Sunday: An afternoon thunderstorm, with a high of 79 and low of 66 degrees.
Monday: Mostly sunny and less humid, temps: high: 81, low: 64.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny and delightful, with a high of 79 and low of 64 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Legendary rockabilly group The Stray Cats to strut their stuff at The Dome (pilotonline.com) — Massapequa gets a shout-out as the hometown where Brian Setzer, Lee Rocker, and Slim Jim Phantom first formed The Stray Cats back in 1979 before heading overseas and breaking through in London. The piece mainly previews their Nov. 29 concert in Virginia Beach, while tracing the band's decades of breakups, reunions, and enduring rockabilly success.
• Site Map - July 21, 1907 (nytimes.com) — Buried in this 1907 New York Times site map is a brief reference to a "Busy Massapequa Week," showing that the community was already active and newsworthy more than a century ago. The rest of the page is a dense index of national and international stories, from train wrecks to society news and early sports coverage.
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
1 Corinthians 13:4-7"Love is patient, love is kind... It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres."Meaning: True love is active, kind, and stays strong through hard times. (Nextdoor Massapequa Woods)
Does anyone know where there are wild milkweed plants? I am trying to raise 7 Monarch butterfly caterpillars, but I only have 5 milkweed plants. They eat a leaf an hour, and I don't have enough leaves for… (Nextdoor North Massapequa)
Burlington posted a job opening for Retail Front End Supervisor - Full-Time in Massapequa. Apply here.
Whole Foods posted a job opening for Sanitation Team Member (Cleaner, Housekeeping, Custodial) - Part Time in Massapequa Park. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Massapequa here.
🗞 Nearby News
Seaford
Despite Trump's falling approval in NYS, Blakeman sees their friendship as an asset in governor's race (newsday.com)
Cantor Sol Zim to join Congregation Beth Tikvah for High Holy Days (liherald.com)
Wantagh
Pet Supply Drive organized by state Sen. Steve Rhoads collects more than 450 pounds for animal rescues (liherald.com)
10 ADs, One Mission. Introducing the Hudl AD Council (hudl.com)
Screens in schools: What you need to know about the federal Education Department's new guidance on technology in the classroom (newsday.com)
Farmingdale
33rd annual Seafood Festival draws crowds to sample oysters, lobster rolls, more (newsday.com)
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