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🌱 Patch AM: How is a Bay Shore man tied to this high-profile trafficking case?
And on the Bay Shore Patch calendar - Momentum at South Bay Residents, Community Leaders and Volunteers to Assemble Backpacks for Local Ch

Hello Bay Shore! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How is a Bay Shore man tied to this high-profile trafficking case?
Also on today's calendar: Momentum at South Bay Residents, Community Leaders and Volunteers to Assemble Backpacks for Local Ch and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What did one strawberry say to the other strawberry? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Nice with sunshine, with a high of 79 and low of 62 degrees.
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny and nice, temps: high: 79, low: 68.
- Thursday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 80 and low of 71 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Maintenance worker charged in Patchogue teen kidnapping case dies in jail, report says (greaterlongisland.com) — A regional sex-trafficking and kidnapping case involving a missing Patchogue teen has taken a new turn with the jailhouse death of one defendant, while another man from Bay Shore is already serving a 15-year sentence in a related prosecution. The article outlines ongoing court motions, pending trials, and a lawsuit by the girl's father over her treatment in state care.
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📸 Around Bay Shore
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Bay Shore
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★ Featured events ★
- Momentum at South Bay Residents, Community Leaders and Volunteers to Assemble Backpacks for Local Ch →
Momentum at South Bay for Rehabilitation and Nursing, 340 E Main St, East Islip
1:00 pm - 44th Annual WICC Greatest Bluefish Tournament on Earth with $25,000 Grand Prize →
Long Island Sound,
12:01 am - Jay Medal Soirée →
Jay Estate, 210 Boston Post Rd, Rye
5:30 pm
Tuesday August 25
Saturday August 29
Saturday September 19
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Other local events
- Board of Education Work/Public Session →
Mary G Clarkson School Bay Shore High School
5:00 pm - UPK Meet & Greet/Supply Drop-off →
Bay Shore UFSD Pre-Kindergarten Center - SCS School Supply Drop-off →
Bay Shore UFSD South Country Elementary - Superintendent's Conference Day →
Bay Shore UFSD Bay Shore, NY 11706 - GMS School Supply Drop-off →
Bay Shore UFSD Gardiner Manor Elementary - BAS Meet & Greet/Supply Drop-off →
Bay Shore UFSD Brook Avenue Elementary - FAS School Supply Drop-off →
Bay Shore UFSD Fifth Avenue Elementary
10:00 am - MGC Supply Drop-off →
Bay Shore UFSD Mary G. Clarkson Elementary
11:00 am - The Oyster Ball Gala Supporting Save The Great South Bay →
1 Heckscher State Parkway, East Islip
6:00 pm
Wednesday August 26
Tuesday September 1
Saturday September 12
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Burlington Stores posted a job opening for Retail Stocking Associate - Part Time in Bay Shore. Apply here.
- Chipotle Mexican Grill posted a job opening for Crew Member in Bay Shore. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Bay Shore here.
🗞 Nearby News
West Islip
- Days After 1st Human Case Of West Nile Virus, 6 Mosquito Samples Test Positive In Brookhaven: Officials (patch.com)
- Gary Wayne Joseff - Cross Timbers Gazette Southern Denton County Flower Mound (crosstimbersgazette.com)
Islip
- Multiple Drivers Face License Suspensions Following Countywide Enforcement Sweep (longisland.com)
- United Way Young Professionals Raise $12,000 For Stuff-A-Bus (longislandmediagroup.com)
Brentwood
- Mastic Beach man shot in leg in dispute outside Neighborhood Road gas station, cops say (greaterlongisland.com)
Ok Bay Shore! 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: If you weren't so sweet, we wouldn't be in this jam! (Thank you Patti F. for sending it in!)
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