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Bethpage Chamber Fair Opens Thursday Night
Top items to know today in Plainview: Thursday Aug. 8, 2013.

Here are the key things happening around Plainview Thursday.
1. The Bethpage Chamber of Commerce Fair opens Thursday at 6 p.m. at Briarcliffe College for a weekend run.
2. In an interview with Patch, Supervisor John Venditto shoots down accusations made by those who would build a shopping mall in Syosset.
3. Have you seen the art on display at the Plainview Library's "Gallery Hall?" There's some fine work on display. Open today; free.
4. We posted a story recently about the need for volunteers at the Plainview Fire Department. See that story here.
5. Today's weather: Cloudy: chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon Thursday, high in the low 80s.
In case you missed it recently:
- Plainview Student Honored by Holocaust Center
- Driver Sideswipes Police Car, Caught After Chase
- Bethpage Man Struck Down by Jeep, Killed
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