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Cocoa Beach, Florida Patch AM: a 4 min read

Greetings Cocoa Beach! We’re your go-to source for what’s happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Check Cocoa Beach’s sargassum situation on live cams before you go
  • NASA student finalists brought cutting-edge lunar ideas to Cocoa Beach

Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Humid; an afternoon t-storm, with a high of 87 and low of 76 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Saturday: Humid; an afternoon t-storm, temps: high: 90, low: 76.
  • Sunday: Humid with a stray t-storm, with a high of 89 and low of 77 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Sargassum seaweed coats Florida beaches. See conditions via beach cams (floridatoday.com) — Cocoa Beach residents worried about sargassum can now check live beach cameras and online tracking tools before heading out, helping you avoid heavily seaweed-covered stretches. The piece explains what sargassum is, when it typically peaks in Florida, and links to statewide monitoring resources so you can better plan local beach time this season.
   

• SDSU Joins MIT as Theme Winner at NASA Contest (brookingsradio.com) — Cocoa Beach recently hosted NASA’s RASC-AL student competition, bringing South Dakota State University engineering students to town as they presented a winning lunar sample return concept near Kennedy Space Center. While the story spotlights SDSU’s design and preparation, it also underscores Cocoa Beach’s role as a hub for space-related academic events and visitors.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • The Sandpiper Park Playground Project has reached substantial completion.
    Although we are awaiting delivery of one final piece of equipment, the park is ready for play! Stay tuned to the City's social media platforms or… (Nextdoor )
  • Sam's Club posted a job opening for Freight Handler in Merritt Island. Apply here.
  • The Home Depot, Inc. posted a job opening for Customer Service/Sales in Merritt Island. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Cocoa Beach here.

🗞 Nearby News

Merritt Island

  • These are the best things to do in Brevard this weekend, June 12 to 18 (floridatoday.com)
  • Stray Puppy Wanders Into a Nature Center and Forms an Instant Bond With the Woman Who Found Her (fresnobee.com)
  • Verano Cannabis Advisor in Merritt Island, FL (masslive.com)

Cape Canaveral

  • Herndon student wins field trip to Cape Canaveral with America 250 poem (ffxnow.com)

Ok Cocoa Beach! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Yammies! (Thank you Lynda S. for sending it in!)
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