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🌱 Patch AM: Meet the Mineola student joining Binghamton’s elite Watson Scholars cohort

And on the Mineola Patch calendar - You're Invited to the Childhood Reset Summit

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Hi there, Mineola! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Meet the Mineola student joining Binghamton's elite Watson Scholars cohort

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: A passing afternoon shower, with a high of 83 and low of 60 degrees.
  • Saturday: Partly sunny and not as warm, temps: high: 70, low: 57.
  • Sunday: Chance of a little p.m. rain, with a high of 64 and low of 56 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Watson College Scholars welcome sixth cohort (binghamton.edu) — A new cohort of Watson College Scholars at Binghamton University includes a computer science major from Mineola, highlighting a local student's path into an elite engineering support program. The article spotlights how these scholars, many from across New York, gain mentoring, community, and career-building opportunities in STEM fields for the 2026–27 academic year.
   

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Convive Brands posted a job opening for Porter - LPQ in Garden City. Apply here.
  • FlexStaff Careers posted a job opening for Food Svc Associate in New Hyde Park. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Mineola here.

🗞 Nearby News

Carle Place

  • $3M revitalization project underway on Westbury Avenue in Carle Place (newsbreak.com)
  • High school sports roundup: Soccer, field hockey, girls volleyball and boys golf (newsday.com)
  • Savers expands on LI with new store in Carle Place (libn.com)

Westbury

  • Westbury School District brings down its unrestricted funds by nearly 1%, still over legal limit (longislandpress.com)
  • 13 Spooky LI Haunts: A scary good list of events for Halloween 2026 (longislandpress.com)
  • 1995 Mitsubishi Minicab Kei Truck Up for Auction, No Reserve (motorious.com)

Ok Mineola! 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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