Thursday: Humid; a quick morning shower, with a high of 86 and low of 68 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
Friday: Mostly sunny and less humid, temps: high: 78, low: 62.
Saturday: Sun giving way to clouds, with a high of 78 and low of 67 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Newsday's top 100 Long Island girls soccer players for 2026 (newsday.com) — An East Meadow High School senior midfielder, Ella Giordano, is highlighted among Newsday's top 100 Long Island girls soccer players for the 2026 season, praised for her skill and leadership. The list showcases standout athletes from schools across Nassau and Suffolk, offering East Meadow families a sense of how their local star stacks up against regional competition.
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
EMFD Annual Fire Prevention Open House is on Friday, October 9, 2026, from 6 p.m. to 9 —Don Miller Read on Patch
Hi neighbors, I guess I must be living under a rock because I just found out that some stores are no longer accepting pennies. I'm a little confused because… (Nextdoor Prospect Ave)
BBQ Holdings, Inc. posted a job opening for Dishwasher in Westbury. Apply here.
Bartlett Tree Experts posted a job opening for Arborist Sales Trainee in Westbury. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near East Meadow here.
🗞 Nearby News
Levittown
2023 BMW 530e For Sale at Victory Cars Central - (516) 271-4110 (longisland.com)
24/7 Emergency HVAC and Mitsubishi Mini-Split Services Expand in Nassau County (azcentral.com)
Levittown Teen Pleads Guilty To Murdering Neighbor In Violent Burglary, Authorities Say (dailyvoice.com)
Westbury
Westbury House Fire Leaves 5 Without Home: FD (patch.com)
Foreigner Celebrates 50 Years With 4 Very Special Shows (audioinkradio.com)
Penn State alleged cocaine ringleader Agostino Abbatiello was 'loudmouth' at private Catholic school: sources (amedpost.com)
Hempstead
Nassau Labor Fraud Crackdown Returns Nearly $650K In Stolen Wages To Nassau Workers: NCDA (patch.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: An animal that's in a baaaaad mooood! (Thank you Lisa A. for sending it in!) Got a good riddle for PatchAM? Submit it here!