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🌱 Patch AM: How Massapequa’s offense stacks up in Saturday’s showdown

Also, don't miss Math Meets Gaming: Free Family Event with Mathnasium and Valhallan Esports on the Massapequa Patch calendar

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Cheers Massapequa! We're back, helping you stay up to date with what's happening. Let's take on the day together! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How Massapequa's offense stacks up in Saturday's showdown
  • Why Gillibrand brought her gas-price fight to Massapequa

Also on today's calendar: Math Meets Gaming: Free Family Event with Mathnasium and Valhallan Esports and 8 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the hospital? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 72 and low of 54 degrees.
  • Saturday: Sunny to partly cloudy, temps: high: 66, low: 57.
  • Sunday: Some rain in the afternoon, with a high of 67 and low of 59 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Long Island high school football Week 5 preview, plus game picks (newsday.com) — Massapequa fans can look forward to a big home matchup Saturday at 2 p.m., when the undefeated Chiefs host Oceanside in a clash of high-powered Nassau I offenses. The preview also breaks down other key Long Island high school football games that could shape conference races as the season hits its second half.
   

• Sen. Gillibrand Says Trump Knew His 'Reckless' Iran War Would Send Gas Prices Soaring and Launched It Anyway, Pointing to His Own Energy Secretary's Admission as Prices Sit at the Highest Level Ever… (newsbreak.com) — Massapequa drivers are highlighted as paying about 50 percent more for gas, with Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand visiting a local Mobil station to blame higher prices on President Trump's war in Iran. The article details her broader campaign tying the conflict to fuel costs, her push to end the war, and her support for suspending the federal gas tax.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Friday October 9
  • Friday BMCE Beginner Yoga →
    Brookside School, 1260 Meadowbrook Road, Merrick
    9:00 am
  • R&A Advanced ESL Class →
    Bellmore Memorial Library, 2288 Bedford Avenue, Bellmore
    10:00 am
  • Lil Athletes
    Westbury Memorial Public Library Children's Programs at the Meeting Room, 445 Jefferson Street, Westbury
    10:30 am
  • Tax Forum →
    Hempstead Town, NY Calendar, 500 Hempstead AvenueWest, Hempstead
    10:30 am

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  • CVS Health posted a job opening for Shift Supervisor Overnight in Amityville. Apply here.
  • CVS posted a job opening for Shift Supervisor in Bellmore. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Massapequa here.

🗞 Nearby News

Seaford

  • Clarke's Ayla Abate and Mia Lucas both score twice (newsday.com)
  • Long Island's retro venues offer nostalgic fun (newsday.com)

Farmingdale

  • High Tide Taco Bar in Farmingdale becomes Greek Table (newsday.com)
  • Hearing Aids in Bethpage Farmingdale: Expert Hearing Testing and Treatment Under One Roof (issuewire.com)

Freeport

  • Babylon Man Pleads Guilty After Fatal Freeport Hit-And-Run: NCDA (patch.com)

Ok Massapequa! 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: "Why did the cookie go to the hospital?" — Because he felt crummy. (Thank you Sanda J. for sending it in!)
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