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🌱 Patch AM: How a Suffolk cheese sample helped crack a three-year Listeria mystery
Also, don't miss 44th Annual WICC Greatest Bluefish Tournament on Earth with $25,000 Grand Prize on the Bay Shore Patch calendar
Good morning Bay Shore! 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 Suffolk cheese sample helped crack a three-year Listeria mystery
Also on today's calendar: 44th Annual WICC Greatest Bluefish Tournament on Earth with $25,000 Grand Prize and 8 more events.
Today's riddle: What is the difference between a jeweler and a jailer? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Showers and thunderstorms, with a high of 81 and low of 70 degrees.
- Friday: A shower and t-storm; humid, temps: high: 82, low: 66.
- Saturday: Mostly cloudy and less humid, with a high of 79 and low of 65 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Fifteen Sick, Fourteen Hospitalized, One Dead: CDC Closes the Clover Hill Dairy Requesón Listeria Outbreak That Ran Three Years and Four Months (lexblog.com) — Bay Shore readers should know that local company Nelson & Isa Lacteos was among several businesses recalling requesón linked to a serious multistate Listeria outbreak that sickened 15 people and killed one. Investigators traced contaminated cheese through Suffolk County retail sampling, revealing how repackaged brands obscured the original Clover Hill source and complicated recall efforts, especially for Hispanic-style fresh cheeses. 
📸 Around Bay Shore
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Bay Shore
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★ Featured events ★
- 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
Saturday August 29
Saturday September 19
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Other local events
- Superintendent's Conference Day →
Bay Shore UFSD Bay Shore, NY 11706 - UPK Meet & Greet/Supply Drop-off →
Bay Shore UFSD Pre-Kindergarten Center - SCS School Supply Drop-off →
Bay Shore UFSD South Country Elementary - 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 - First Day for Students →
Bay Shore UFSD Bay Shore, NY 11706 - The Oyster Ball Gala Supporting Save The Great South Bay →
1 Heckscher State Parkway, East Islip
6:00 pm
Tuesday September 1
Wednesday September 2
Saturday September 12
📣 Bay Shore Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Vevox for Educators: Getting Started with Vevox
Stony Brook University Online
9:00 am - RMMS | Grade 6 Orientation Makeup/Picture Day Makeup
North Babylon UFSD North Babylon, NY 11703
9:30 am - WED | Welcome to William E. DeLuca
North Babylon UFSD North Babylon, NY 11703
10:00 am - HS Class of 2030 Freshman Orientation
Islip UFSD Islip, NY 11751
11:00 am
Thursday August 27
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Lennox International, Inc. posted a job opening for Material Handler in Bay Shore. Apply here.
- Randstad posted a job opening for Shipping Clerk - Now Hiring in Bay Shore. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Bay Shore here.
🗞 Nearby News
West Islip
- VIDEO: Police Drone Helps Catch Burglary Suspect On LI: SCPD (patch.com)
- Brookhaven Town Police Blotter: Aug. 17 to Aug. 24, 2026 (patch.com)
- Bellport Man Charged With Animal Cruelty After Dog, 10, Found Wounded And Infested With Flies: SPCA (patch.com)
Islip
- Wyld Logistics Manager in Brentwood, NY (pennlive.com)
Deer Park
- 'Mr. Deer Park' Honored With Frank Cassata Way Street Dedication (patch.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: A jeweler sells watches and a jailer watches cells. (Thank you Jean D. for sending it in!)
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