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🌱 Patch AM: How firefighters stopped Sunday night’s electrical blaze on Saint Marks Avenue
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In today's newsletter:
- How firefighters stopped Sunday night's electrical blaze on Saint Marks Avenue
- Want to meet Bellmore's own Ghostbusters cop this month?
Also on today's calendar: You're Invited to the Childhood Reset Summit and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Breezy in the afternoon, with a high of 75 and low of 55 degrees.
- Friday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 70, low: 55.
- Saturday: Sunny to partly cloudy, with a high of 66 and low of 59 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Electrical fire breaks out at Bellmore home on Saint Marks Avenue (liherald.com) — Firefighters from Bellmore and neighboring departments quickly contained an electrical fire Sunday night at an unoccupied home on Saint Marks Avenue between Clarendon Street and Merrick Road. Crews attacked flames in the basement electrical panel, ventilated heavy smoke, and checked for hidden fire while Bellmore-Merrick EMS and mutual aid companies provided medical support and station coverage. 
• 'Ghostbusters in Concert' coming to Tilles Center (newsday.com) — Long Island Ghostbusters fans can head to Brookville's Tilles Center on Oct. 20 for a live-orchestra screening of the original film, complete with costume contest and photo ops. Bellmore resident and former NYPD officer Joe Cirillo, who appeared in "Ghostbusters," will be on hand alongside a replica Ectomobile and a cosplay charity group.
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Bellmore Memorial Library, 2288 Bedford Avenue, Bellmore
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Bellmore Memorial Library, 2288 Bedford Avenue, Bellmore
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🗞 Nearby News
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- Wantagh and undefeated Plainedge play to 1-1 tie in girls soccer (newsday.com)
Merrick
- Babylon Man Pleads Guilty to Fatal Hit-and-Run in Freeport (longisland.com)
- Cleveland Barons photos from the NHL's days at the Richfield Coliseum (indeonline.com)
- Where to vote early in Nassau County (newsbreak.com)
Freeport
- Man pleads guilty after coverup attempt in fatal Freeport hit-and-run (news12.com)
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