🌱 Patch AM: How Massapequa’s baseball team turned tiny details into a state crown

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In today's newsletter:

• How Massapequa’s baseball team turned tiny details into a state crown
• How one small sign in Massapequa aims to save veterans’ lives

Also on today's calendar: Summer Solstice Celebration Yin Yoga and Live Flute Sound Bath and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What gets wetter as it dries? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Monday: Heavy rain and a thunderstorm, with a high of 74 and low of 68 degrees.
• Tuesday: Humid; a shower in the a.m., temps: high: 80, low: 64.
• Wednesday: Partly sunny and less humid, with a high of 82 and low of 67 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• How Massapequa, St. Dominic and LuHi baseball teams won state titles (newsday.com) — Massapequa High’s baseball team just captured its third state championship, powered by sharp defense and meticulous preparation in a 7-1 win over Liverpool. The story also spotlights St. Dominic and Long Island Lutheran, detailing how all three Long Island programs navigated tough playoff roads to bring home state titles this season.    

• Blue Star Mothers Turn Small Gifts Into Hope (southshorepress.com) — Blue Star Mothers New York Chapter 14 is quietly touching veterans’ lives across Long Island, including placing a suicide-awareness sign at Klestinec Park in Massapequa. From handmade pillowcases and mini Christmas trees to monthly dinners in Amityville and yarn drives for incarcerated veterans, the group shows how small, thoughtful gestures can bring comfort and hope.    

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📸 Around Massapequa

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Massapequa

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday June 23

• Open Canasta [Non-Instructional] →
  Massapequa Public Library - Central Avenue Building, 523 Central Ave, Massapequa
  3:00 pm

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Other local events

Monday June 22

• Summer Solstice Celebration Yin Yoga and Live Flute Sound Bath →
  516 Broadway, Massapequa
  7:30 pm

Wednesday June 24

• Wednesday Night at American Beauty Bar & Grill →
  American Beauty Bistro, 24 Central Ave, Massapequa
  6:00 pm

Thursday June 25

• DAHS Molloy CoHort (Dr. Z)
  East Broadway School Seaford, NY 11783
  4:00 pm
• Freestyle At The Yard →
  The Boat Yard, 1 Ocean Pkwy, Massapequa
  6:00 pm
• BOE Public Session
  BERNER MIDDLE SCHOOL 50 Carman Mill Rd, Massapequa, NY 11758
  8:00 pm

Saturday June 27

• Summer Reading Kickoff Party →
  Massapequa Public Library - Central Avenue Building, 523 Central Ave, Massapequa
  2:00 pm

Friday July 3

• Amityville July 3rd Celebration →
  Park Avenue, Park Ave, Amityville
  5:00 pm

Saturday July 4

• Amityville July 4 Parade →
  Mac Donald Avenue & South Bayview Avenue, Amityville
  10:00 am
• Massapequa Park Independence Day Parade →
  Lakeshore Drive At Walker Street, Massapequa Park, NY
  10:00 am

Monday July 6

• Vacation Bible School →
  36 E John St, Lindenhurst
  9:00 am

Tuesday July 7

• Town of Oyster Bay Salute to America →
  John J Burns Park, 4990 Merrick Rd, Massapequa
  7:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Hot Topic posted a job opening for Part-Time Assistant Store Manager in Massapequa. Apply here.
• Uncle Giuseppe's, Inc. posted a job opening for Deli Clerk (BOH) PT in Massapequa. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Massapequa here.

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🗞 Nearby News

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• Woman Injured in Shellbanks Marina Boat Explosion in Seaford (lawyertime.com)

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• Inside The Suffolk County Corruption That Allowed Rex Heuermann To Terrorize Long Island For Over 3 Decades (boredpanda.com)

Wantagh

• Rod Stewart pauses Utah concert after nearly fainting onstage (nbcnews.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A towel (Thank you Paula W. for sending it in!)Got a good riddle for PatchAM? Submit it here!

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