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Hello Islip! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • What's really in Amazon's 4.2-million-square-foot Holbrook warehouse plan?
  • Woman charged after crash near Islip Town Beach tennis courts
  • Ready to glow at Islip's Under the Sea night festival?

Also on today's calendar: You're Invited to the Childhood Reset Summit and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the girl pig break up with the boy pig? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Some sun, then clouds, with a high of 80 and low of 58 degrees.
  • Saturday: Partly sunny and less humid, temps: high: 71, low: 54.
  • Sunday: Chance of a little p.m. rain, with a high of 65 and low of 55 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Opposition to Amazon's 'mega' Holbrook warehouse grows as planning docs go public (trihamletnews.com) — A massive proposed Amazon warehouse in Holbrook is drawing organized opposition from residents who are scrutinizing planning and environmental documents obtained from the Town of Islip. Locals worry about traffic, water use, forest loss, and tax breaks, while Amazon touts jobs and tax revenue as it seeks incentives and moves through a lengthy approval process.
   

2. LI Woman Charged With DWI With Child After Crashing Onto Tennis Court: PD (patch.com) — A Ronkonkoma woman is charged with aggravated DWI and child endangerment after police say she dropped her 10-year-old daughter at Islip Town Beach, then crashed through a fence and onto nearby tennis courts Tuesday afternoon. No one was on the courts, and she was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries; she's due in First District Court in Central Islip at a later date.
   

3. A glimpse of ocean light with an art festival (trihamletnews.com) — Islip residents can dive into an ocean-themed evening when the Islip Arts Council hosts its free Under the Sea Light & Art Festival on Oct. 10 at the South Shore Mall gallery. Expect interactive light displays, digital art, live music, a night market, and a playful underwater parade encouraging guests to dress in sea-inspired costumes.
   

4. High school roundup: Girls volleyball, boys and girls soccer, field hockey and boys badminton (newsday.com) — Islip-area sports fans can celebrate busy midweek action, with West Islip's girls soccer team staying perfect at 9-0 and the boys soccer squad falling 3–1 to Shoreham-Wading River. In girls volleyball, West Islip pushed Hauppauge to five sets, while other Suffolk and Nassau teams posted standout performances across soccer, field hockey, and boys badminton.
   

5. Suffolk Police Officer's Family, Organ Recipient To Reunite At 5K (patch.com) — Residents in and around Islip can join donor families, transplant recipients, and advocates this Saturday at Heckscher State Park in East Islip for LiveOnNY's Suffolk County 5K For Life. The 9 a.m. run/walk honors organ donors, reunites a fallen Suffolk officer's family with an organ recipient, and raises funds to support organ donation and transplantation programs.
   

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • #135: Stop paying six dollars for a glorified candy bar.
    People will strictly avoid eating a normal piece of chocolate, but then they will happily crush an entire box of keto cookies or a massive protein… (Nextdoor Islip Commack)
  • Randa Accessories posted a job opening for Retail Merchandising Associate - FULL TIME in Islip Terrace. Apply here.
  • Target posted a job opening for General Merchandise, Closing, Fulfillment (T2847) in Sayville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Islip here.

Ok 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: "Why did the girl pig break up with the boy pig?" — Because he was such a boar! (Thank you Theresa H. for sending it in!)
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