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  • Why two Baylor-bound brothers are getting a Farmingdale street named after them

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Today's riddle: What is full of holes but still holds water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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  • Friday: Clouds yielding to sun, with a high of 77 and low of 68 degrees.
  • Saturday: A few a.m. showers, then rain, temps: high: 76, low: 69.
  • Sunday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 81 and low of 66 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Mingo Brothers looking to spark turnaround at Baylor: 'They don't want to feel that feeling again' (zagsblog.com) — Farmingdale will honor hometown basketball standouts Dylan and Kayden Mingo with a street-naming ceremony this Saturday at Crescent Drive North and Walnut Avenue East, followed by a free book bag and school-supplies giveaway for local kids. The brothers, Long Island Lutheran alumni now headed to Baylor, hope to spark a turnaround for the Bears while staying closely connected to their Farmingdale community.
   

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