🌱 How one Coram family is coping with stage 4 cancer costs
Coram, New York Patch AM: a 3 min readHi there, Coram! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How one Coram family is coping with stage 4 cancer costs
Also on today's calendar: Radio Active Acoustic Trio at Popei's Coram.
Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the hospital? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Mostly sunny and nice, with a high of 71 and low of 49 degrees.
- Saturday: Sunny to partly cloudy, temps: high: 67, low: 51.
- Sunday: Some rain in the afternoon, with a high of 67 and low of 59 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• 10 Long Island women fighting breast cancer, and how you can help this October (greaterlongisland.com) — A Coram couple is among several Long Island families urgently seeking financial help as they confront serious breast cancer diagnoses this October. Stephanie Smith’s stage 4 metastatic cancer forced her husband to quit work to care for her, straining basic bills, while other women from nearby communities share similar struggles and links to GoFundMe campaigns for residents who want to support them. 
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Radio Active Acoustic Trio →
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Friday October 9
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Popei's Coram, Coram
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The Baltimore Waltz (Performance)
Islip Arts Building Theater 119
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Friday October 9
Saturday October 10
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Hill Climb * Reception to Follow →
Port Jefferson Village, NY Calendar, 101A Robert T. Strong Way, Port Jefferson
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Free Breast Cancer Screening – Paint Port Pink →
Middle Island Fire Department, 31 Arnold Drive, Middle Island
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Comsewogue Public Library, 170 Terryville Rd, Port Jefferson Station
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The Baltimore Waltz (Performance)
Islip Arts Building Theater 119
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Outdoor Summer Farmers Market →
Port Jefferson Village, NY Calendar, 101 East Broadway, Port Jefferson
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Crossroad Christian Church, 623 Bicyle Path, Suite 5, Port Jefferson Station
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Cabaret The Musical →
Theatre Three, 412 Main St, Port Jefferson
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No School - Columbus Day
Middle Country Csd Centereach, NY 11720
Saturday October 10
Sunday October 11
Monday October 12
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🗞 Nearby News
Selden
- Man Charged With Felony DWI After Selden Crash: Police (patch.com)
- ‘The Baltimore Waltz' opens at SCCC Selden (tbrnewsmedia.com)
- Times … and dates: Oct. 8 to Oct. 15, 2026 (tbrnewsmedia.com)
Middle Island
- Seven Suffolk Precincts Join National Coffee Outreach Effort (southshorepress.com)
Farmingville
- Brookhaven To Host Veterans Resource Fair On Oct. 15 At Town Hall (patch.com)
- Nearly $4M in 2026 Road, Drainage Projects Across Brookhaven (southshorepress.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why did the cookie go to the hospital?" — Because he felt crummy. (Thank you Sanda J. for sending it in!)
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