🌱 Patch AM: How this weekend’s ferry shutdown could leave Fire Island residents stranded

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• How this weekend's ferry shutdown could leave Fire Island residents stranded

Today's riddle: Riddle: David's parents have three sons: Snap, Crackle, and what's the name of the third son? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Very windy; rain, with a high of 63 and low of 57 degrees.
• Sunday: Strong winds subsiding; rain, temps: high: 65, low: 58.
• Monday: Occasional rain and drizzle, with a high of 65 and low of 56 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Fire Island Ferry Carriers Cancel Weekend Service Ahead of Storm (fireislandnews.com) — Ferry service between Fire Island and the mainland is being halted this weekend as a nor'easter approaches, with passenger runs canceled for most communities and freight suspended. Ocean Beach officials are urging voluntary self-evacuation due to likely power outages, warning that the last boats off the island run Friday afternoon and evening and that service may remain suspended until conditions improve.
   

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Saturday September 26
• Lighthouse: Evening Tower Tour
  Fire Island Lighthouse, Robert Moses State Park Field 5, Fire Island
  6:15 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday September 26
• Watercolor Workshop: Aug/Sept, Part 4
  LIMM Main Building
  10:30 am
• Sayville Fan Fest →
  Sayville Library, 88 Greene Ave, Sayville
  11:00 am
• David J Moriarty live and acoustic at Sayville Falls Mini Golf & Beer Garden →
  Sayville Falls Mini Golf and Beer Garden, 30 Hanson Place, Sayville
  5:30 pm
• David J Moriarty at Sayville Falls Mini Golf and Beer Garden →
  Sayville Falls Mini Golf and Beer Garden, 30 Hanson Place, Sayville
  5:30 pm
Sunday September 27
• Long Island, NY | Прем'єра фільму «Кузьма: Страшно весело» →
  103 Railroad Avenue, Sayville
• Long Island, NY | Прем'єра фільму «Кузьма: Страшно веселий» →
  Sayville Theater, 103 Railroad Avenue, Sayville
• David Wilcox →
  People's Pub Bayport, 291 Bayport Ave, Bayport
  5:00 pm
Thursday October 1
• Story Time by the Bay
  LIMM Main Building & Grounds
  10:00 am
Saturday October 3
• HS William's Chalk the Walk at Blue Point Preserve
  Bayport-Blue Point UFSD Bayport, NY 11705
• Body Sculpt With Weights by Meg Collins + Cold Plunges by Drift Wellness →
  30 Hanson Place, Sayville
• Sayville Fan Fest 2026 →
  Sayville Library, 88 Greene Ave, Sayville
  11:00 am

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🗞 Nearby News

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