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🌱 Patch AM: See how Atlantique’s junior lifeguards put their ocean skills to the test

Also, don't miss Jay Medal Soirée on the Fire Island Patch calendar

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Good morning Fire Island! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • See how Atlantique's junior lifeguards put their ocean skills to the test

Also on today's calendar: Jay Medal Soirée and 4 more events.

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

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Humid with variable clouds, with a high of 76 and low of 67 degrees.
  • Saturday: A few a.m. showers, then rain, temps: high: 75, low: 70.
  • Sunday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 80 and low of 66 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• On Our Island: Gurwin nursing center and local groups host summer community events on Long Island (libn.com) — Junior lifeguards have been training in Atlantique on Fire Island, sharpening their open-water rescue skills and preparing for the New York State Level 1 Ocean Lifeguard Test. Their recent four-event competition showcased endurance, speed, and safety know-how, while other Long Island groups hosted dog fashion shows, beach basketball, and a family fun day honoring law enforcement.
   

📸 Around Fire Island

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Fire Island

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Other local events
    Friday August 21
  • Wilderness: Shipmates: Songs of the Sea Sing Along / Play Along
    Fire Island National Park Southern terminus of the William Floyd Parkway.
    6:30 pm
    • Tuesday August 25
  • Board of Education Meeting
    Tangier Elementary School WFHS Library
    6:00 pm
    • Saturday August 29
  • Lighthouse: Evening Tower Tour
    Fire Island National Park Fire Island Lighthouse. Parking is available at Robert Moses State Park Field 5. Walk east 0.6 miles on boardwalk to the Lighthouse.
    7:00 pm
    • Sunday August 30
  • The Durdy Rockas →
    Flynn's Fire Island, 1 Cayuga St, Ocean Beach
    3:30 pm
    • Monday September 7
  • Summer Dream @ Flynn's Fire Island →
    Flynn's Fire Island, 1 Cayuga St, Ocean Beach
    12:00 pm
    • Sunday September 13
  • That 70's Band →
    The Boat Yard, 1 Ocean Pkwy, Massapequa
    5:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

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🪧 Patch Classifieds

  • Sport Yacht Charter along Fire Island in the Great South Bay!
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🗞 Nearby News

Bayport

  • Senators demand answers from TikTok About 'depraved' experiment (fortune.com)
  • Bayport-Blue Point welcomes new leadership for 2026-27 school year (trihamletnews.com)
  • Porters football returns with first preseason practice (timesreview.com)

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  • Suffolk Man Caught With More Than 50 AI-Generated Child Porn Images: Police (patch.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: A sponge (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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