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🌱 Patch AM: How an East Meadow practice is redefining Casey Cizikas’ role
Coming up: You're Invited to the Childhood Reset Summit on the East Meadow Patch calendar

Good morning to you East Meadow! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How an East Meadow practice is redefining Casey Cizikas' role
Also on today's calendar: You're Invited to the Childhood Reset Summit and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Saturday: Partly sunny and not as warm, with a high of 73 and low of 56 degrees.
- Sunday: Cooler; a little p.m. rain, temps: high: 63, low: 60.
- Monday: Mostly sunny; breezy, warmer, with a high of 70 and low of 50 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Why the Islanders' Casey Cizikas is not playing a traditional fourth-line role (newsday.com) — Islanders fans in East Meadow may spot Casey Cizikas at Northwell Health Ice Center as coach Pete DeBoer reshapes his role beyond a traditional fourth-line grinder. With new linemates and an emphasis on balanced scoring, Cizikas is being counted on for more offense while he quietly faces an expiring contract and an uncertain future with the team.
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📸 Around East Meadow
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🗓 Upcoming Events in East Meadow
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★ Featured events ★
- You're Invited to the Childhood Reset Summit →
Hilton Long Island/Huntington, 598 Broadhollow Rd, Melville
5:30 pm
Thursday October 8
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Other local events
- CCE Nassau Farmers Market at Eisenhower Park →
Eisenhower Park, 1899 Hempstead Tpke, East Meadow
9:00 am - Family Fun Day / Open House and Garden Tours →
East Meadow Farm, 832 Merrick Ave, East Meadow
1:00 pm - Blood Drive →
St. Raphael's Parish, 600 Newbridge Rd, East Meadow
9:00 am - Discover the Orthodox Christian Church (English Language Services) →
Holy Trinity Orthodox Church of East Meadow, East Meadow
9:30 am - Discover the Orthodox Christian Church (English Language Services) →
369 Green Ave, East Meadow
9:30 am - Fall Finale Car Show →
Hempstead Town, NY Calendar
10:00 am - FALL FEST →
SL:54 Studios, 2373 Hempstead Tpke, East Meadow
1:00 pm - Farm Stand at East Meadow Farm →
East Meadow Farm, 832 Merrick Ave, East Meadow
11:00 am - Staying Strong Through Midlife and Beyond: HSS Free Webinar! →
6:30 pm - East Meadow Fire Department Annual Fire Prevention Open House →
East Meadow Fire Department - Headquarters, 197 E Meadow Ave, East Meadow
6:00 pm - CCE Nassau Farmers Market at Eisenhower Park →
Eisenhower Park, 1899 Hempstead Tpke, East Meadow
9:00 am
Saturday October 3
Sunday October 4
Wednesday October 7
Friday October 9
Saturday October 10
📣 East Meadow Shout Outs!
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Thank you 👏👏👏 to these businesses for making East Meadow PatchAM possible:
- NY Axe Throwing — (631) 237-0050
- Affordable Offices/Salon/Studio Spaces — (934) 222-4522
- Brands Cycle & Fitness — (516) 781-6100
- Carco DMV Services — (631) 944-3600
- Long Island Swim School — (516) 378-8467
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Westbury High School Ensures 9/11 Is Never Forgotten With Impactful Speaker —Jake Mendlinger Read on Patch
- Chipotle posted a job opening for Crew Member in East Meadow. Apply here.
- Hubbell Incorporated posted a job opening for Manufacturing Technician SMT in Westbury. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near East Meadow here.
🗞 Nearby News
Uniondale
- Valley Stream Central girls soccer's Joeyce Forero scores four goals in win over Uniondale (newsday.com)
Levittown
- Natl. Merit Commended students named in Levittown (midislandtimes.com)
- Farewell Father Gabriel (rockawaytimes.com)
Westbury
- A Career, a Community, a Cause: Three Long Island stories meeting at this year's gala (longislandpress.com)
- 13 Spooky LI Haunts: A scary good list of events for Halloween 2026 (longislandpress.com)
- Head to Head Contrast: Park Aerospace (NYSE:PKE) versus Coda Octopus Group (NASDAQ:CODA) (defenseworld.net)
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: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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