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🌱 Patch AM: What you’ll find at East Islip’s upcoming charity car show.
Be sure to catch Sewing Circle on the East Islip Patch calendar

Greetings East Islip! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- What you'll find at East Islip's upcoming charity car show.
Also on today's calendar: Wading River - Shoreham Chamber of Commerce Fall Festival and 2 more events.
Today's riddle: How do you know the moon is going broke? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Monday: On-and-off rain and drizzle, with a high of 64 and low of 56 degrees.
- Tuesday: Times of clouds and sun, temps: high: 68, low: 57.
- Wednesday: Pleasant with sunny spells, with a high of 72 and low of 60 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Car Doctor: 'I am looking for a winter project car, any suggestions on where to start' (courant.com) — East Islip car lovers can mark their calendars for the 7th Annual Trifecta Knights of Columbus Charity Car Show on October 10, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the Church of St. Mary parking lot on Suffolk Lane. The Q&A column also offers practical advice on choosing a winter project car, maintaining Subarus and Nissans, and understanding maintenance reminder systems.
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📸 Around East Islip
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🗓 Upcoming Events in East Islip
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★ Featured events ★
- Sewing Circle →
East Islip Public Library, 381 E Main St, East Islip
1:00 pm
Wednesday October 14
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Other local events
- HS Meet the Teacher Night
East Islip High School Islip Terrace, NY 11752
6:30 pm - School Business Partnership Speed Career Search Event
East Islip UFSD Islip Terrace, NY 11752
10:00 am - CRES Color Run
Islip UFSD Islip, NY 11751
5:00 pm - Wading River - Shoreham Chamber of Commerce Fall Festival →
The Shoppes at East Wind, 5768 NY-25A, Wading River
11:00 am
Tuesday September 29
Thursday October 1
Friday October 2
Sunday October 18
📣 East Islip Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Work Session Meeting →
Brookhaven, NY Calendar
10:00 am - Sysco Asian Foods Culinary Experience →
Sysco Long Island - Food Distributor & Restaurant Supplies, 199 Lowell Avenue, Central Islip - Financial Aid Process: Session 1
Student Cafeteria
6:00 pm - HS Meet the Teacher Night
East Islip High School Islip Terrace, NY 11752
6:30 pm - The Art of Acrylics: Seasonal Scenes →
Bayard Cutting Arboretum, 440 Montauk Highway, Great River
9:30 am - Smith Haven Mall Walkers Club
Smith Haven Mall - Food Court, 313 Smith Haven Mall, Lake Grove
10:30 am - Faculty Book lecture by Sohl Lee/ART - "Decolonization and Democracy: Art, Protest, and Political Imagination"
Humanities, Room 1006; Humanities, Room 1008, 100 Nicolls Road, Stony Brook
5:00 pm
Monday September 28
Tuesday September 29
Wednesday September 30
Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.
Thank you 👏👏👏 to these businesses for making East Islip PatchAM possible:
- Big Apple Motorcycle School — (516) 639-9977
- NY Axe Throwing — (631) 237-0050
- Ace Canvas & Tent Corp. — (631) 981-9705
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Target posted a job opening for Seasonal: Overnight Inbound (Stocking) (T1148) in Bay Shore. Apply here.
- Olive Garden posted a job opening for Line Cook in Bay Shore. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near East Islip here.
🗞 Nearby News
Islip
- Islip Town denies Muslim group's boarding school plan over zoning issue (newsday.com)
- NewsdayTV meteorologist Geoff Bansen: Another 24 hours of this (newsday.com)
- Huge Waves Draw Surfers To Long Island's Shore (southshorepress.com)
Bay Shore
- PSEG Long Island Storm Update — Saturday, Sept. 26, 1 PM (longisland.com)
- The Economy Is Running Hot, and Rate Bets Are Chasing It Higher (southshorepress.com)
Fire Island
- Man Reported Missing Off Of Fire Island 'Alive And Well': Police (patch.com)
Ok East Islip! 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: It's down to its last quarter. (Thank you Linda H. for sending it in!)
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