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Also on today's calendar: Holzman's Family Farm Fall Harvest Celebration and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: How do billboards talk? 🤔 (Answer below!)
1. Commack couple helps create park honoring breast cancer survivors, after their own ordeal with the disease (newsday.com) — Commack residents now have a new Valmont Survivors Park on Marie Crescent, created to honor cancer survivors and offer a peaceful place for reflection. Local couple Tom and Gina Morrissey led the three-year effort with support from Smithtown officials, St. Catherine of Siena Hospital, and community donors. Residents can also buy engraved bricks to support future park enhancements.
2. Best Haunted Houses And Terrifying Halloween Attractions On Long Island (patch.com) — Commack residents can enjoy The Peppermint Chop Shop, a free residential haunted house running Oct. 24 and 31 with live actors, a DJ, photo ops, and giveaways. The guide also rounds up many other haunted attractions across Nassau and Suffolk, with dates, prices, and age recommendations so you can plan spooky outings around Long Island.
3. Newsday's top 10 Long Island high school boys soccer team rankings (newsday.com) — Commack boys soccer is ranked second on Long Island, with standout scorer Ryan Curcio helping the Cougars chase their first back-to-back county titles since the mid-1990s. The rankings compare Commack with other top Nassau and Suffolk programs and highlight key players and recent results that could shape this year's playoff picture.
4. Exec Moves: Function Names First CMO (athletechnews.com) — Commack is slated to get a new 4Ever Young wellness and aesthetics center, as the Florida-based franchise signs its first New York development agreement for a Long Island location. The article mainly tracks executive hires at several health and fitness companies, including new finance and technology leaders at 4Ever Young to support its expanding franchise network.
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