The Week Ahead: Summer Concert, Better Weather

Church Picnic and World-Class Talent Wednesday

A free concert is set at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Plainview, where a concert series is being staged outdoors for a good cause. This coming week’s performance on July 24 is by six-time Grammy contender Pat Farrell. Free-will donations are being requested to help replace the church roof, damaged in Sandy.

Wild Rescue on Long Island Sound: The Implications.

This week Patch will follow the dramatic rescue of two men after they were tossed into the water, left behind by a runaway speed boat. Read the full story here on this wild story.

Much Better Weather Forecast

The National Weather Service is forecasting a very different week ahead than last week's brutal heat wave. Daytime highs are predicted in the low 80s. Thunderstorms are possible throughout the week. Still, that beats last week.

Plainview JFK Class of '83 Reunion Being Planned.

It's time for Plainview JFK's 30th reunion and planning is underway for the event, scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 12 at Carlyle at the Palace. E-mail reunionjfk83@gmail.com for more info.

Plainview Firefighters Need New Volunteers.

Patch will be writing about the Plainview Fire Department's new recruitment drive. Firefighters are busy, and need new blood to flesh out their fine and very active department. See their latest difficult assignment here.

Free Prostate Cancer Screenings

Free prostate screenings are being made available in nearby Farmingdale on Tuesday at the East Farmingdale Fire Department, 930 Conklin St., East Farmingdale. From Plainview, the firehouse is easily accessible via Route 110.