🌱 Patch AM: Hurricane Recovery Wire Fraud Scheme Lands Former Freeport Resident 4 Year Jail Sentence: Feds

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In today's newsletter:

• Former Freeport business owner sentenced for Hurricane Sandy recovery fraud scheme

Also on today's calendar: Jay Medal Soirée and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you get when you cross an angry cow with an angry sheep? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: An a.m. shower; breezy, humid, with a high of 85 and low of 70 degrees.
• Friday: Turning sunny and less humid, temps: high: 79, low: 65.
• Saturday: Sun giving way to clouds, with a high of 76 and low of 68 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Hurricane Recovery Wire Fraud Scheme Lands Former Freeport Resident 4 Year Jail Sentence: Feds (patch.com) — Freeport readers learn that a former village resident who ran a local design company has been sentenced to four years in federal prison for a Hurricane Sandy recovery fraud scheme. Prosecutors say he took in millions from New York Rising-funded homeowners, many from hard‑hit coastal communities like Freeport, then diverted the money to luxury cars and land purchases while leaving houses unfinished and families displaced.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Freeport

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 19
• Jay Medal Soirée →
  Jay Estate, 210 Boston Post Rd, Rye
  5:30 pm
Thursday September 24
• Merrick Seminar: "Estate Planning 101: What You Need to Know Before It's Too Late" →
  Frankie's Pizzeria & Restaurant, 1696 Merrick Rd, Merrick
  12:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday September 11
• FRIDAY KOMPA VYBEZ →
  Prime on the Mile, 340 Woodcleft Avenue, Freeport
Sunday September 13
• Brunch On Di Edge Sundays →
  Di Edge Waterfront Bar & Kitchen, 445 South Main Street, Freeport
Monday September 14
• Girls Varsity Volleyball Home Game vs. Bellmore John F Kennedy High
  Roosevelt UFSD, 1 Wagner Ave, Roosevelt
  5:00 pm
• Girls JV Volleyball Away Game at Bellmore John Field Kennedy High S
  Roosevelt UFSD, 3000 Bellmore Ave, Bellmore
  5:00 pm
• Boys JV Football Home Game vs. Bellmore John F Kennedy High School
  Roosevelt UFSD, 1 Wagner Ave, Roosevelt
  5:00 pm
• Boys JV Soccer Away Game at Great Neck North High School
  Roosevelt UFSD, 35 Polo Rd, Great Neck
  5:00 pm
• FYI – Smoking Shields Annual Cigar Event →
  Bayview On The Water, 395 Woodcleft Ave, Freeport
  6:00 pm
Tuesday September 15
• Foodies + New Friends: Freeport | Small Business Owners Edition →
  Restaurant of the Week, South Main Street, Freeport
• Boys and Girls Varsity Cross Country Meet
  Roosevelt UFSD, 99 Quaker Meeting House Rd, Farmingdale
  5:00 pm
Saturday September 19
• Art Walk: Malverne Chamber of Commerce's 9th Annual →
  Village of Malverne, Malverne
  12:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• COBS Bread Bakery USA posted a job opening for COBS Bread USA - Baker - Merrick, NY in Merrick. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Baldwin

• Freeport strives for playoff return (liherald.com)
• 2004 Honda Accord For Sale at K and P Auto Sales - (516) 217-8025 (longisland.com)

Merrick

• Six Indicted After Nassau County Drug Trafficking Ring Operated Out Of Queens Apartment: DA (patch.com)
• Drugs stamped with unique brand helped bust alleged traffickers on Long Island (abc7ny.com)

Roosevelt

• Certified 9/11-Related Cancer Cases Double at Northwell Health (rooseveltislanddaily.news)
• Roosevelt enforcement operation leads to two arrests as illegal gambling machines seized (devicedaily.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: An animal that's in a baaaaad mooood! (Thank you Lisa A. for sending it in!)
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