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🌱 Patch AM: How an East Meadow nonprofit is growing opportunities in Bethpage
Be sure to catch 44th Annual WICC Greatest Bluefish Tournament on Earth with $25,000 Grand Prize on the East Meadow Patch calendar
Morning East Meadow! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How an East Meadow nonprofit is growing opportunities in Bethpage
- How a new state immigration law affects East Meadow's county jail
Also on today's calendar: 44th Annual WICC Greatest Bluefish Tournament on Earth with $25,000 Grand Prize and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What is the difference between a jeweler and a jailer? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 83 and low of 70 degrees.
- Friday: Humid with a thunderstorm, temps: high: 80, low: 69.
- Saturday: Clouds giving way to some sun, with a high of 81 and low of 66 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• EPIC Long Island opens new Bethpage center (libn.com) — An East Meadow-based nonprofit, EPIC Long Island, is expanding its support for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities by opening a new vocational training center in Bethpage. The facility includes an indoor garden created with Smile Farms, where participants can learn gardening, job skills, and build confidence through hands-on work that may lead to competitive employment. 
• Blakeman bows to NY law limiting cooperation with ICE (wamc.org) — Nassau County's jail in East Meadow is at the center of a new state law that bans local police from formally partnering with federal immigration authorities and holding people for ICE. County Executive Bruce Blakeman says he'll comply with the law but still encourage cooperation, while Gov. Kathy Hochul defends the restrictions as a way to curb aggressive enforcement and refocus police on local crime.
📸 Around East Meadow
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🗓 Upcoming Events in East Meadow
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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
- CCE Nassau Farmers Market at Eisenhower Park →
Eisenhower Park, 1899 Hempstead Tpke, East Meadow
9:00 am - Discover the Orthodox Christian Church (English Language Services) →
369 Green Ave, East Meadow
9:30 am - Traveling Summer Luau - West Hempstead →
Hempstead Town, NY Calendar, 399 Nassau BoulevardWest, Hempstead
1:00 pm - Narcan Training →
Hempstead Town, NY Calendar
6:00 pm - Farm Stand at East Meadow Farm →
East Meadow Farm, 832 Merrick Ave, East Meadow
11:00 am - Learning to Live after a Loved One Dies of Suicide →
St. Raphael's Parish, 600 Newbridge Rd, East Meadow
6:30 pm - CCE Nassau Farmers Market at Eisenhower Park →
Eisenhower Park, 1899 Hempstead Tpke, East Meadow
9:00 am - End of Summer Festival →
369 Green Ave, East Meadow
10:00 am - Discover the Orthodox Christian Church (English Language Services) →
369 Green Ave, East Meadow
9:30 am - Farm Stand at East Meadow Farm →
East Meadow Farm, 832 Merrick Ave, East Meadow
11:00 am
Saturday August 29
Sunday August 30
Tuesday September 1
Wednesday September 2
Saturday September 5
Sunday September 6
Wednesday September 9
📣 East Meadow Shout Outs!
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Long Island Author Festival —East Meadow Public Library - Reader Services Read on Patch
- Panera Bread posted a job opening for Shift Supervisor in East Meadow. Apply here.
- Vylla posted a job opening for Real Estate Salesperson - New York in East Meadow. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near East Meadow here.
🗞 Nearby News
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- The best SummerSlam ever? WWE SummerSlam 2002 (f4wonline.com)
- How Dolly Parton wrote the story of a changing America (wnyc.org)
Levittown
- Letters to the Editor, Week of August 29, 2026 (thetablet.org)
Westbury
- L*A*W and the Planet 12 Movement performs at the Westbury Arts Summer Concert Series (longislandpress.com)
Ok East Meadow! 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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