🌱 How an Islandia packaging firm is redefining labels and cartons
Islandia, New York Patch AM: a 4 min readGreetings Islandia! We’re your go-to source for what’s happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☕️️
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In today's newsletter:
- How an Islandia packaging firm is redefining labels and cartons
Also on today's calendar: Jake's 58 Job Fair and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: Do you know what the two sides of a circle are? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Breezy with clouds and sun, with a high of 67 and low of 53 degrees.
- Friday: Windy with periods of rain, temps: high: 67, low: 56.
- Saturday: Cloudy, rain possible; windy, with a high of 66 and low of 57 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• LOUPE Americas 2026 Spotlights Continued Innovation in Labels and Packaging (packagingimpressions.com) — New York Label & Box Works in Islandia is highlighted as an example of how packaging companies are expanding beyond labels into folding cartons to meet customer demand. At the recent LOUPE Americas 2026 show, industry leaders discussed new technologies, sustainability pressures, and evolving regulations that will shape how Islandia’s packaging firms and their customers do business over the next several years. 
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Upcoming Events in
Islandia
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★ Featured events ★
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Jake's 58 Job Fair →
Bistro58 at Jake's 58 Casino Hotel,
10:00 am -
Wading River - Shoreham Chamber of Commerce Fall Festival →
The Shoppes at East Wind, 5768 NY-25A, Wading River
11:00 am -
"Paw-ktoberfest: Heroes, Hops & Paws" Benefiting Paws of War →
The Stone Goat Restaurant & Brewery, 552 N Country Rd, St James
1:00 pm
Thursday September 24
Sunday September 27
Saturday October 3
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Other local events
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FILM@LIM & Summer Thursdays: Free Screening of "Women Laughing"
Long Island Museum Stony Brook, NY 11794
7:00 pm -
Fall Equinox Sound Bath
Long Island Museum Stony Brook, NY 11794
7:00 pm -
 âFall Equinox Sound Bath
Long Island Museum Stony Brook, NY 11794
7:00 pm -
CommUniversity Day
Stony Brook University Academic Mall
10:00 am -
Blue Star Welcome Week 2026 for Military Families
Long Island Museum Stony Brook, NY 11794
12:00 pm -
An Intimate Evening with David Foster & Katharine McPhee
Staller Center Main Stage Staller Center Stony Brook NY 11794
8:00 pm -
Carriage House Salon Series: Songs of the Gilded Age for Violin and Piano
Long Island Museum Stony Brook, NY 11794
3:00 pm -
Islip Food For Hope Stop the Clock Fundraiser →
Harp & Hound, 528 E Main St, Islip
12:00 pm -
VetFest at Pal-O-Mine Equestrian →
829 Old Nichols Rd, Islandia
11:00 am
Thursday September 24
Friday September 25
Saturday September 26
Sunday September 27
Sunday October 4
Sunday October 11
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Suffolk Regional OTB / Jake's 58 Casino Hotel posted a job opening for Utility - Dishwasher Part Time in Islandia. Apply here.
- Citigroup posted a job opening for Part-Time Universal Banker (20 Hours) - Central Islip Branch in Central Islip. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Islandia here.
🗞 Nearby News
Central Islip
- Central Islip Filmmaker Brings Long Island's Overlooked Hip-Hop History To The Screen (patch.com)
- Central Islip Woman Left Shattered Glass, Mothballs To Deter Animals: SPCA (patch.com)
- Middle Island nursing assistant charged with forcibly touching disabled patient at rehab site (greaterlongisland.com)
Hauppauge
- Suffolk First Responders Train For Active Shooter (southshorepress.com)
- DeStefano Honored for Lifetime of Community Service (southshorepress.com)
Brentwood
- Central Islip Filmmaker Brings Long Island's Overlooked Hip-Hop History To The Screen (patch.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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