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🌱 Patch AM: What’s behind that $1 million scholarship fund in local schools?
Also, don't miss ESOL Classes: Beginner Level on the Oyster Bay Patch calendar

Good day Oyster Bay! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- What's behind that $1 million scholarship fund in local schools?
Also on today's calendar: ESOL Classes: Beginner Level and 11 more events.
Today's riddle: Why are crows so alert and curious? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Sunday: Heavy rain and a thunderstorm, with a high of 80 and low of 68 degrees.
- Monday: Sunshine; breezy, less humid, temps: high: 77, low: 56.
- Tuesday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 74 and low of 62 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• School trustees discuss Oyster Bay-East Norwich Central School District funding (liherald.com) — Oyster Bay-East Norwich school trustees are pressing administrators for clearer explanations of district funds, including a nearly $1 million scholarship account, capital reserves, and debt service, with a deeper public review planned at an upcoming audit meeting. They also backed an eighth-grade overnight trip to Washington, D.C., while stressing fundraising and support so that no student is excluded for financial reasons.
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📸 Around Oyster Bay
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Oyster Bay
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★ Featured events ★
- ESOL Classes: Beginner Level →
Locust Valley Library, 170 Buckram Rd, Locust Valley
6:00 pm - Gotta Sing '80s at Piccola Bussola Huntington!! →
Piccola Bussola Ristorante, 970 W Jericho Turnpike, Huntington
7:30 pm - Nutcracker Ballet Auditions for LI Ballet Theatre's 40th annual Nutcracker →
Huntington Center for Performing Arts, 310 New York Ave, Huntington
1:00 pm - Heritage Fall Festival 2026 →
Heritage Farm & Garden, 6050 Northern Blvd, East Norwich
9:00 am - Community-Wide Yard Sale →
Centerport, Centerport
9:00 am - 5th Annual Glen Cove Fall Family Festival - Sunday, September 27th • 11am - 4pm →
YMCA at Glen Cove, 125 Dosoris Ln, Glen Cove
9:00 am
Monday September 14
Friday September 18
Saturday September 19
Saturday September 26
Sunday September 27
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Other local events
- International Coastal Cleanup Day →
9:00 am - 2026 Dahlia Show & Exhibition →
Planting Fields Arboretum, Burns Horticultural Center, 1395 Planting Fields Rd, Oyster Bay
1:30 pm - 60th Annual Dahlia Show & Exhibition →
Planting Fields Arboretum State Historic Park, 1395 Planting Fields Rd, Oyster Bay
10:00 am - Bird Watching Aboard the IDA MAY →
The WaterFront Center, 1 West End Ave, Oyster Bay
5:00 pm - An Evening with Author Ann Helfgott: The Naomi Scrolls →
Main Auditorium, 338 Main St, Huntington
6:30 pm - Heritage Farm & Garden Fall Festival →
Heritage Farm & Garden, 6050 Northern Blvd, East Norwich
10:00 am - 2026 Syosset Street Fair →
Jackson Avenue & Long Island Rail Road, Syosset
10:00 am - Oyster Bay Cup Regatta →
The WaterFront Center, 1 West End Ave, Oyster Bay
10:00 am
Saturday September 19
Sunday September 20
Monday September 21
Wednesday September 23
Saturday September 26
Sunday September 27
Saturday October 3
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Update: Pet Reunited
Ekko, a cat who went missing in East Norwich, NY, has been safely reunited with their family after 52 minutes. Message from Owner: "PLEASE HELP FIND… (Nextdoor Oyster Bay Cove)
- CVS Health posted a job opening for Store Associate in Oyster Bay. Apply here.
- The UPS Store posted a job opening for Retail Returns Specialist in Plainview. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Oyster Bay here.
🗞 Nearby News
Hicksville
- Fall Toddler Arts & Crafts Program (midislandtimes.com)
- Queens woman arrested for elder scam (midislandtimes.com)
- Divorcing Couple Fights Over Crumbling NYC Bakery Business (pulptastic.com)
Plainview
- Meet POBMS' New Principal, Assistant Principal (patch.com)
- Jean Silvers celebrates milestone birthday (jericho-news-journal.com)
Ok Oyster Bay! 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: They start each day with a cup of caw-fee. (Thank you Curt K. for sending it in!)
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