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🌱 Patch AM: Why a Fire Island LGBTQ event is resurfacing in a heated House race

Coming up: Our Distinguished Citizen Dinner Honoring Robert "Bobby Hulse" on the Fire Island Patch calendar

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Good morning Fire Island! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Why a Fire Island LGBTQ event is resurfacing in a heated House race

Also on today's calendar: Our Distinguished Citizen Dinner Honoring Robert "Bobby Hulse" and 2 more events.

Today's riddle: What is the difference between black eyed peas and chick peas? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny and beautiful, with a high of 75 and low of 65 degrees.
  • Thursday: Partly sunny and humid, temps: high: 80, low: 69.
  • Friday: Sunny spells, with a high of 81 and low of 58 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• New York Democratic Congressional Candidate Plagued into Sick Scandal as Explicit Images Emerge (resistthemainstream.com) — A New York congressional candidate for a Long Island district that includes Fire Island is facing renewed attention over old explicit modeling photos for a fetish retailer, which his attorney says were consensual and limited in intended use. The story also notes he once attended the Invasion of the Pines LGBTQ event on Fire Island, while emphasizing he plans to stay in the race and focus on local issues.
   

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    Friday September 18
  • Wilderness: Shipmates: Songs of the Sea Sing Along / Play Along
    Fire Island National Park, Southern terminus of the William Floyd Parkway, Fire Island
    5:30 pm
    • Sunday September 20
  • Lighthouse: 200 Year Celebration of the 1826 Fire Island Lighthouse
    Fire Island Lighthouse . Parking is available at Robert Moses State Park Field 5. Walk east 0.6 miles on boardwalk to the Lighthouse.
    11:00 am
    • Monday September 21
  • SCHOOLS CLOSED YOM KIPPUR
    South Country Csd Patchogue, NY 11772
    • Saturday September 26
  • Lighthouse: Evening Tower Tour
    Fire Island Lighthouse, Robert Moses State Park Field 5, Fire Island
    6:15 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

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Sayville

  • Longtime Sayville Restaurant Closes After 65 Years (patch.com)
  • Backpack Safety (news12.com)
  • Newsday's top 100 Long Island girls volleyball players for 2026 (newsday.com)

Ok Fire Island! 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: Black eyed peas can sing us a song but chick peas can only hummus one. (Thank you Bev H. for sending it in!)
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