🌱 How is Pompano Beach really dealing with this year’s seaweed surge?

Hello Pompano Beach! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How is Pompano Beach really dealing with this year’s seaweed surge?
• Watch how Pompano Beach firefighters saved a dozen trapped ducklings
• How a simple tint violation turned into a Pompano drug arrest

Also on today's calendar: The Kid Officer (A must see new film!) and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What happens when you tell an egg a joke? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 90 and low of 79 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: An afternoon thunderstorm, temps: high: 90, low: 77.
• Saturday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 90 and low of 76 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

1. Sargassum: It's blowing in on the wind (newpelican.com) — Pompano Beach residents are seeing another heavy season of sargassum seaweed, but the city is tackling it with daily beach‑raker operations that bury the weed in the sand. Local officials, nearby cities, and state leaders describe differing cleanup rules, rising costs, and limited state help, while residents push for more aggressive, longer‑term solutions to protect tourism and beach access.
   

2. Video shows Pompano Beach firefighters rescue ducklings trapped in storm drain (local10.com) — Pompano Beach Fire Rescue crews jumped into action Saturday night to save about a dozen ducklings that had fallen into a storm drain, then watched them reunite with their anxious mother. After callers reported the distressed duck, firefighters lifted the drain cover, carefully netted each duckling to safety, and shared the heartwarming video with Local 10 viewers.
   

3. ‘Cake' Discovery in Pompano Beach Pot Bust Earns Man Trip to Jail (tapinto.net) — A late-night traffic stop in Pompano Beach over an illegal windshield tint led deputies to seize about 75 grams of marijuana, packaging materials, and cash from an 18-year-old driver. Broward Sheriff’s Office records say the Lauderhill man admitted he intended to sell the cannabis and was booked on drug charges before posting bond.
   

4. Monarch High Senior Steven Strong Earns National Merit Scholarship (coconutcreektalk.com) — Pompano Beach families can celebrate several Pompano Beach High School seniors earning prestigious National Merit college‑sponsored scholarships, alongside Monarch High’s Steven Strong and other Broward students. These awards recognize top academic performance and will provide thousands of dollars toward four years of study at universities including Florida, Central Florida, Florida State, Indiana, and more.
   

5. Brazilian Baptists celebrate partnerships, pray for immigration concerns (baptistpress.com) — A Pompano Beach pastor, Ney Ladeia of First Brazilian Baptist Church of South Florida, is helping lead Brazilian Baptist efforts to train missionaries and offer Portuguese‑language theological degrees. At their Orlando gathering, Brazilian Baptist leaders shared mission updates, highlighted counseling resources, and prayed over immigration policies that are complicating ministry and separating some families.
   

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📸 Around Pompano Beach

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Pompano Beach

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★ Featured events ★

Friday June 12

• The Kid Officer (A must see new film!) →
  Movies Of Delray, 7421 W Atlantic Ave, Delray Beach
  12:00 pm
• The Kid Officer →
  Movies Of Delray, 7421 W Atlantic Ave, Delray Beach
  12:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday June 12

• The Originals & Early Birds (Enterprise Group)
  Greater Pompano Beach Chamber Athena Greek Street Diner (formerly Jukebox Diner) 2771 E. Atlantic Blvd. Pompano Beach, FL 33062
  8:00 am
• The Kid Officer →
  Movies Of Delray, 7421 W Atlantic Ave, Delray Beach
  12:00 pm
• Remember the Times 2026 →
  Pompano Beach Cultural Center, 50 W Atlantic Blvd, Pompano Beach
  7:00 pm

Saturday June 13

• Ann Storck Center's 40th Annual All Heart Volleyball Challenge →
  Beach House, 270 N Pompano Beach Blvd, Pompano Beach
  7:30 am
• Pompano Beach Brewing Company →
  Pompano Beach Brewing Company, 3200 NW 23rd Ave Suite 500, Pompano Beach
  8:00 pm
• Next Stop Comedy →
  Pompano Beach Brewing Company, 3200 NW 23rd Ave Suite 500, Pompano Beach
  8:00 pm

Monday June 15

• GPBCC Board of Directors Meet
  Greater Pompano Beach Chamber Pompano Beach Cultural Center 50 West Atlantic First Floor, Conference Room
  4:00 pm

Wednesday June 17

• City of Margate Commission Meeting
  Greater Pompano Beach Chamber Meetings are held in the City Commission Chambers at City Hall 5790 Margate Boulevard Margate, FL 33063
  6:30 pm

Thursday June 18

• Chamber Breakfast
  Greater Pompano Beach Chamber South Bar & Kitchen 165 NE First Avenue Pompano Beach, FL 33060
  7:30 am
• Leadership North Broward
  Greater Pompano Beach Chamber Transportation pick-up and drop off at South Bar & Kitchen 165 NE First Ave Pompano Beach, FL 33060
  9:00 am

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📣 Pompano Beach Shout Outs!

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• I wish someone could save Rita by tomorrow Wednesday.
  She’s so beautiful. She’s pregnant and Doral Shelter has scheduled her to die tomorrow. Please save RITA. I have her ID number if interested. (Nextdoor Pompano Isles)
• Good morning neighbors 😊
  A little while ago, I posted about used tire shop recommendations & I had quite a few lovely people reach out. Many people posted comments and many… (Nextdoor Harbor Village)

• Burlington Stores posted a job opening for Retail Stocking Associate - Part Time in Pompano Beach. Apply here.
• Dunkin' posted a job opening for Team Member in Pompano Beach. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Pompano Beach here.

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: It cracks up (Thank you Cathy A. for sending it in!)
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