🌱 Patch AM: How a Long Beach lifeguard stayed on patrol for 50 summers

Good morning to you Long Beach! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How a Long Beach lifeguard stayed on patrol for 50 summers
• Why surfers flocked to Long Beach while everyone else stayed inside

Also on today's calendar: Annual Hispanic Heritage Month Kite Flying Festival and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two favorite words for a shark to hear? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Windy with rain, with a high of 66 and low of 61 degrees.
• Monday: Occasional rain and drizzle, temps: high: 67, low: 60.
• Tuesday: Intervals of clouds and sun, with a high of 71 and low of 62 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Long Beach lifeguard Ed Segura marks 50 Years on patrol (liherald.com) — Long Beach residents can celebrate longtime lifeguard lieutenant Ed Segura, who just marked 50 summers protecting the city's beaches and now mentors younger guards. From his record-setting Long Beach High School swim days to working winters at the Long Beach Recreation Center, Segura's life has been intertwined with the shoreline, evolving equipment, and City Council-backed upgrades that keep local beachgoers safer.
   

• Huge Waves Draw Surfers To Long Island's Shore (southshorepress.com) — Long Beach's jetties became the go-to spot for surfers chasing 8- to 10-foot nor'easter swells, drawing wave riders from across the region despite dangerous winds and erosion concerns. Local surf legend Charles "Tooth" Callahan praised the city's tall buildings for blocking some wind, though the heavy surf still led to broken boards and one teen's hospital trip.
   

📸 Around Long Beach

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Long Beach

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday September 27
• Annual Hispanic Heritage Month Kite Flying Festival →
  Long Beach, Long Beach
  2:00 pm

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Other local events

Monday September 28
• Molly Mouse @ 9:30am
  Long Beach Public Library, 111 West Park Ave, Long Beach
  9:30 am
• Accessible Yoga for Every Body (Hybrid)
  Long Beach Public Library, 111 West Park Ave, Long Beach
  10:00 am
• Molly Mouse @ 10:15am
  Long Beach Public Library, 111 West Park Ave, Long Beach
  10:15 am
Tuesday September 29
• Aaron Berg and Brendan Sagalow Comedy Night @Borrelli's Taproom →
  Borrelli's Taproom, 912 West Beech Street, Long Beach
• Clay McLeod Chapman - Library event →
  Long Beach Public Library (Main Branch), 111 W. Park Avenue, Long Beach
  6:00 pm
• Devil Inside →
  Long Beach Library, 111 W. Park Avenue, Long Beach
  7:00 pm
• Kiwanis Club membership recruitment program →
  Long Beach Hotel, 405 E Broadway, Long Beach
  7:30 pm
Wednesday September 30
• Long Beach Run Club →
  Bright Eye Beer Co. Taproom, 50 West Park Ave, Long Beach
  6:45 pm
Sunday October 4
• Long Beach Fine Art Expo V →
  The Allegria Hotel, 80 W Broadway, Long Beach
  10:00 am
• October Food Fest of Island Park →
  301 Long Beach Rd, Island Park
  6:00 pm
Wednesday October 7
• Staying Strong Through Midlife and Beyond: HSS Free Webinar! →
  6:30 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Oceanside

• Oceanside schools' TAPS program supports new teachers through tenure (liherald.com)
• Oceanside marks 25th anniversary of 9/11 with memorial ceremony (liherald.com)
• Check out the New York high school boys soccer polls for this week (recordonline.com)

Rockville Centre

• Five Towns UJA Dinner honors jewish community leaders (liherald.com)

Valley Stream

• Don Cooper, pitching great at NYIT and famed pitching coach for the Chicago White Sox, dies at 70 (newsday.com)

Ok Long Beach! 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: "MAN OVERBOARD!" (Thank you M J. for sending it in!)
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