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Coffee in hand, Fire Island? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How a hovercraft reached a stranded family near Fire Island Inlet.

Also on today's calendar: 44th Annual WICC Greatest Bluefish Tournament on Earth with $25,000 Grand Prize and 7 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 69 degrees.
  • Friday: A shower and t-storm; humid, temps: high: 81, low: 64.
  • Saturday: Mainly cloudy and less humid, with a high of 79 and low of 64 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Hovercraft rescue saves Long Island family after boat runs aground near Fire Island (shorenewsnetwork.com) — A Copiague family's late-night boat trip ran aground near the Fire Island Inlet, forcing Suffolk police to use a hovercraft when low tide blocked their patrol boat. Officers safely reached the stranded group, and a 2-year-old with minor injuries was taken to the hospital while everyone else escaped harm.
   

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Other local events
    Saturday August 29
  • Lighthouse: Evening Tower Tour
    Fire Island National Park Fire Island Lighthouse. Parking is available at Robert Moses State Park Field 5. Walk east 0.6 miles on boardwalk to the Lighthouse.
    7:00 pm
    • Sunday August 30
  • William Floyd Estate: Tree Ramble
    Fire Island National Park William Floyd Estate. 245 Park Drive, Mastic Beach, NY 11951
    10:00 am
  • The Durdy Rockas →
    Flynn's Fire Island, 1 Cayuga St, Ocean Beach
    3:30 pm
    • Monday August 31
  • Superintendent's Conference Day
    Patchogue-Medford UFSD Patchogue, NY 11772
  • YMCA PreK Daytime Meet the Teacher Orientation 10am-12pm
    South Country Csd Patchogue, NY 11772
    • Tuesday September 1
  • Kindergarten Meet and Greet 2:30pm
    South Country Csd Patchogue, NY 11772
  • Superintendent's Conference Day
    South Country Csd Patchogue, NY 11772
    • Wednesday September 2
  • FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL
    South Country Csd Patchogue, NY 11772

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🗞 Nearby News

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  • Patchogue boater rescued from sinking vessel in Sayville, then charged with drunk boating (greaterlongisland.com)

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-- 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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