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🌱 How will this weekend’s Elmont LIRR work affect your Hempstead trains?

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In today's newsletter:

  • How will this weekend's Elmont LIRR work affect your Hempstead trains?

Also on today's calendar: Wild Flour Studio Eucalyptus Bar at Belmont Park Village and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why do fish live in salt water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 82 and low of 68 degrees.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 82, low: 69.
  • Saturday: Showers around; not as warm, with a high of 75 and low of 69 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• The psychology of speeding: What's your driver-personality type? (newsday.com) — If you ride the LIRR through Elmont, expect one more weekend of major service disruptions on the Hempstead branch as switch and signal upgrades wrap up there. The piece also digs into why drivers speed, new safety research, and several other Long Island transportation updates that could affect your commutes and trips.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Pepper makes them sneeze (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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