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🌱 Patch AM: Can Hills East’s defense finally slow down Northport’s perfect start?
Also, don't miss Mixed Media Coral Reef Paint and Sip on the Northport Patch calendar

Good morning Northport! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Can Hills East's defense finally slow down Northport's perfect start?
Also on today's calendar: Mixed Media Coral Reef Paint and Sip 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 71 and low of 54 degrees.
- Sunday: A little afternoon rain, temps: high: 65, low: 59.
- Monday: Mostly sunny, breezy and nice, with a high of 70 and low of 48 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Long Island high school football games to watch, plus picks (newsday.com) — Northport's unbeaten football team heads to Half Hollow Hills East on Saturday for a key Suffolk Division II showdown that could end one squad's perfect season. The article also highlights several other marquee Long Island high school matchups, but Northport's explosive offense against Hills East's stingy defense is framed as one of the weekend's must-watch games.
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📸 Around Northport
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Northport
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★ Featured events ★
- Mixed Media Coral Reef Paint and Sip →
109 Browns Rd, Huntington
1:00 pm - Huntington Village Art Walk →
Huntington Art Center, 7 Wall St, Huntington
12:00 pm - You're Invited to the Childhood Reset Summit →
Hilton Long Island/Huntington, 598 Broadhollow Rd, Melville
5:30 pm - After the Rain: Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Benefit Event for Chasing the Rainbows 🌈 →
Crest Hollow Country Club, 8325 Jericho Tpke, Woodbury
11:00 pm - Commack Day →
SYJCC, 74 Hauppauge Rd, Commack
11:00 am - MARTY BELLER: Twists, Turns, and Breakthroughs →
The Church, 48 Madison St, Sag Harbor
6:00 pm
Saturday October 3
Sunday October 4
Thursday October 8
Saturday October 10
Sunday October 11
Friday October 16
Want to see your event featured? Click here!
Other local events
- Disney and Pixar's Finding Nemo: A 60-Minute Family Musical →
John W Engeman Theater At Northport, 250 Main St, Northport
10:00 am - The Rescue Social →
Cedar Croft Farm 250 Vernon Valley Rd, Northport, NY
3:00 pm - The Rescue Social →
250 Vernon Valley Rd, Northport
3:00 pm - Dried Flower Pumpkins: Create Your Own Seasonal/Fall Décor →
19 Scudder Avenue, Northport
1:30 pm - The Dedications →
151 Laurel Avenue, Northport
2:00 pm - "Hold Onto Me" Film and Event →
DGA New York Theater, 110 W 57th St, New York
7:00 pm
Saturday October 3
Sunday October 4
Thursday October 8
📣 Northport Shout Outs!
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Thank you 👏👏👏 to these businesses for making Northport PatchAM possible:
- Brands Cycle & Fitness — (516) 781-6100
- Empire State Grill — (631) 336-7801
- NorthShore Glass Works LLC — (631) 241-1820
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🪧 Patch Classifieds
- Wahooo Market by John: Creating Joy in Huntington
Last Spring, John's Crazy Socks came home to Huntington Village. Now, John and Mark Cronin, the father-and-son team that founded John's Crazy Socks... (More info)
💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Looking for recommendations for an interior painter.
Neat, reliable and reasonably priced. Please and Thank you (Nextdoor Northport Village NY) - Hey everyone!
I am looking for a roofer that's reliable please, someone you have used before and trust. I have a leak in one of my ceilings in a ranch so I think I… (Nextdoor Fort Salonga Rd)
- Chipotle posted a job opening for Crew Member in Northport. Apply here.
- US Department of Veterans Affairs posted a job opening for Housekeeping Aid in Northport. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Northport here.
🗞 Nearby News
East Northport
- Middle school nine-period day proposal on the agenda for BOE meeting (northportjournal.com)
- Meeting Persephone: A Katabasis of Bipolar Night (madinamerica.com)
Greenlawn
- Halloween House Returns To LI At New Greenlawn Location (patch.com)
- BAE Systems' IFF solution gains AIMS certification (traveldailymedia.com)
Huntington
- Huntington Village Art Walk Invites Visitors to Explore Local Arts Scene (huntingtonnow.com)
- Preventing identity theft and financial crimes: Councilwoman Theresa Mari, Financial Advisor Rob Madden to host educational seminar (thesouthasiantimes.info)
Ok Northport! 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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