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🌱 Patch AM: How rescuers helped stranded humpback whales just off Fire Island’s shore
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Good morning Fire Island! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How rescuers helped stranded humpback whales just off Fire Island's shore
Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the hospital? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Sunny and beautiful, with a high of 72 and low of 49 degrees.
- Saturday: Sunny to partly cloudy, temps: high: 68, low: 52.
- Sunday: Some rain in the afternoon, with a high of 68 and low of 59 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• US Coast Guard helps rescue juvenile humpback whale stuck on sandbar off New York's Fire Island (abcnews.com) — Two juvenile humpback whales stranded on sandbars just off Fire Island eventually made it back to open water, with one closely tended by U.S. Coast Guard crews and marine experts. Responders kept the whale hydrated, protected it from boat traffic, and monitored several other whales in the area, underscoring both local marine activity and ongoing conservation efforts off the Fire Island National Seashore. 
📸 Around Fire Island
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Fire Island
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- Lighthouse: Light Keepers Behind the Scenes Tour
Fire Island Lighthouse, Robert Moses Field 5, Fire Island
9:00 am - SCHOOLS CLOSED COLUMBUS DAY/ INDIGENOUS PEOPLES' DAY
South Country Csd Patchogue, NY 11772 - South Country CSD Family Connect Night
South Country Csd Patchogue, NY 11772
Saturday October 10
Monday October 12
Wednesday October 14
📣 Fire Island Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- 4th Annual Pink Pumpkin 5k Run & Walk →
Sayville NY - North Shore Animal League America at East Hills Subaru →
East Hills Subaru, 5700 Sunrise Highway, Sayville
12:00 pm - BAFFA Art Gallery presents Big Works →
BAFFA Gallery, 47 Gillette Avenue, Sayville
12:00 pm - 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 - Columbus/Indigenous Peoples' Day Schools Closed
Bayport-Blue Point UFSD Bayport, NY 11705 - Museum Closed
Long Island Maritime Museum, 88 West Ave, West Sayville - October 2026 General Meeting →
The Cull House, 75 Terry Rd., Sayville
7:00 pm - SA Scholastic Book Fair
Bayport-Blue Point UFSD Bayport, NY 11705
Saturday October 10
Monday October 12
Tuesday October 13
Thursday October 15
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🗞 Nearby News
Bayport
- Bayport eyes county title repeat (trihamletnews.com)
Sayville
- Sayville improves to 4 and 0 (trihamletnews.com)
- Day of fun at Fan Fest (trihamletnews.com)
Patchogue
- An A.I. agent pitched us a 'story' it wrote; we replied (suffolkcountynews.net)
- Bellport shooting suspect at large; motive unknown (trihamletnews.com)
Ok Fire Island! 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: "Why did the cookie go to the hospital?" — Because he felt crummy. (Thank you Sanda J. for sending it in!)
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