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In today's newsletter:

  • How to win TLC and Salt-N-Pepa tickets at Jones Beach
  • How Jones Beach fans joined early tributes to Dolly Parton
  • Why were people caught climbing into a Wantagh manhole at 1 a.m.?

Also on today's calendar: End of Summer Festival and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Monday: An afternoon shower; humid, with a high of 78 and low of 70 degrees.
  • Tuesday: Humid; an afternoon t-storm, temps: high: 82, low: 71.
  • Wednesday: Humid with a thunderstorm, with a high of 80 and low of 71 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Shelley's Trivia: You Could Win Tickets to TLC & Salt-N-Pepa (audacy.com) — Wantagh music fans can win tickets to see TLC and Salt-N-Pepa at Northwell at Jones Beach Theater on September 15 by correctly answering a weekday trivia question on Shelley's show. The rules spell out eligibility, COVID-related requirements, and the need for a mobile ticketing app to redeem the prize.
   

• Dolly Parton Tributes Sweep Concert Stages After Her Death: "We Lost Our Lighthouse" (musictimes.com) — Wantagh concertgoers at Jones Beach recently witnessed Chris Stapleton honor Dolly Parton with a soulful version of "I Will Always Love You" just days after her death. His performance was part of a wave of tributes across Nashville and New York, as artists used Parton's songs to remember her influence and connect grieving fans in shared memorial moments.
   

• People Keep Sneaking Into New York City Sewers. No One Knows Why. (nytimes.com) — A strange trend of people sneaking into New York City sewers has now reached Wantagh, where a group was filmed entering a manhole, according to Nassau County police. Authorities have arrested two people in Brooklyn, but still don't know why these underground excursions are happening, leaving residents and officials guessing about motives and safety risks.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time (Thank you Kourtney Z. for sending it in!)
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