Sept. 3: Fire Dept. Tournament, T'ai Chi

Local fire departments will have races at Hagerman FD at 2 p.m.

Posted Sat, Sep 3, 2011 at 2:20 am ET|Updated Sat, Sep 3, 2011 at 11:07 am ET

Here are 5 things to know about in the Patchogue and Medford area today. Check the events section for more.

1. The Plaza Theatre demolition has been rescheduled to Sept. 13. .

2. Suffolk County residents will be eligible to apply to FEMA for aid following last weekend's Tropical Storm Irene. .

3. The will take place at at 2 p.m. *The tournament has been postponed; a new date has not been determined yet.

4. will take place at at 9 a.m.

5. Leave a message of hope on the chain link fence in front of today through 9/11. .

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