🌱 How a Yaphank dispatcher talked parents through a surprise home birth
Yaphank, New York Patch AM: a 4 min readHello Yaphank! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How a Yaphank dispatcher talked parents through a surprise home birth
Also on today's calendar: Stories by the Shore: A Long Island Authors Waterfront Experience and 3 more events.
Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the Doctor ? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: A stray t-storm; warm, humid, with a high of 87 and low of 74 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-storm, temps: high: 88, low: 73.
- Saturday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-storm, with a high of 87 and low of 72 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Suffolk Dispatcher Guides Pregnant Mom Giving Birth At Home In Reminder Of 'Critical Role' FRES Plays (patch.com) — A Suffolk County emergency dispatcher based in Yaphank calmly guided a local couple through a surprise at‑home birth in under two minutes, earning praise from county officials. The call highlights how Fire, Rescue, and Emergency Services dispatchers act as “first, first responders,” using training and steady communication to keep residents safe until EMTs arrive. 
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Tween Cooking Club: Fruit Fondue →
Mastics Moriches Shirley Community Library – Mastic Beach Satellite Branch, 369 Neighborhood Rd, Mastic Beach
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Nature Walks →
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- Carvana posted a job opening for State Inspection Technician, Post Production in Yaphank. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News
Brookhaven
- Free Rabies Clinic Set For Brookhaven Animal Shelter On Saturday (patch.com)
- 2 Mosquito Samples Test Positive For West Nile In Brookhaven Town Communities: Officials (patch.com)
- National Night Out Set For Tuesday Night At Fireman's Field In Ridge (patch.com)
Medford
- Westbury shooting is 6th in five years involving Long Island police (newsday.com)
Shirley
- Suffolk SPCA To Release Details Of Mastic Beach Man Accused Of Sexual Conduct With A Dog: Officials (patch.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because he felt CRUMMY ! (Thank you Michelle S. for sending it in!)
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