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Good morning Sayville! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How a Sayville school librarian turns climate anxiety into student action.
  • West Nile found in Sayville mosquitoes—what health officials want you doing.
  • How a Sayville journalist turned South Shore streets into a new novel.

Also on today's calendar: Blood Drive: In Giving, We Remember and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the bartender say to the jumper cables when they walked in? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Humid with a shower or two, with a high of 75 and low of 68 degrees.
  • Thursday: Humid with a thunderstorm, temps: high: 80, low: 68.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny and humid, with a high of 86 and low of 64 degrees. 🌶 Hot!

📰 News we're reading

• A Sense of Purpose (americanlibrariesmagazine.org) — A Sunrise Drive Elementary School librarian in Sayville is spotlighted for turning climate education into hands-on action, including a student recycling program for hard-to-recycle items. Her work is highlighted alongside national examples of how libraries build resilient, sustainable communities and support broader climate goals, offering inspiration for local educators and residents alike.
   

• West Nile Virus Detected In More Mosquitoes Across Suffolk County (patch.com) — Mosquitoes in Sayville have tested positive for West Nile virus, prompting Suffolk County health officials to urge residents—especially older adults and those with weak immune systems—to take extra precautions against bites. The county details where additional positive samples were found, explains symptoms to watch for, and shares phone numbers to report dead birds or mosquito problems.
   

• South Shore Sites Play a Role in Linda Leuzzi's Latest Novel, 'Car Dogs' (fireislandnews.com) — A longtime Sayville resident and journalist, Linda Leuzzi, draws on her South Shore reporting life for her new novel "Car Dogs," set around Bayport-Blue Point landmarks. After moving to Sayville in 1997, she rose to edit key local papers, earned numerous state press awards, and continues chronicling nearby communities while weaving familiar places into her fiction.
   

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • There is road construction on Sunrise Hwy (N...
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🗞 Nearby News

Bayport

  • Adam Stoltman Begins Term as 53rd NYSPHSAA President (nysphsaa.org)

Bohemia

  • Bohemia utility company Reconn Utility Services to lay off 43 workers (newsday.com)
  • Tinker Auto Parts chain cuts 51 jobs at 2 Long Island locations (newsday.com)
  • Connetquot Wins Federal Appeal Over Pride Flags In Classrooms: Court Docs (patch.com)

Patchogue

  • NYU Langone deepens Suffolk footprint with $650 million hospital expansion in E. Patchogue (riverheadlocal.com)

Ok Sayville! 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: Don't you 2 start anything (Thank you Mary L. for sending it in!)
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