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🌱 Patch AM: Plainview FDNY veteran turns Ground Zero steel into powerful personal memorials

And on the Plainview Patch calendar - Jay Medal Soirée

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Hello Plainview! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Plainview FDNY veteran turns Ground Zero steel into powerful personal memorials

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

Today's riddle: What happened to the pregnant cat that ate yarn? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Sunny to partly cloudy, with a high of 82 and low of 66 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Humid; breezy in the p.m., temps: high: 82, low: 71.
  • Thursday: Humid with a t-storm in spots, with a high of 82 and low of 67 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Tunnel to Towers Marks 25th Anniversary With Cross-Country Steel Beam Tour (southshorepress.com) — A retired FDNY battalion chief from Plainview has spent five years handcrafting 78 Twin Towers models, each holding a fragment of World Trade Center steel, and gifting most to firefighters and 9/11 families. His work parallels Tunnel to Towers' 16,000-pound steel beam tour, which recently stopped at West Sayville's Lt. Michael P. Murphy Navy SEAL Museum as part of the 25th anniversary commemorations.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

Oyster Bay

  • Long Islanders soak up the last of the summer at Jones Beach (news12.com)
  • Oyster Bay Railroad Museum's Rail Fest 2026 (longisland.com)

Bethpage

  • Hofstra men's soccer, ranked No. 16 in the nation, has high hopes for season (newsday.com)

Syosset

  • Natalie Portman welcomes third child, her first with partner Tanguy Destable (newsday.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: She had mittens! (Thank you April M. for sending it in!)
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