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🌱 Patch AM: How much did thieves really steal from Farmingdale’s Home Depot?
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In today's newsletter:
- How much did thieves really steal from Farmingdale's Home Depot?
Also on today's calendar: You're Invited to the Childhood Reset Summit and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Thursday: Mostly sunny and nice, temps: high: 73, low: 53.
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📰 News we're reading
• Hicksville woman sentenced as part of theft scheme targeting Home Depot stores (newsday.com) — A large theft ring that repeatedly hit Home Depot stores included major losses at the Farmingdale location, where thieves stole more than $69,000 in merchandise. A Hicksville woman has now been sentenced to nearly a year in jail, while the crew's leader received a multi-year state prison term, highlighting how organized retail crime has affected several Long Island communities.
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🗞 Nearby News
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- Wantagh and undefeated Plainedge play to 1-1 tie in girls soccer (newsday.com)
Bethpage
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- Bethpage High School students each national merit (longislandpress.com)
Levittown
- 2019 Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class For Sale at Victory Cars Central - (516) 271-4110 (longisland.com)
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