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🌱 Patch AM: Hicksville to host memorial service for coach Tracy Long
And on the Hicksville Patch calendar - 44th Annual WICC Greatest Bluefish Tournament on Earth with $25,000 Grand Prize
Hi Hicksville! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Hicksville to host memorial service for coach Tracy Long
Also on today's calendar: 44th Annual WICC Greatest Bluefish Tournament on Earth with $25,000 Grand Prize and 8 more events.
Today's riddle: What did one strawberry say to the other strawberry? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 79 and low of 63 degrees.
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 80, low: 67.
- Thursday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 79 and low of 70 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• 18 Sports remembers the late-great Tracy Long (mytwintiers.com) — A memorial service for beloved Elmira coach Tracy Long will be held on August 31 at Plain Lawn Cemetery on West Old Country Road in Hicksville. His family invites friends to celebrate his life, asking for charitable donations instead of flowers and expressing deep gratitude for the support they've received. 
📸 Around Hicksville
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Hicksville
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★ Featured events ★
- 44th Annual WICC Greatest Bluefish Tournament on Earth with $25,000 Grand Prize →
Long Island Sound,
12:01 am - Jay Medal Soirée →
Jay Estate, 210 Boston Post Rd, Rye
5:30 pm
Saturday August 29
Saturday September 19
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Other local events
- SNAP Application Help Spanish →
Nassau County, NY Calendar - Backpack Giveaway SPA →
Nassau County, NY Calendar - Backpack Giveaway →
Nassau County, NY Calendar - SNAP Application Help English →
Nassau County, NY Calendar - SNAP Application Help English →
Nassau County, NY Calendar - SNAP Application Help Spanish →
Nassau County, NY Calendar - Ready, Set, School!
Westbury Memorial Public Library Children's Programs at the Meeting Room 445 Jefferson Street, Westbury, NY 11590
4:00 pm - Board of Education Business Mtg 8PM
Carle Place School District 168 Cherry Lane, Carle Place, NY 11514 - End of Summer Festival →
369 Green Ave, East Meadow
10:00 am
Thursday August 27
Tuesday September 1
Thursday September 3
Saturday September 5
📣 Hicksville Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- DAHS Volleyball Tryouts
Levittown UFSD Levittown, NY 11756
8:00 am - Salk 6th Grade Student Orientation for East Broadway/Abbey
Levittown UFSD Levittown, NY 11756
9:00 am - Guitar Lessons - via Zoom
Plainview-Old Bethpage Public Library US
9:30 am - L I PEIR Program
Plainview-Old Bethpage Public Library 999 Old Country Rd., Plainview, NY, 11803, US
10:00 am
Tuesday August 25
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💬 Chatter
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I'd like to get a group together for young adults in their mid-20s+ (around 25+) so we can focus on topics and discussions geared toward college-age… (Nextdoor N Bethpage Rd Town Center)
🗞 Nearby News
Oyster Bay
- North Shore cable project raises underwater concerns (newsday.com)
- Monmouth Athletics Announces Hire of Rowing Head Coach TJ Scarpa (monmouthhawks.com)
- Town of Oyster Bay Joins Community Organization Vinny's Army in Proclaiming September Childhood Cancer Awareness Month (longisland.com)
Jericho
- This Long Island, New York Diner Serves Portions So Massive Guests Can Barely Finish Their Plates (takingthekids.com)
- 2021 Jeep Wrangler For Sale at Westbury Jeep Chrysler Dodge - (516) 507-3868 (longisland.com)
- Syosset, Woodbury, Jericho Chamber of Commerce Business Person of the Year awarded (longislandpress.com)
Plainview
- 10 People, Children Escape Bethpage House Fire: FD (patch.com)
Ok Hicksville! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: If you weren't so sweet, we wouldn't be in this jam! (Thank you Patti F. for sending it in!)
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