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🌱 Patch AM: Plainview firefighters help stop early-morning Syosset battery fire
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In today's newsletter:
- Plainview firefighters help stop early-morning Syosset battery fire
Also on today's calendar: The Soul in The Machine and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: More clouds than sun, with a high of 70 and low of 57 degrees.
- Wednesday: Partly sunny, showers around, temps: high: 71, low: 60.
- Thursday: Partly sunny and beautiful, with a high of 76 and low of 65 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Battery fire in Syosset home displaces four people (newsday.com) — Firefighters from Plainview and neighboring departments helped quickly contain a Sunday morning garage fire in nearby Syosset that displaced four residents but caused no injuries. Officials say an overcharged battery likely sparked the blaze, which was brought under control in about 20 minutes and remains under investigation by county fire and police squads.
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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
- Live Music featuring Steven Pinsky at Press 195 Plainview →
Press 195 Plainview, 1048 Old Country Rd, Plainview
6:00 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 - October Daytime Beginner Mah Jongg →
Mid-Island Y JCC, 45 Manetto Hill Rd, Plainview
11:00 am
Tuesday September 29
Wednesday September 30
Thursday October 1
Saturday October 3
Monday October 5
Tuesday October 6
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Switching to Natural Gas Heat.
I need to replace my oil burner and was thinking of changing to natural gas. Has anyone recently switch to natural gas for heat? Who did you use? … (Nextdoor Plainview)
- Kedrion Biopharma, Inc. posted a job opening for Aseptic Production Specialist (Entry Level) in Melville. Apply here.
- TJX posted a job opening for Retail Merchandise Associate in Farmingdale. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Plainview here.
🗞 Nearby News
Oyster Bay
- Billy Joel Motorcycle Auction Details Announced — More Than 70 Bikes For Sale (dailyvoice.com)
- John Gotti III Was Winning Until One Punch Changed Everything — Now He Gets His Rematch (fightbookmma.com)
- Town of Oyster Bay to Host Job Fair for People with All Abilities on Oct. 5th (longisland.com)
Bethpage
- Medical students learn about mass casualty during simulated scenarios (longislandpress.com)
Hicksville
- Teen Seriously Hurt When E-Scooter Strikes Town Of Oyster Bay Garbage Truck In Hicksville: Police (patch.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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