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  • See how Long Beach lit up during this epic Nor'easter swell
  • Can the Long Beach Marines turn this momentum into a playoff run?

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Today's riddle: What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Breezy in the afternoon, with a high of 74 and low of 58 degrees.
  • Friday: Sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 70, low: 58.
  • Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 65 and low of 61 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• The Nor'East Beast! Dugan Mega Photo Gallery (easternsurf.com) — Massive Nor'easter swell turned Long Beach into a surf magnet, drawing local standout Balaram Stack and visiting pros from New Jersey, Florida, and beyond for several days of double-overhead, mostly offshore barrels. While the storm caused some erosion, the article focuses on how Long Beach's jetties, dunes, and community of surfers soaked up rare, world-class conditions right off the city's shoreline.
   

• Long Beach at .500 after Homecoming win (liherald.com) — Long Beach High School's Marines football team is back at .500 after a gritty 15-6 Homecoming win over Roosevelt, keeping their county championship hopes alive in Nassau Conference II. Standout performances from Brody Riedel, quarterback Brody Juan, and a stingy defense set up a key rivalry game at home against New Hyde Park this Saturday at 1:30 p.m.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white?" — A chalk board (Thank you Charlie H. for sending it in!)
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