🌱 Patch AM: How a car ended up smashing through a Rockville Centre pizzeria window

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

In today's newsletter:

• How a car ended up smashing through a Rockville Centre pizzeria window
• How Rockville Centre's legislator is backing second-chance job seekers

Also on today's calendar: Art Walk: Malverne Chamber of Commerce's 9th Annual and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What day of the year is trucker's day? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Partial sunshine, with a high of 82 and low of 60 degrees.
• Saturday: Not as warm with some sun, temps: high: 71, low: 63.
• Sunday: Rain; breezy in the morning, with a high of 72 and low of 61 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Car smashes through glass window of Rockville Centre pizzeria (news12.com) — A car crashed into Saltano's Pizzeria at North Park Avenue and Merrick Road in Rockville Centre, shattering the front window and scattering debris inside. Both drivers suffered only minor injuries, and village officials say the building's support pillars remain structurally sound despite frequent collisions reported at this intersection.
   

• Legislator Davis, NYS DOL, Hempstead Works, Government Partners Host "Fresh Start" Job Fair in Hempstead Village (longisland.com) — Rockville Centre's county legislator Scott Davis helped organize a "Fresh Start" job fair in Hempstead Village aimed at residents rebuilding their lives after involvement with the justice system. More than 100 job seekers connected with over 25 employers and workforce agencies, highlighting regional opportunities that Rockville Centre residents can also tap into for new career paths.
   

📸 Around Rockville Centre

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Rockville Centre

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 19
• Art Walk: Malverne Chamber of Commerce's 9th Annual →
  Village of Malverne, Malverne
  12:00 pm
• America at 250 for Educators →
  Jay Heritage Center, 210 Boston Post Rd, Rye
  3:30 pm
Sunday September 27
• Annual Hispanic Heritage Month Kite Flying Festival →
  Long Beach, Long Beach
  2:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday September 19
• Raise Your Glass in Celebration of the Book Launch for Carol Hoenig's Historical Fiction, "The Liberation of Jane Carter" →
  Madison Theatre, 1000 Hempstead Ave., Rockville Centre
  2:00 pm
Tuesday September 22
• Cuentos y Arte: Bilingual Storytime
  Westbury Memorial Public Library Children's Programs at the Meeting Room, 445 Jefferson Street, Westbury
  4:00 pm
Saturday September 26
• Neighbors Night at the Museum →
  RVC Historical Society
  5:00 pm
Sunday September 27
• Appraisal Day →
  The Phillips House Museum, 28 Hempstead Ave, Rockville Centre
  12:00 pm
Friday October 2
• Spookyfest →
  1450 Tanglewood Rd, Rockville Centre
  6:00 pm
Saturday October 3
• Spookyfest →
  1450 Tanglewood Rd, Rockville Centre
  6:00 pm
Sunday October 4
• Spookyfest →
  1450 Tanglewood Rd, Rockville Centre
  6:00 pm
Wednesday October 7
• Fall 2026 Daisy Info Night-Rockville Centre →
  221 N. Village Avenue, Rockville Centre, NY 11570
  6:30 pm
• Staying Strong Through Midlife and Beyond: HSS Free Webinar! →
  6:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Taco Bell posted a job opening for Shift Manager in Baldwin. Apply here.
• Savers Value Village posted a job opening for Customer Service Associate in West Hempstead. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Rockville Centre here.

🗞 Nearby News

Baldwin

• Regents exam changes welcomed among high school students in Baldwin pilot program (abc7ny.com)

Malverne

• Accidental West Hempstead Fire Leaves 10 Without Home: FD (patch.com)

Oceanside

• Children of NY woman killed in 1974 speak out after advances in DNA, genealogy identify her killer (news12.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: 10-4, good buddy! (Thank you Jean H. for sending it in!)
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