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Today's riddle: What did Tennessee see? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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• Hicksville Ranked Among Best Places To Live In New York 2026-27 Again (patch.com) — Residents in Hicksville can take pride in their community’s strong showing, as it was ranked the third-best place to live in New York for 2026–27 by U.S. News & World Report. The ranking highlights Hicksville’s low unemployment, high median household income, and growing public transit use, while noting that commute times remain longer than the national average.
• Ossining O-Bots Wins Runner-Up Award at Innovator Awards (riverjournalonline.com) — A Hicksville-based robotics team, the Hicksville J-Birds, earned an honorable mention in Optimum’s 2026 Innovator Awards, which fund FIRST Robotics teams nationwide. The program is distributing nearly $25,000 in grants, recognizing student efforts in sustainability, technology, inclusion, and more, with several Long Island teams also honored for their STEM-driven community impact.
• The Mary Louis Academy's Badminton Team Causes Quite the ‘Racket' in Queens (thetablet.org) — Hicksville’s Holy Trinity High School is one of four Long Island Catholic schools competing in the Nassau-Suffolk badminton league against The Mary Louis Academy’s pioneering Queens-based team. The story follows TMLA’s all-road season, highlighting how the girls, many brand-new to badminton, built skills, strategy, and close friendships while representing their schools in this lesser-known sport.
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