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5. Nassau police hold Night Out events

Child safety, prescription drug drop-offs, a parade and face time with law enforcers are snapshots of what to expect during Tuesday’s National Night Out campaign in Nassau County.

4. Blood drive for girl with aplastic anemia

The Mastic Beach Property Owners Association will hold a blood drive Aug. 9 for a 6-year-old girl in the community who has a rare blood disease.

3. New law allows lifeguards to use Jet Skis

Lifeguards can now use personal watercraft such as Jet Skis to patrol the waters and perform rescues due to a new state permission signed into law last week.

2. Sextuplet teens mark new infant care unit

The new neonatal intensive care unit at Stony Brook Long Island Children’s Hospital will be unveiled Tuesday by some of the University Medical Center’s alumni -- nine of them.

1. 'Royal Pains' wants TV extras in Bay Shore

The USA television series “Royal Pains” is briefly leaving the Hamptons and filming in Bay Shore for a scene called “The Party of the Year!” and is looking for locals with royal attitude.

Above: Mark Feuerstein consults with the show's key production assistant, Lora Sorrentino. The cast and crew were at Old Westbury Gardens to film an episode in April.