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Bridges Academy Ribbon Cutting, Board of Ed Meets Thursday

A rundown of West Islip area highlights for Aug. 8.

Thursday has arrived. Here's a rundown of what's happening in the area. Know of other things that should be in this roundup? Add them to the comments section below this post.

Rep. Peter King and Leg. Tom Barraga will attend the ribbon cutting ceremony of The Bridges Academy today at 1 p.m.

The West Islip Board of Education meets tonight at 8 p.m. at West Islip high School.

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In case you missed it, Starbucks and Google are teaming up to bring customers  WIFI service up to 10 times faster than the WIFI currently provided by AT&T.

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