🌱 Patch AM: How a former Freeport kid turned pop star comes home

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In today's newsletter:

• How a former Freeport kid turned pop star comes home

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

Today's riddle: Why do fish live in salt water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 81 and low of 68 degrees.
• Friday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 81, low: 69.
• Saturday: Mainly cloudy, showers around, with a high of 76 and low of 70 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Taylor Dayne comes home for a Suffolk show (timesreview.com) — A pop star who spent part of her childhood in Freeport is returning to Long Island for a Sept. 17 concert at The Suffolk in Riverhead. She reflects on growing up in Baldwin and Freeport, how local music scenes shaped her, and why performing close to her roots still feels like coming home.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Freeport

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday August 20
• Out of Control Comedy at Puerto Plata by the water →
  Puerto Plata Seafood On The Water, 42 Woodcleft Ave, Freeport
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday August 20
• Glow On The Water →
  Bleu Island Bar & Exquisite Cuisine, 103 Woodcleft Ave, Freeport
  12:00 pm
• ZBA MEETING 8-20-26 →
  Freeport Calendar Freeport, NY 11520
  6:30 pm
Monday August 24
• High School Fall Sports Start
  Roosevelt UFSD Roosevelt, NY 11575
• BOT MEETING 8-24-26 →
  Freeport Calendar Freeport, NY 11520
  5:30 pm
Tuesday August 25
• Roosevelt High School Freshman Orientation Night
  Roosevelt UFSD 1 Wagner Ave, Roosevelt, NY 11575, USA
  5:30 pm
• PBM MEETING 8-25-26 →
  Freeport Calendar Freeport, NY 11520
  6:30 pm
Saturday August 29
• Freeport Self Storage and CAP Present: Live Pro Wrestling →
  Freeport Storage, 2 Alexander Ave, Freeport
  1:00 pm
Sunday August 30
• Spoken Wordz Open Mic →
  Sparkle On Stage Cultural Arts Center, 195 Woodcleft Ave, Freeport
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 20
• Play Hooray
  Long Beach Public Library 111 West Park Ave, Long Beach, NY, 11561, US
  10:00 am
• Learn to Crochet: Granny Squares
  Long Beach Public Library 111 West Park Ave, Long Beach, NY, 11561, US
  11:30 am
• Adult Craft: Scrapbooks & Junk Journals
  Long Beach Public Library 111 West Park Ave, Long Beach, NY, 11561, US
  11:30 am
• Messy Art - Spray Foam Sculptures
  Long Beach Public Library 111 West Park Ave, Long Beach, NY, 11561, US
  4:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• New York City Minority Small Business Chamber of Commerce Continues Driving Economic Growth and Opportunity —Phillip Andrews Read on Patch
• Long Island African American Chamber of Commerce 1st Day 2026 Minority Enterprise Development Month 10.8.2026 —Phillip Andrews Read on Patch

• Burlington posted a job opening for Retail Stocking Associate - Part Time in Freeport. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Baldwin

• Life on the water: Buying and owning waterfront property in Long Beach (liherald.com)
• Best Car Accident Chiropractor Nassau County: Top 10 (2026) (yonkerstimes.com)

Merrick

• Young professionals making their mark: Rising stars of Merrick real estate (liherald.com)
• Carolyn Argento: At Atlantic Beach's private beach clubs enjoy a summer lifestyle unlike anywhere else (liherald.com)
• 'It's F*cking Asinine!' Chuck Todd Blows His Top in F-Bomb-Laced Fit Over Todd Blanche's AG Tenure (mediaite.com)

Roosevelt

• NYC Small Business Grant Program Invests $8.4 Million in Local... (rooseveltislanddaily.news)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Pepper makes them sneeze (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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