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🌱 Patch AM: How Plainview firefighters helped stop a dangerous Syosset house fire fast
And check out The Soul in The Machine on the Plainview Patch calendar

Good morning Plainview! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How Plainview firefighters helped stop a dangerous Syosset house fire fast
Also on today's calendar: The Soul in The Machine and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: How do you know the moon is going broke? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Monday: Occasional rain and drizzle, with a high of 62 and low of 55 degrees.
- Tuesday: Intervals of clouds and sun, temps: high: 69, low: 56.
- Wednesday: A couple of showers, with a high of 71 and low of 60 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Battery fire in Syosset home displaces four people (newsday.com) — Plainview firefighters helped quickly contain an early-morning garage fire in nearby Syosset that displaced four residents but caused no injuries. Officials say an overcharged battery likely sparked the blaze, which multiple local departments knocked down in about 20 minutes while county investigators continue to look into the exact cause.
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📸 Around Plainview
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Plainview
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★ Featured events ★
- The Soul in The Machine →
1066 Veterans Blvd, Massapequa
7:00 pm - Variety Child Learning Center's Third Annual Boo! Walk →
Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Park, 63 Larrabee Ave, Oyster Bay
10:00 am - First Annual Hardscrabble Theater One-Act Play Festival →
298 Conklin St, Farmingdale
8:00 pm
Friday October 2
Sunday October 4
Friday October 16
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Other local events
- The Longest Table →
Mid-Island Y JCC, 45 Manetto Hill Rd, Plainview
5:30 pm - ADULT OPEN GAME NIGHT
Plainview-Old Bethpage Public Library 999 Old Country Rd., Plainview, NY, 11803, US
5:30 pm - Introduction to Watercolor: Basic Techniques →
Mid-Island Y JCC, 45 Manetto Hill Rd, Plainview
12:15 pm - Enter to win Celebrity 7 night Cruise →
9:00 am - Dink for Pink: Beginner/Advanced Beginner →
Mid-Island Y JCC, 45 Manetto Hill Rd, Plainview
9:00 am - Dink for Pink: Advanced Beginner/Intermediate →
Mid-Island Y JCC, 45 Manetto Hill Rd, Plainview
10:30 am - Dink for Pink: Intermediate →
Mid-Island Y JCC, 45 Manetto Hill Rd, Plainview
12:00 pm - Coffee & Cuddles →
Mid-Island Y JCC, 45 Manetto Hill Rd, Plainview
9:15 am - Interfaith Women's Lunch & Dialogue →
Mid-Island Y JCC, 45 Manetto Hill Rd, Plainview
1:00 pm
Monday September 28
Wednesday September 30
Thursday October 1
Saturday October 3
Monday October 5
📣 Plainview Shout Outs!
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- This is Tortellini and Rotini
We're returned no fault of their own 4 mths and so sweet and loving Tortellini needed 1 eye removed as was ruptured when I rescued her She's doing… (Nextdoor Redwood) - The horrors this storm has brought on Plainview so far is unimaginable 😹
(Edit: this is a joke post and specific to how things are in Plainview as of Saturday night… to be clear, I do hope everyone in places more affected… (Nextdoor Sunnyside)
- Oak St. Health posted a job opening for Shift Supervisor in Syosset. Apply here.
- Public Storage posted a job opening for Customer Service - Self Storage Manager in Hicksville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Plainview here.
🗞 Nearby News
Oyster Bay
- Top 5 stories in Long Island Press this week: Ed Mangano's resentencing, an elder scam suspect arrested, and more (longislandpress.com)
- 23K+ Without Power On Long Island As Nor'easter Topples 700 Trees (dailyvoice.com)
- Historic First Presbyterian Church in Glen Cove, built in 1906, awarded landmark status (newsday.com)
Bethpage
- As Trump administration purges 760,000 from Affordable Care Act, how much fraud is there in NYS health marketplace? (newsday.com)
- Donald Trump to attend Presidents Cup final round on Sunday (marconews.com)
Hicksville
- Nassau Man Choked Woman And Bit Her Face 'Multiple Times' In Argument That Turned Physical: Police (patch.com)
Ok Plainview! 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: It's down to its last quarter. (Thank you Linda H. for sending it in!)
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