School Starts, Town Board Meeting Coming This Week

Welcome to a new week – a special one for Hauppauge kids, who go back to school on Monday. Read on for a preview of what the week will look like for residents.

- Rise and shine, kids! Patch wishes you all the best on your first day back to school. Parents, take lots of pictures and share them with your community by emailing ChristineS@patch.com. And be sure to check out our new Editor's Blog, all about school.

- Smithtown's town board will meet on Tuesday at 3 p.m. Be sure to stay tuned to Patch for important updates on the town level.

- Remember the lives lost on 9/11 at a remembrance ceremony at Islip town hall on Wednesday at 5 p.m.

- Mark your calendars for Friday's open mic night for adults at the Hauppauge public library, set for 7 p.m. in the library's community room.

- Who doesn't like spaghetti? Make your reservation in advance for a Sept. 22 spaghetti dinner hosted by Hauppauge's Boy Scout Troop 343. Click here for more information.