🌱 How Blue Point’s youngest residents helped keep 9/11 memories alive

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In today's newsletter:

• How Blue Point's youngest residents helped keep 9/11 memories alive

Also on today's calendar: Bark Market and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: When geese fly, one side is longer than the other. do you know why that is ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Humid with periods of sun, with a high of 78 and low of 68 degrees.
• Friday: Times of clouds and sun, temps: high: 82, low: 58.
• Saturday: Not as warm with some sun, with a high of 69 and low of 60 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Communities honor the fallen (trihamletnews.com) — Blue Point residents and students joined neighboring South Shore communities in heartfelt 25th‑anniversary 9/11 tributes, including ceremonies at local schools and the Blue Point Fire Department. Children learned about the attacks through age‑appropriate lessons, patriotic songs, and memorial displays, helping connect a new generation to the community's shared remembrance.
   

📸 Around Blue Point

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Blue Point

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★ Featured events ★

Friday September 18
• Bark Market →
  The Better Man Distilling Company, 161 River Ave, Patchogue
  5:00 pm
Saturday September 19
• America at 250 for Educators →
  Jay Heritage Center, 210 Boston Post Rd, Rye
  3:30 pm
• Our Distinguished Citizen Dinner Honoring Robert "Bobby Hulse" →
  Captain Bills Restaurant & Catering, 122 Ocean Ave, Bay Shore
  6:00 pm
• Brett Dennen in Concert →
  Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center, 76 Main St, Westhampton Beach
  8:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday September 18
• 3-ON-3 Basketball Tournament →
  Brookhaven, NY Calendar
  5:00 pm
Tuesday September 22
• BP Open House
  Bayport-Blue Point UFSD Bayport, NY 11705
Wednesday September 23
• AS Open House
  Bayport-Blue Point UFSD Bayport, NY 11705
• Defensive Driving Class →
  Brookhaven, NY Calendar, 1 Independence Hill, Farmingville
  9:00 am
Thursday September 24
• ESSA Funded Title Program Presentation 6 PM
  Bayport-Blue Point UFSD Bayport, NY 11705
• SA Open House
  Bayport-Blue Point UFSD Bayport, NY 11705
Saturday September 26
• HS Homecoming Football Game 1 PM
  Bayport-Blue Point UFSD Bayport, NY 11705
Saturday October 3
• 10th Annual William's Chalk the Walk →
  Blue Point Nature Preserve, 31 Maple St, Blue Point
  11:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Pizza Hut posted a job opening for Team Member (Cook) in Patchogue. Apply here.
• Applebee's posted a job opening for Panera Bread Associate Crew Member in Patchogue. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Blue Point here.

🗞 Nearby News

Patchogue

• Isabella Rossellini To Host Screening Of Her Father's Films In Patchogue, Exploring The Work Of St. Francis (patch.com)
• 'Significant Increase In Traffic' In Eastern LI Calls For 3rd Lane On Sunrise From Patchogue To Moriches: Pol (patch.com)
• Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame Celebrates National Hispanic Heritage Month Through Music and Film Events (longisland.com)

Sayville

• Former East Islip Soccer Star Who Just Married Dies At 30, Was Pregnant With First Child (dailyvoice.com)

Fire Island

• Arson Squad Investigating Fire At Fire Island Pines Manse: Police (patch.com)
• Suffolk Officials To Spray Davis Park On Fire Island For Mosquitoes For The 5th Time This Summer Season (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: because there are more geese on that side (Thank you jo L. for sending it in!)
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