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Spotted on the Long Beach calendar: Tanker Friend & Foes: A WWII Labor Day Weekend Event

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What's up Long Beach! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How a Long Beach native turned skating and service into resilience

Also on today's calendar: Tanker Friend & Foes: A WWII Labor Day Weekend Event and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why are elevator jokes so good ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Sunday: Periods of sun with a shower, with a high of 75 and low of 64 degrees.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 80, low: 69.
  • Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 81 and low of 71 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Long Beach native honored with army service medal (liherald.com) — A Long Beach High School graduate has earned the Army's Civilian Service Commendation Medal for his public affairs work at Fort Hamilton, while still keeping close ties to his hometown. Now living in Cedarhurst, he regularly returns to Long Beach's Ice Arena to skate, work as a skate guard, and maintain the fitness that helped him through two bouts of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, emphasizing resilience and enjoying life despite setbacks.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Garage Sale Giveaway!
    I just won't pay any company to take my things but I WILL give it away to anyone who needs it. (Nextdoor The Walks)
  • Burlington Stores posted a job opening for Retail Stocking Associate - Part Time in Valley Stream. Apply here.
  • Walmart posted a job opening for Front End Service Team Supervisor in Valley Stream. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Long Beach here.

🗞 Nearby News

Oceanside

  • Oceanside SAFE Coalition hosts sixth annual Overdose Awareness Day (liherald.com)
  • Rockville Centre Homemakers begin new season (liherald.com)
  • Mount Sinai health system will end gender-affirming care for youth, under agreement with Justice Department (newsday.com)

Rockville Centre

  • Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library's Laurie Adler builds community through outreach programs (liherald.com)

Valley Stream

  • Tête-á-Tete Cafeteria opens in Rockville Centre (newsday.com)
  • Kellenberg football keeping the faith in massive 2026 turnaround (amedpost.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: Because they work on so many levels ! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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