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🌱 Patch AM: Adventureland Awards $65K In Scholarships To 13 Long Island Students

Spotted on the Farmingdale calendar: Join Rock Voices, the community choir that ONLY sings rock music!

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In today's newsletter:

  • Farmingdale's Adventureland night turns fun rides into $65K in scholarships
  • Why Farmingdale's legendary coach worries about football's future on Long Island

Also on today's calendar: Join Rock Voices, the community choir that ONLY sings rock music! and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: More clouds than sun, with a high of 70 and low of 58 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Beautiful with periods of sun, temps: high: 73, low: 61.
  • Thursday: Partly sunny and more humid, with a high of 76 and low of 65 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Adventureland Awards $65K In Scholarships To 13 Long Island Students (patch.com) — Families in Farmingdale packed Adventureland for the Helping Hands Foundation's Friends and Family VIP Night, where 13 Long Island students received $5,000 scholarships each. The Farmingdale event also raised more than $475,000 for future scholarships and community causes, highlighting strong local support for education and nonprofits. A Farmingdale High School graduate was among the honorees.
   

• Long Island high school football players are down 30% in a decade. Here's why. (newsday.com) — Farmingdale's longtime football coach Buddy Krumenacker, now retiring after 58 years, is watching with concern as Long Island high school football participation drops 30% in a decade. The story explores why fewer teens are suiting up, from concussion worries to changing demographics and year-round specialization, and what that could mean for programs like Farmingdale's in the years ahead.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

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  • Medical students learn about mass casualty during simulated scenarios (longislandpress.com)
  • Town of Oyster Bay to Host Job Fair for People with All Abilities on Oct. 5th (longisland.com)
  • Americans win Presidents Cup on depth, Scheffler's complicated Sunday, and an overwhelming sense of false hope (foxnews.com)

Levittown

  • Where are houses with more bedrooms for less money than the median on Long Island? (newsday.com)

Hicksville

  • Teen Seriously Hurt When E-Scooter Strikes Town Of Oyster Bay Garbage Truck In Hicksville: Police (patch.com)

Ok Farmingdale! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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