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🌱 Patch AM: Lane Closed On NY 109 In Both Directions In Farmingdale: 511NY

Also, don't miss The Ready Bride on the Farmingdale Patch calendar

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Hello again Farmingdale! We're bringing you the latest town highlights. Don't miss out, keep going! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Expect midday lane closures on NY 109 through Friday
  • How a former Farmingdale company helped people breathe without ventilators

Also on today's calendar: The Ready Bride and 10 more events.

Today's riddle: What is the difference between a jeweler and a jailer? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Showers and thunderstorms, with a high of 81 and low of 70 degrees.
  • Friday: A shower and t-storm; humid, temps: high: 83, low: 65.
  • Saturday: Clouds giving way to some sun, with a high of 78 and low of 65 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Lane Closed On NY 109 In Both Directions In Farmingdale: 511NY (patch.com) — Drivers in Farmingdale should plan for delays on NY 109, where one lane is closed in both directions between Weiden Street and Cherry Street. The closure runs daily from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. through Friday, affecting a key local route for commuters and shoppers.
   

• Avery's diaphragm pacemaker (implantable-device.com) — Avery Laboratories, the company that pioneered a diaphragm pacemaker still in use today, originally operated out of Farmingdale before moving to other Long Island locations. The story traces how its battery-free, radiofrequency-powered implants evolved from early cardiac pacemakers into life-sustaining breathing support, and even touches on a former engineer's playful, fully electric DeLorean project.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

Bethpage

  • Bethpage senior earns prestigious Girl Scout Gold Award for creating free robotics program (greaterlongisland.com)
  • Antony Jameson, influential aerospace engineer and pioneer of the jet age, dies at 91 (princeton.edu)
  • New Arken 2-12x42 Riflescopes (trapshooters.com)

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Hicksville

  • Hicksville Man Sentenced To 25 To Life After Predatory Sexual Assault Conviction: DA (patch.com)

Ok Farmingdale! 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: A jeweler sells watches and a jailer watches cells. (Thank you Jean D. for sending it in!)
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