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🌱 Patch AM: How Taylor Dayne’s Freeport childhood shaped her upcoming Long Island show

Also check out Out of Control Comedy at Puerto Plata by the water on the Freeport Patch calendar

Wednesday August 19th Patch AM (Patch graphic)

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  • How Taylor Dayne's Freeport childhood shaped her upcoming Long Island show

Also on today's calendar: Glow On The Water and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: What do evil hens lay? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 84 and low of 72 degrees.
  • Thursday: A few showers, temps: high: 78, low: 67.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny and less humid, with a high of 83 and low of 69 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Taylor Dayne comes home for a Suffolk show (timesreview.com) — Pop star Taylor Dayne, who spent part of her childhood in Freeport after moving from Baldwin, is returning to Long Island for a hometown show at The Suffolk in Riverhead on September 17. She reflects on how growing up in local communities, including Freeport, shaped the music she's now bringing back to the region.
   

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  • SSHS / SSMS: Concussion Testing (All other MS/HS sports, SSHS Room 2311)
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    Long Beach Public Library 111 West Park Ave, Long Beach, NY, 11561, US
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Deviled eggs (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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