Today's 5: Rare Thursday Football

Because of the Yom Kippur holiday this weekend, Plainview plays its football game vs. Hempstead at home this afternoon. The Jewish "Day of Atonement" begins Friday at sunset and continues until sundown on Saturday. Numerous Long Island football teams have moved this week's games to Thursday.

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1. This story broke late last night: Steve Jobs, the visionary co-founder of Apple, died yesterday at 56. The Huffington Post has detailed information on his life and career.

2. Hempstead High School comes to Plainview Thursday for a 4:30 p.m. football game against the Hawks of .

3.The hosts the regular Thursday meeting of the  National Alliance on Mental Illness -- Long Island Regional Counci, from 7 to 9:30 p.m. in Lecture Room A. For information, call Barbara Roth  at (516) 694 7327 or Julia Rothstein at (516) 224-4442.

4. The exhibit: Francisco Goya: Los Caprichos" will be on display now through Nov. 27 at the Nassau County Museum of Art. Los Caprichos is a set of 80 etchings by the famed Spanish and are regarded among the most influential series of graphic images in Western art. For more information visit our in-depth calendar item or the Roslyn museum's website. 

5. It's political season: What better time to start blogging for Plainview Patch? Do you have a great fall photo of your kids, or you and your pet. Send them to us Contact Joe Dowd at Joe.Dowd@patch.com.