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🌱 Patch AM: How planned rail crossing fixes could change traffic on Brentwood’s Fifth Avenue

Also check out Islip Food For Hope Stop the Clock Fundraiser on the Brentwood Patch calendar

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In today's newsletter:

  • How planned rail crossing fixes could change traffic on Brentwood's Fifth Avenue

Also on today's calendar: Islip Food For Hope Stop the Clock Fundraiser and 12 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Partly sunny and not as warm, with a high of 72 and low of 53 degrees.
  • Sunday: Cooler; a little p.m. rain, temps: high: 64, low: 58.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny and breezy, with a high of 70 and low of 48 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Central Islip residents press for more rail crossing fixes despite MTA's planned eliminations (newsbreak.com) — Federal funding is moving forward to redesign dangerous Long Island Rail Road crossings, including Wicks Road/Fifth Avenue in Brentwood, which could ease long backups and improve emergency response times. Central Islip residents are still pushing to add other trouble spots, while MTA officials say they're studying five crossings overall with state and county partners.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

Central Islip

  • Central Islip firefighter receives Gold Medal of Valor for rescuing two people from house fire (news12.com)
  • TGI Fridays Signs First U.S. Deal in 10-Plus Years (fermag.com)
  • Prospecting: Chipotle Reaches 1,500 Pickup Lanes. (insideradio.com)

Hauppauge

  • 259K Eggs Head To Long Island Families After Price-Fixing Settlement (patch.com)
  • Long Island high school football games to watch, plus picks (newsday.com)

East Islip

  • Man's Leg Trapped In East Islip Car Wash Roller: Police (patch.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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