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In today's newsletter:

  • How East Islip firefighters helped stop a burning boat near Bay Shore

Also on today's calendar: The Golden Ghouls Halloween Murder Mystery Show and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why do some birds fly south for the winter? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Monday: Warmer, with a high of 72 and low of 52 degrees.
  • Tuesday: Partly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 73, low: 63.
  • Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high of 78 and low of 56 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Unoccupied Boat Catches Fire, Drifts Toward Shore at Long Island Marina (shorenewsnetwork.com) — East Islip residents may want to know their local fire department sent a mutual-aid fireboat to help Bay Shore crews stop an unoccupied burning boat from drifting into shore at Bay Shore Marina. The coordinated response among multiple agencies quickly secured the vessel, extinguished an engine-compartment fire, and avoided injuries or damage along the busy waterfront area.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

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  • Central Islip Calls for Growth Plan, 'Fair Share' of State Funds (lilifepolitics.com)
  • Taco Bell crash on Long Island: driver flees, vehicle abandoned (eatscv.com)
  • In 1983, the EPA announced a buyout of Times Beach, Missouri; by 1997 an incinerator there had burned more than 265,000 tons of dioxin-contaminated soil, and the site is now a state park (newsbreak.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why do some birds fly south for the winter?" — Because it's too far to walk..! (Thank you Theresia F. for sending it in!)
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