🌱 Patch AM: See how Long Beach stacks up against other New York small cities.

Greetings Long Beach! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• See how Long Beach stacks up against other New York small cities.

Also on today's calendar: Staying Strong Through Midlife and Beyond: HSS Free Webinar! and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Monday: Breezy and warmer, with a high of 72 and low of 52 degrees.
• Tuesday: Plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 64, low: 56.
• Wednesday: Sunny; breezy in the p.m., with a high of 66 and low of 59 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Best small cities in America: Only 1 New York community landed in the top 1% (ithacajournal.com) — Long Beach ranks in the 89th percentile of more than 1,300 small U.S. cities in a new WalletHub livability study, putting it well above many peers statewide. The analysis weighs affordability, economic health, education and health, quality of life, and safety, with Saratoga Springs cracking the national top five while Long Beach earns a strong showing for New Yorkers seeking small-city living.
   

📸 Around Long Beach

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Long Beach

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday October 7
• Staying Strong Through Midlife and Beyond: HSS Free Webinar! →
  6:30 pm

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Other local events

Monday October 5
• Lego Club →
  Main Library, 111 West Park Ave, Long Beach
  6:00 pm
• Sam Morril Comedy Night @Borrelli's Taproom →
  Borrelli's Taproom, 912 West Beech Street, Long Beach
  7:30 pm
• Mastering Mah-jongg: A 4-Part Beginner Series
  Long Beach Public Library 111 West Park Ave, Long Beach, NY, 11561, US
  7:30 pm
Tuesday October 6
• Trivia Tuesday →
  Bright Eye Beer Co. Taproom, 50 West Park Ave, Long Beach
  7:00 pm
Wednesday October 7
• Long Beach Run Club →
  Bright Eye Beer Co. Taproom, 50 West Park Ave, Long Beach
  6:45 pm
• From Shattered Morning to Shared Mission →
  Temple Emanu-El of the South Shore, 455 Neptune Blvd, Long Beach
  7:00 pm
Thursday October 8
• Otago: Exercise for Fall Prevention by Mt Sinai Health →
  Main Library, 111 West Park Ave, Long Beach
  3:00 pm
• Crafts and Drafts with Earth Arts →
  Bright Eye Beer Co. Taproom, 50 West Park Ave, Long Beach
  7:00 pm
Saturday October 10
• Adult Craft: Spooky Season Decorative Light →
  Main Library, 111 West Park Ave, Long Beach
  9:15 am
• If Tara can do it...Spooky Season Light craft →
  Main Library, 111 West Park Ave, Long Beach
  9:15 am
Monday October 19
• 5-week Healing Circle Series →
  Long Beach Middle School, 239 Lido Blvd, Lido Beach
  7:00 pm

📣 Long Beach Shout Outs!

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Ridgewood Savings Bank posted a job opening for Assistant Branch Manager in Hewlett. Apply here.
• Dick's Sporting Goods posted a job opening for Seasonal Retail Sales Associate in Valley Stream. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Long Beach here.

🗞 Nearby News

Oceanside

• Coast Guard opens new recruiting office in Lynbrook (newsbreak.com)

Valley Stream

• In a surprise move, Vermont's Roman Catholic Diocese seeks to dismiss its 2-year-old bankruptcy case (bostonglobe.com)
• Burgerology to open in Patchogue, replacing Spycoast Kitchen (newsday.com)
• Inaugural edition of Sheen Awards honors Mother Angelica (ewtnnews.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: "The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I ?" — Footsteps (Thank you Patty G. for sending it in!)
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