🌱 How high did Fayetteville-Manlius softball climb in the latest state poll?

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• How high did Fayetteville-Manlius softball climb in the latest state poll?

Today's riddle: what do you call a rabbit with fleas? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 65 and low of 47 degrees.
• Thursday: Cooler with periods of rain, temps: high: 53, low: 43.
• Friday: Remaining cloudy, with a high of 61 and low of 47 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Latest state softball rankings: Six Section III teams inch up (syracuse.com) — Fayetteville-Manlius’ softball team has climbed to No. 11 in the latest state Class AA rankings, leading a strong showing for Section III programs. Several nearby schools, including Cicero-North Syracuse, Chittenango, and Cincinnatus, also earned spots, underscoring how competitive Central New York softball has become this season.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Fayetteville

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Thursday May 14

• MR G1 Concert, Art Show, & Open House
  Mott Road Elementary School Fayetteville, NY 13066
  6:00 pm

Saturday May 16

• WW/EH Band Instrument Sale at WW
  Wellwood Middle School , 700 S Manlius St, Fayetteville, NY 1306
  8:30 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday May 13

• Free Stroke Screening Event →
  Upstate HealthLink, 6333 NY-298, East Syracuse
  2:00 pm
• Girls 7th/8th Lacrosse v. Fulton
  Lyncourt School Woodland Elementary Field
  5:00 pm
• Girls Varsity Softball @ Jamesville-Dewitt
  Lyncourt School JD HS Lyndon Fields - Softball
  5:00 pm
• Engage With Gage — Matilda Joslyn Gage Center →
  Matilda Joslyn Gage Center, 210 E Genesee St, Fayetteville
  5:30 pm
• Mark Nanni Music →
  The Neat Whiskey Bar, 6706 E Seneca Turnpike Building B, Jamesville
  6:00 pm
• Joseph and Jesse Bowman Bruchac →
  Roxboro Road Middle School Jerome F. Melvin Administrative Office Building 5355 West Taft Road, North Syracuse NY 13212
  6:00 pm
• SRE Band/Orchestra Concert
  Roxboro Road Middle School Gillette Road Middle School 6150 South Bay Road, Cicero NY 13039
  6:30 pm
• CO-ED OVER 40 BASKETBALL →
  Manlius, NY Calendar Fayetteville, NY 13066
  7:00 pm

Thursday May 14

• Gold Tassel Breakfast
  East Syracuse Minoa Central High Sch ESM Central High School, 6400 Fremont Road, East Syracuse, NY 1
  8:00 am
• 2026 Francis House Auxiliary Spring Luncheon →
  DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Syracuse, 6301 NY-298, East Syracuse
  11:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Missing Black kitty!
  If you see her please let me know! She snuck out Saturday night. No collar, she is chipped. She is super sweet and her name is Salem. She is the all… (Nextdoor Fayetteville East)

• Red Robin Gourmet Burgers & Brews posted a job opening for Line Cook in Fayetteville. Apply here.
• Wegmans Food Markets, Inc. posted a job opening for Dishwasher in Fayetteville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Fayetteville here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Manlius

• Fayetteville-Manlius High School to offer free meals next school year (localsyr.com)
• Photos you'll want to see from Central New York high school spring sports (Week 7) (syracuse.com)
• Voters to decide May 19 on library propositions (fmschools.org)

East Syracuse

• Central New York farmers brace for rising fertilizer costs (localsyr.com)
• America's Antibiotic Supply Is Hanging by a Thread (realclearhealth.com)
• Syphilis update: STD spreading to babies amid explosive growth in Onondaga County (syracuse.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Bugs Bunny ! (Thank you bruce A. for sending it in!)
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