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🌱 How long will Gilgo State Park stay closed after the storm?
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- How long will Gilgo State Park stay closed after the storm?
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Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: More clouds than sun, with a high of 70 and low of 60 degrees.
- Wednesday: Partly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 70, low: 62.
- Thursday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 74 and low of 65 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Long Island beaches suffer significant erosion after nor'easter; Gilgo State Park closed (newsbreak.com) — Gilgo residents should know Gilgo State Park is currently closed after the weekend nor'easter carved dangerous sand cliffs and caused serious erosion along the beach. Officials warn people to stay out of the ocean due to hazardous conditions and lack of lifeguards, while crews continue repairing damage and restoring power across Long Island's South Shore communities. 
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Zumbini AT VFW HALL →
VFW, 300 Broadway, Amityville
9:30 am - Homeschool Hangout: Tornado in a Jar →
Lindenhurst NY
11:30 am - DAHS LTI Workshop
East Broadway School Seaford, NY 11783
4:00 pm - UPK Kellum Meet the Teacher Night @ 5:45 pm
Lindenhurst UFSD Lindenhurst, NY 11757
5:45 pm - Accessory Apartment Review Board Meeting →
Babylon, NY Calendar, Babylon Town Hall 200 East Sunrise Highway, Lindenhurst
6:00 pm - DAHS SAT Prep Classes
East Broadway School Seaford, NY 11783
7:00 pm - NE Back to School Night 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Amityville UFSD Amityville, NY 11701 - NE ENL Parent Workshop & Title I Presentation 5:30 pm
Amityville UFSD Amityville, NY 11701 - Smith Haven Mall Walkers Club
Smith Haven Mall - Food Court, 313 Smith Haven Mall, Lake Grove
10:30 am - Story Seekers →
Lindenhurst NY
4:30 pm - Faculty Book lecture by Sohl Lee/ART - "Decolonization and Democracy: Art, Protest, and Political Imagination"
Humanities, Room 1006; Humanities, Room 1008, 100 Nicolls Road, Stony Brook
5:00 pm - Chess Buddies →
Lindenhurst NY
5:30 pm
Tuesday September 29
Wednesday September 30
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🗞 Nearby News
Copiague
- Powerful nor'easter slams Long Island with wind, rain (newsday.com)
Amityville
- Obituary: Nancy Fraser (greenwichsentinel.com)
Lindenhurst
- Where are houses with more bedrooms for less money than the median on Long Island? (newsday.com)
- Long Island residents assess damage after nor'easter hits (pix11.com)
- High school roundup: Soccer, field hockey, girls volleyball and girls tennis (newsday.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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