🌱 How a $50,000 culvert study could reshape Lake Ronkonkoma’s drainage

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In today's newsletter:

• How a $50,000 culvert study could reshape Lake Ronkonkoma’s drainage

Also on today's calendar: Tremendous Office Furniture & Soft Seating Warehouse Liquidation Sale and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you get if you buy a French ax and have it shipped? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Mostly sunny and cooler, with a high of 57 and low of 36 degrees.
• Sunday: Plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 59, low: 44.
• Monday: Pleasant with clouds and sun, with a high of 65 and low of 50 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• New York Allocates $249 Million for Critical Water Projects (uticaphoenix.net) — Lake Ronkonkoma is set to benefit from a new $50,000 state-funded culvert study, part of New York’s $249 million package for water-quality projects. The study will examine drainage infrastructure affecting the lake, while other grants statewide target drinking water protection, wastewater upgrades, harmful algal blooms, and road-salt impacts that can influence Long Island’s waterways.
   

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📸 Around Lake Ronkonkoma

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Lake Ronkonkoma

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday October 31

• Tremendous Office Furniture & Soft Seating Warehouse Liquidation Sale →
  Grand Avenue, Grand Ave, North Brunswick Township
  9:30 am
• 4th Annual Safe Trick or Treat at Time Warp Relic Warehouse →
  Time Warp Toys & Collectibles, 2860 Middle Country Rd, Lake Grove
  1:00 pm

Saturday November 14

• NASA Space Apps Brookhaven →
  Suffolk County Community College, 533 College Rd, Selden
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Sunday November 1

• Marching Band State Finals @ Syracuse
  Sachem Csd Ronkonkoma, NY 11779

Monday November 2

• Thanksgiving Food Drive @ East & North 11/2-11/23
  Sachem Csd Ronkonkoma, NY 11779
• Senior Trip Reg Deadline @ North
  Sachem Csd Ronkonkoma, NY 11779
• Marching Band State Finals @ Syracuse
  Sachem Csd Ronkonkoma, NY 11779

Tuesday November 3

• NYSCAME Symposium
  Sachem Csd Ronkonkoma, NY 11779

Saturday November 7

• Sachem Day 5K
  Sachem Csd Ronkonkoma, NY 11779
• All County Jazz Concert
  Sachem Csd Ronkonkoma, NY 11779
  7:00 pm

Saturday November 14

• CHEF'S ARSENAL Pre-Black Friday 2-Day Warehouse Sale! Le Creuset, Wusthof & More →
  999 S Oyster Bay Rd, Building 110A, Bethpage, NY, 11714
  10:00 am
• (mostly) TRUE THINGS Storytelling Show →
  The Performing Arts Studio 224 E. Main St Port Jefferson, NY 1777
  7:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Ronkonkoma

• Police seek man accused of public lewdness in Ronkonkoma (tbrnewsmedia.com)
• Suffolk County Transit adds new weekday express bus route (wliw.org)
• Frank Vero, Jr. (libn.com)

Centereach

• La Fitness Won't Let You Cancel (change.org)
• Halloween Festival returns to Stony Brook Village for 36th year (tbrnewsmedia.com)
• Vehicle Theft, Title Washing Ringleader Sent to Prison (lilifepolitics.com)

Brentwood

• Man Set Fire To Family Member's LI Home, Killing 2 Dogs: DA (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What do you get if you buy a French ax and have it shipped?" — You have a foreign ax-sent (accent) (Thank you Carrie E. for sending it in!)
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