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Happening soon: Jay Medal Soirée on the Bay Shore Patch calendar

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In today's newsletter:

  • What Bay Shore residents should do after rabid raccoon confirmed locally
  • Bay Shore's Apollo Creed helps bring "Rocky the Musical" to life

Also on today's calendar: Jay Medal Soirée and 2 more events.

Today's riddle: What is the longest word in the dictionary? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Humid with a little rain, with a high of 75 and low of 67 degrees.
  • Sunday: A shower and t-storm; humid, temps: high: 80, low: 66.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny and less humid, with a high of 81 and low of 64 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Two dead rabid raccoons found in Islip Town — the 38th and 39th cases in Suffolk, health officials say (newsday.com) — Health officials have confirmed a rabid raccoon was found dead on a Bay Shore street, part of two new rabies cases in the Town of Islip. While no human exposure is believed, residents are urged not to touch wild animals and to report any raccoons or other mammals acting strangely. Authorities provide local phone numbers for reporting suspicious wildlife behavior.
   

• 'Rocky the Musical' debuts at CM Performing Arts Center (newsday.com) — A Bay Shore performer, Quentin Thomson, is stepping into the ring as Apollo Creed in "Rocky the Musical," now debuting at CM Performing Arts Center in nearby Oakdale. The production celebrates the film's 50th anniversary with familiar songs, new numbers, and an immersive onstage boxing match. Local theater fans can catch the Long Island run through late September.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

West Islip

  • West Islip High School Ranks Among Top 30 In New York (patch.com)
  • Heavy Rain Prompts Swimming Advisory At 9 Islip Beaches (patch.com)
  • Hate Graffiti At Mosque Site + 8 Saved From Sinking Vessel: Authorities - LI Crime, Safety Roundup (patch.com)

Islip

  • Riverhead residents press town to enact ICE response bill (newsday.com)

Hauppauge

  • Popular Pilates Brand Opening 2nd Long Island Studio In Hauppauge (patch.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Smiles, because it has a mile between "s". (Thank you Sharon M. for sending it in!)
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