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🌱 Patch AM: How SAGE keeps Glen Cove’s Senior Center programs thriving
Make time for RESCHEDULED: 5th Annual Glen Cove Fall Family Festival - Saturday, October 3 • 11am - 4pm on the Glen Cove Patch calendar

What's up Glen Cove! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How SAGE keeps Glen Cove's Senior Center programs thriving
- Need a free skin check in Glen Cove next week?
- How did Glen Cove boys soccer fare against unbeaten South Side?
Also on today's calendar: RESCHEDULED: 5th Annual Glen Cove Fall Family Festival - Saturday, October 3 • 11am - 4pm and 10 more events.
Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Saturday: Partly sunny and not as warm, with a high of 71 and low of 57 degrees.
- Sunday: Occasional afternoon rain, temps: high: 65, low: 58.
- Monday: Mostly sunny and breezy, with a high of 69 and low of 50 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. Glen Cove SAGE Foundation supports programs for older adults (liherald.com) — Older adults in Glen Cove benefit from the SAGE Foundation, which raises private funds to expand programs at the Glen Cove Senior Center beyond what government budgets cover. From social work and brain-fitness classes to tai chi, art therapy, and the Adult Day Program, SAGE's support helps serve about 1,600 members and provide roughly 25,000 meals each year.
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2. Glen Cove Senior Center to host free skin cancer screenings (liherald.com) — Glen Cove residents can book a free skin cancer screening at the Glen Cove Senior Center on Oct. 9, with appointments available from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Led by dermatologist Dr. Eve Lupenko, the private exams are open to all ages and aim to catch problems early, especially for longtime sun-lovers and older adults worried about melanoma risk.
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3. High school roundup: Soccer, field hockey, volleyball and boys golf (newsday.com) — Glen Cove boys soccer took a 2-0 loss to undefeated South Side in a Nassau AA-III matchup, dropping the Big Red to 8-2-1. The wider roundup highlights other Long Island high school results in soccer, field hockey, volleyball, and boys golf, giving Glen Cove fans context on how neighboring programs are performing this season.
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4. Webb Institute — Free Tuition and Great Career (latitude38.com) — Glen Cove's Webb Institute is back at No. 3 in U.S. News' Best Colleges rankings, while continuing to offer full-tuition scholarships to all 100 of its students. The small naval architecture and marine engineering school emphasizes rigorous academics, hands-on winter work terms, and strong career outcomes, helping graduates launch debt-free engineering and maritime careers.
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📸 Around Glen Cove
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Glen Cove
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★ Featured events ★
- RESCHEDULED: 5th Annual Glen Cove Fall Family Festival - Saturday, October 3 • 11am - 4pm →
YMCA at Glen Cove, 125 Dosoris Ln, Glen Cove
11:00 am - OPEN HOUSE - Saturday 10/3, 1-3 & Sunday 10/4, 2-4 →
211-11 34th Ave, Bayside NY, 11361,
1:00 pm - Harvest Moon Fall Festival and Fundraiser →
Orkestai Farm,
3:30 pm - Leon + Good Gallery Turns 1 →
Leon + Good Gallery, 30 The Plaza, Locust Valley
6:00 pm - After the Rain: Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Benefit Event for Chasing the Rainbows 🌈 →
Crest Hollow Country Club, 8325 Jericho Tpke, Woodbury
11:00 pm
Saturday October 3
Thursday October 8
Saturday October 10
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Other local events
- Volunteers Needed for Clean Up and Weeding at Ferry Terminal →
Glen Cove Ferry Terminal and Boat Basin, 42-48 Garvies Point Rd, Glen Cove
9:00 am - NOSH Delivers! Pickleball Tournament and Raffles Fundraiser →
Joe Stanco Park, Glen Cove
9:00 am - Medicaid Enrollment Assistance for the Aged, Blind and Disabled →
Glen Cove Public Library, 4 Glen Cove Ave, Glen Cove
12:00 pm - Grenville Baker Boys & Girls Club to Host Breast & Gynecological Health Education →
Grenville Baker Boys & Girls Club, 135 Forest Ave, Locust Valley
6:00 pm - Blood Pressure Screening →
Glen Cove Public Library, 4 Glen Cove Ave, Glen Cove
1:00 pm - Grenville Baker Boys & Girls Club Launches Growing Minds, Healthy Futures →
Grenville Baker Boys & Girls Club, 135 Forest Ave, Locust Valley
6:00 pm - Staying Strong Through Midlife and Beyond: HSS Free Webinar! →
6:30 pm - Game Night - Now Includes Mah Jongg →
Glen Cove Public Library, 4 Glen Cove Ave, Glen Cove
7:00 pm
Saturday October 3
Monday October 5
Tuesday October 6
Wednesday October 7
Thursday October 8
📣 Glen Cove Shout Outs!
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Thank you 👏👏👏 to these businesses for making Glen Cove PatchAM possible:
- Brands Cycle & Fitness — (516) 781-6100
- NY Axe Throwing — (631) 237-0050
- Carco DMV Services — (631) 944-3600
- Long Island Swim School — (516) 378-8467
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Just found this cute little fellow on my deck
He hit into the deck doors :( …. You think he is in shock ? (Nextdoor Duck Pond) - What is going on with Amazon?
I order just about everything from them because my back prevents me from shopping in stores. The delivery people at least once per week but this week… (Nextdoor Old Tappan Rd)
- CVS Health posted a job opening for Store Associate in Glen Cove. Apply here.
Ok Glen Cove! 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: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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