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SUFFOLK BUS CORPORATION HONORS VETERANS
Suffolk County transit drivers who served our nation will be honored with a special uniform patch bordered in gold, where the word “veteran” is stitched in silver letters under the United States Flag for display on each driver’s sleeve. Suffolk County Legislator Nick Caracappa, who serves as chair of the Legislature’s Veterans Committee and the Public Works, Transportation & Energy Committee, was on hand to recognize the commitment, sacrifices and extraordinary contributions of America's veterans.
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TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY AUGUST 20TH, 21ST & 22ND 5PM-8PM SATURDAY AUGUST 24TH 11AM-2PM
TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY AUGUST 27TH, 28TH & 29TH 5PM-8PM
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The Library hours are:
Monday through Thursday
9:30 A.M. to 9:00 P.M Friday and Saturday
9:30 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.
Join the Suffolk County Public Libraries Summer Tour! – Pick up your free Suffolk Summer Tour booklet at the Circulation Desk, Children’s Services Desk, or Adult Reference Desk. Bring your booklet with you when you visit public libraries all around Suffolk County any time through August 31st. Go to the library website to find out more information regarding the Summer Library tour.
DISPLAYS FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST:
Inside Display Case – Susan Jaskulek will be displaying her original paintings, cards, collages, and window displays for retail stores.
Outside Display Case – The Bay Shore Garden Club celebrates its 95th year in existence.
Gallery – Flora Allen is displaying her newest photography as well as the beautiful, vibrant artwork for which she is known.
Mini Food Pantry – The Bay Shore-Brightwaters Library has a Mini Food Pantry for those in the community that might need some extra help. If you are interested in contributing, please bring items to the Circulation Desk. Non-perishable food, baby items or paper products are greatly appreciated.
Hygiene Drive: September 3rd through October 18th – The Library is collecting travel size hygiene products to be used in our Clean Cabinet located in the Library entrance and is open to all in our community. Please bring the items to
the Children’s Services Desk. Items needed include shampoo, hand sanitizer, soap, deodorant, toothpaste, toothbrushes.
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AT THE MOVIES: All films begin at 2:30 P.M. No registration is necessary. August 21st – Past Lives August 28th - Priscilla
ADULT PROGRAMS:
Through September 16th – Mondays from 6:00 to 7:15 P.M. – Gentle Chair Yoga (BBA327) – The nonrefundable fee for this class is $30.00. Discover an ancient, gentle, moving yoga that promotes regeneration, energy, and peace and helps slow down our minds so we can access our natural state of being.
September 5th – Thursday at 6:00 P.M. – Hometown Histories: A Local History Book Club (BBA337) –Learn more about Bay ShoreBrightwaters and Greater Long Island with our new Local History Book Club. Join Librarian Gabrielle in the Local History Room on the first Thursday of every month. We will read and discuss books written by local authors, as well as books about our local areas. The book selected is A Brief History of Bay Shore by Etta Anderson Tuttle.
September 6th through 27th – Fridays from 11:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M. – Bay Shore-Brightwaters Library Writers’ Group (BBA329) – The non-refundable fee for this class is $48.00. This group is open to all writers of fiction, memoir, poetry and children’s stories. Through instruction, story prompts and gentle critiques, author and publisher Debby Peoples will help you hone your skills and gain confidence in your writing ability.
CHILDREN’S PROGRAMS:
You must have a valid Bay
Historical Society Of Islip Hamlet Presents Its 4th Cemetery Tour
Shore-Brightwaters Library Card in order to register for any programs.
Summer Garden Club Kits – Use your library card to borrow a kit from the Bay Shore Garden Club. Go on a nature hunt and learn about what is going on outside all around you. Each bag contains a book and an activity.
TEEN PROGRAMS:
Check out the library website, stop by the teen room, or pick up a bulletin at the circulation desk to find out about our teen programs.
Community Service
Hours – Middle and High School students can earn community service hours by bringing in travel size hygiene products. Four items will earn students one hour of community service. These products will be used in the library’s clean cabinet for our community members in need. Please bring your items to the teen or children’s desk.
TEEN COMMUNITY SERVICE CREDITS:
August 24th – Saturday from 11:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M.- Community Service Squad (BBYA100) – Earn Community service credit by helping to prepare for programs and aiding our librarians with tasks around the library.
August 26th – Monday from 6:00 to 7:00 P.M. – Kindness Rocks (BBYA108) – Earn community service by decorating rocks for our library patrons.
September 3rd at 9:30 A.M. – Registration for Teen Programs begins. Teen programs for students in grades 6 – 12. Valid Bay Shore-Brightwaters Library card is required. Check out the library website, stop by the teen room, or pick up a bulletin at the circulation .
On Sunday, September 15, the Historical Society of Islip Hamlet will present its 4th Cemetery Tour hosted by the Oakwood Cemetery Assoc. The Tour features famous and infamous characters from Islip’s bygone days.
The Tour combines historically accurate accounts of interesting
characters, dressed in historical costumes: a sailing legend, grave robbers, a cold case killer, a cartoon voice artist and more! Wear comfortable shoes as this is a 2 hour walking tour (2-4 pm). Tickets are available on their website, isliphamlethistory.org, Eventbrite or in person at
Caroline’s Flower Shoppe and are $20/person. For more info on the tour, www.isliphamlethistory. org, 631-559-2915. Join us and walk back in time and explore our past.
For those who purchased their tickets online, bring your receipt to the tour and you will be given your booklet at registration.
BOE Recognizes Retirees
BOE RECOGNIZES RETIREES - The Bay Shore Board of Education recognized and thanked faculty and staff members from throughout the District who retired during the 2023-2024 school year. Photo courtesy of the Bay Shore School District
Suffolk Bus Corporation Teams Up With Transit Workers Union Local
Starting this month, Suffolk County transit drivers who served our nation will be honored with a special uniform patch bordered in gold, where the word “veteran” is stitched in silver letters under the United States Flag for display on each driver’s sleeve.
To commemorate this special honor, a ceremony was held at Suffolk Bus Corporation’s (SBC) Ronkonkoma bus depot to thank the drivers, mechanics, and office staff for their service to our country and their dedication to the Suffolk County transit system. Suffolk County Legislator Nick Caracappa, who serves as chair of the Legislature’s Veterans Committee and the Public Works, Transportation & Energy Committee, was on hand to recognize the commitment, sacrifices and extraordinary contributions of America’s veterans.
North Fork Transit & EBT To Honor Our Veterans
The concept to honor our veterans in this special way was initiated by Suffolk Bus Corp. driver, Luis Mercado, a veteran of the US Marine Corps and the Navy Reserves, and chair of the Transport Workers Union Local 252 Veterans Committee.
Suffolk Bus Corp. worked with North Fork Transit and EBT, the other transit service providers in Suffolk County, and Transport Workers Union Local 252, to implement this program.
“I am so pleased that we were able to find a way to honor this special group of drivers. Thank you to Luis and his committee for helping to make this happen,” said John Corrado, Suffolk Bus Corporation President.
“Suffolk County is very proud of the job that our transit workers do every day. We’re especially proud to know of the men and women who serve our system and
who also served our country. These are great people doing great work. The distinctive patch is a well-deserved
thank you for their service,” said Legislator Caracappa.
“Suffolk County is the first county in the country to honor their veterans in this way,” said Debra Hagan, President of TWU Local 252.
“We’re honored to have the opportunity to express our deepest gratitude to those who have served our country.”
Islip Summer Senior Advocate Schedule
Suffolk Legislator Tom Donnelly (D-Deer Park) is pleased to inform Islip residents about the local Suffolk County Office for the Aging Summer 2024 Senior Advocate Schedule. Senior advocates are County representatives who come out into the community and assist seniors with information gathering, completion of eligibility or recertification applications and referrals to appropriate community agencies.
“It is so important for us to provide our senior citizens with the assistance and information they need in ways that are most convenient to them. These visits allow our seniors to connect with our County’s senior advocates right in their own communities,” said Legislator Donnelly. “I hope all those interested in the services that the Suffolk County Office for the Aging
provides will take advantage of this opportunity.”
This summer, Senior Advocates will be visiting the following locations in the Town of Islip:
• Bay Shore Library, 1 S. Country Road, Brightwaters: Friday, September 20, 10 am – 12 pm
• Bishop McGann Housing, 200 Bishop McGann Drive, Central Islip: Mondays, August 26 & September 30, 10 am – 12 pm
• Brentwood Senior Nutrition, 16 Second Avenue, Brentwood: Monday, September 23, 11:30 am – 1:30 pm
• Connetquot Library, 760 Ocean Avenue, Bohemia: Thursday, September 12, 10 am – 12 pm
• Islip Library, 71 Monell Avenue, Islip: Monday September 16, 10 am – 12 pm
•Advocates assist with the
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP – formerly known as food stamps), Medicare Savings Program and Heating Emergency Assistance Program (HEAP) applications. They also can provide information on Medicare, answer questions and make recommendations and referrals. For more information about available services or directions to any of these locations, please call the Suffolk County Office for the Aging at (631) 853-8200.
“For more than three decades, the Suffolk County Office for the Aging has been providing full and troublefree access to critical services,” Donnelly said. “I am glad to see their great professional community outreach program continue and hope that every senior resident will make full use of it.”
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AUGUST HAPPENINGS
THURSDAY, AUGUST 22
2:00PM-3:30 PM
PRE-RETIREES, RETIREES, AND PART-TIME RETIREES WORKSHOP
Are you embarking on retirement while others closest to you are still entrenched in their careers, or focused on other things? You are not alone. This workshop is designed to provide valuable insights and suggestions to help you thrive in this next chapter of your life. FREE, IN-PERSON WORKSHOP: Rockville Centre Library, 221 N. Village Avenue, Rockville Centre, NY 11570. Use the link below to register: https:// www.rvclibrary.org/ or call 516-766-6257
6:00PM-7:00PM
GARDEN LECTURE
You can have garden interest 12 months a year! Experience a pictorial tour through the garden to see how interest can keep going during any season, even in the winter! Presented by Lee Miller, Landscaper Designer and author of 4 books. Hosted by the Paumanacke Garden Club at the Wantagh Public Library, 3285 Park Avenue Wantagh. FREE. For more information, please contact paumanackegc@gmail.com
SATURDAY, AUGUST 24
9:00AM-2:00PM
CHILDREN'S SNAPPER DERBY
Children's Snapper Derby in partnership with NY Coalition for Recreational Fishing at Captree Fuel Bait & Tackle, 3500 East Ocean Parkway in Babylon. For more
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10:00AM-4:00PM BLOOD DRIVE
Oyster Bay Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino and the Town Board announce a partnership with New York Blood Center to host a Blood Drive in honor of Bridget McElroy, who lost her battle to cancer at just 35-years old. The drive will be held at Marjorie Post Park Community Center, located at 451 Unqua Road in Massapequa. To make an appointment, visit https://donate. nybc.org/donor/schedules/drive_ schedule/316344
10:00AM-1:30PM
KIWANIS CLUB OF WANTAGH FOOD DRIVE
King Kullen, 1340 Wantagh Ave. in Wantagh. Non-perishable foods and baby essentials are all needed. A list will be given out before entering the store to residents that are interested in participating. Cash donations are always welcome. The food drive will benefit two Wantagh food pantries: St. Francis Food Pantry and St. Jude Episcopal Food Pantry.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 24 & SUNDAY, AUGUST 25
11:00AM-6:00PM
31st LIMM ANNUAL SEAFOOD FESTIVAL
Don't miss Long Island Maritime Museum's Premier Event, 31st Annual Seafood Festival. Featuring
Live Music, Crafts & Seafood! The festival is held on the grounds of the Long Island Maritime Museum located at 88 West Avenue in West Sayville. The Seafood Festival is the Long Island Maritime Museum’s premier annual fundraiser. Find out more at www.limmseafoodfestival. org, or call 631-HISTORY, 631-447-8679
SUNDAY, AUGUST 25
10:00AM-3:00PM HONEY BEE EXPERIENCE
Join Pinelawn for their 6th Annual Honey Bee Experience as they demonstrate the wonders of honey bees! With 6 hives on the property, Pinelawn explains the importance of honey bees in our environment and provides a safe, up-close look at these marvelous insects. Takes place at Pinelawn’s Lowuis Natalie Mall, West Gate 3 Entrance. For more information, please call 631-249-6100
SATURDAY AUGUST 31
2:00PM-5:00PM DAHLIA EXHIBITION AND PHOTO SHOW
The Long Island Dahlia Society will hold its annual Dahlia Exhibition and Photo Show at the Bayard Cutting Arboretum, Carriage House, 440 Montauk Highway in Great River. Show is free with entry in the park. For further information visit WWW. LongIslandDahlia.org or email LIDSPHOTO22@gmail.com for the Photo Show
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Keep Summer Days Fun And Busy When Camp Ends
Many adults have fond memories of attending summer camp when they were children. The American Camp Association reports that each year more than 14 million children and adults take advantage of the camp experience. Summer camp is a place for kids to learn new skills, make new friends, experience being away from home for extended periods of time, and explore new locales. Summer camp program lengths vary. Some children attend local camps that may last a week or two, while others attend sleep-away camps that last a little longer. Since summer vacation typically lasts between eight to 10 weeks, parents may discover there still is plenty of downtime after summer camp ends. Here are some ways to fill the gap between the end of camp and the start of a new school year.
Schedule a vacation
What better way to keep the magic of summer going than by rolling summer camp right into a family vacation? Give kids time to enjoy a few days to relax at home, but then buckle up for the next adventure. This can be a trip away from home, or a series of day trips or activities
guided by all members of the family.
Organize
a sleepover exchange
Parents of school-aged children can coordinate with one another to fill up a week or more with sleepovers. Each family can take a night or two, and the kids can
jump from house to house extending the fun with one another. Sleepovers can occur inside the home or under tents in the yard.
Recreate favorite camp activities at home
Why not take what makes camp entertaining and try it at home? Copy the camp’s
itinerary and engage in similar activities, such as canoeing or nature hikes. On nights when the weather cooperates, everyone can gather around a fire pit to roast marshmallows.
Enroll in a recreational program
Some towns offer free or low-fee activities to residents through their parks and recreation departments. If budgeting does not allow for a camp experience, there are likely town-wide activities that can fill the gaps until it’s time for children to go back to school. Some even may offer after-hours childcare options for parents who have scheduling conflicts with work.
When summer camp ends, parents have different options they can explore to keep children engaged and supervised until a new school year begins.
The Wonders And Importance Of Bees In Feeding The World
By Deb Colton
Beekeeping helps many communities around the world by providing income, supports agriculture and improves food security.
Honey can be used as a natural preservative due to its antibacterial properties and has been used to preserve fruits and other foods for centuries;
Honey never spoils. Archaeologists have found pots of honey in ancient Egyptian tombs that are over 3,000 years old and still perfectly edible; Bees are essential for growing many of our foods. They pollinate about 1/3 of the food we eat including fruits, vegetables, and nuts;
Honey bees are the only insects that produce food eaten by humans. They are unique and their production of honey has been a staple in human diets for thousands of years;
Honey can improve sleep. A spoonful of honey before bed can promote relaxation and better sleep by raising insulin slightly and allowing tryptophan to enter the brain;
Honey has natural healing properties and different medicinal uses in various cultures. It can help soothe sore throats, speed up the healing of wounds and burns due to its antibacterial qualities and is used to treat digestive issues; Honey can help your brain. It contains antioxidants that may support brain health and improve memory; Honey can help with seasonal allergies. Consuming local honey is believed by some to help build immunity to local pollen and reduce allergy symptoms;
Bees produce a tiny amount of honey in their lifetime. A single worker bee produces about 1/12
of a teaspoon of honey in their entire life, but together they are a powerful force and need protection;
There are over 300 types of honey in the United States. The flavor, color and aroma depend on the flowers that bees visit; Beeswax is used in many everyday products. It is found in things like candles, lip, balm and even some types of food packaging;
Beyond all of that, here are some fascinating factoids about bees – they are colorblind to red. Bees can see ultraviolet light which humans cannot, but they cannot see the color red. Bees have a built-in GPS that uses the position of the Sun, the Earth’s magnetic field, and their own memories of landmarks to navigate and find their way back to the hive. Bees are known to communicate through dancing. They perform
a “wiggle dance” to tell other bees where to find the best flowers. Bees can even recognize and remember human faces, much like they remember flowers.
Bees are critically important in food production around the world.
