🌱 How East Rockaway’s badminton duo clinched a nail-biting 4-3 victory

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In today's newsletter:

• How East Rockaway’s badminton duo clinched a nail-biting 4-3 victory

Also on today's calendar: Solving the Medicare Puzzle/Medicare Myths Exposed and 8 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a polar bear in the jungle ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 71 and low of 52 degrees.
• Friday: Mostly cloudy and cooler, temps: high: 60, low: 48.
• Saturday: Chilly with rain beginning, with a high of 50 and low of 44 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Long Island HS sports roundup: Softball, baseball, lacrosse, flag football and badminton (newsday.com subscription) — East Rockaway’s girls badminton team edged Valley Stream North 4-3, with Bree Manzano and Caileigh McDade clinching the deciding third-doubles match in a tight 24-22, 21-19 finish to move the Rocks to 5-1 in Nassau V. Their win is part of a broader Long Island high school sports roundup covering recent softball, baseball, lacrosse, and flag football action.
   

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📸 Around East Rockaway

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🗓 Upcoming Events in East Rockaway

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday April 23

• Solving the Medicare Puzzle/Medicare Myths Exposed
  ZOOM-Solving the Medicare Puzzle,
  7:30 pm

Sunday April 26

• Arts Below Sunrise April 26th
  10:00 am

Tuesday May 19

• United for Change 2nd Annual Dinner/Fundraising Event
  James and Main, 1 Main St, East Rockaway
  5:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday April 24

• Blood Drive (SSHS Gym)
  Rockville Centre UFSD Rockville Centre, NY 11570
• KC Multicultural Festival
  Kindergarten Center , 111 Atlantic Ave , Lynbrook

Saturday April 25

• Time to Shred
  East Rockaway Public Library , 477 Atlantic Avenue , East Rockaway
  9:00 am
• Stories and Songs with Sami
  East Rockaway Public Library , 477 Atlantic Avenue , East Rockaway
  10:30 am

Sunday April 26

• Rockville Centre Education Fundraising Gala (Gatsby's)
  Gatsby's Rockville Centre, NY 11570
  7:00 pm

Monday April 27

• COVERT: 2nd Grade Play
  Rockville Centre UFSD Rockville Centre, NY 11570
  7:00 pm

Tuesday April 28

• Mingling Munchkins
  East Rockaway Public Library , 477 Atlantic Avenue , East Rockaway
  10:30 am

Thursday April 30

• WILSON - TED Talk
  Floyd B. Watson Elementary School Rockville Centre, NY 11570
  4:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday April 23

• Story Jams!
  Long Beach Public Library , 111 West Park Ave , Long Beach
  9:15 am
• Play Hooray
  Long Beach Public Library , 111 West Park Ave , Long Beach
  10:00 am
• Lamb Of God, Kublai Khan TX & Fit For An Autopsy
  Brooklyn Paramount , 385 Flatbush Ave Ext , Brooklyn
  2:00 pm
• Open Play Ticket for Ages 1-8 (one adult ticket included)
  Mindnasium , PARKING AND ENTRANCE , 939 Hempstead Turnpike IN REAR , Franklin Square
  2:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• TIBCO Software, Inc. posted a job opening for Retail Merchandiser PT – Flexible Hours! in Valley Stream. Apply here.
• Acosta Group - Acosta Sales & Marketing Company posted a job opening for Product Demonstrator Part Time in Baldwin. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near East Rockaway here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Lynbrook

• Flag Football -- Girls MacArthur vs Lynbrook (newsday.com)

Oceanside

• Diets High In Fruits, Veggies May Raise Risk Of Lung Cancer In Younger People; Exposure To Pesticides Questioned (kffhealthnews.org)
• After A Year Of Turmoil, Cancer Researchers See Promising Signs For mRNA Vaccines (theportlandmedium.com)
• Dunkin' Temporarily Renames Donut in Support of NBA Team: See What Classic Flavor is Changing (people.com)

Rockville Centre

• Adrianne Conforti MS LAc LMT, America's Best In Medicine 20+ Years Holistic Healing At Acupuncture For Optimal Health (yourdigitalwall.com)
• Long Island mom says blood donations saved her life after suffering postpartum hemorrhages (abc7ny.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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