🌱 Patch AM: Meet the 55 new teachers joining Massapequa classrooms this fall

Hello Massapequa! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Meet the 55 new teachers joining Massapequa classrooms this fall
• How a Massapequa boy's battle sparked a townwide show of support

Also on today's calendar: 44th Annual WICC Greatest Bluefish Tournament on Earth with $25,000 Grand Prize and 8 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the wall say to the other wall. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 78 and low of 70 degrees.
• Thursday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, temps: high: 80, low: 71.
• Friday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 81 and low of 68 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Massapequa Welcomes New Class Of Teachers (patch.com) — Massapequa's school district has welcomed 55 first-year teachers, including seven Massapequa High School graduates, after a four-day orientation program to get them ready for local classrooms. District leaders emphasized strong support for educators and a shared mission of guiding students to graduation, while new staff learned about instructional technology and expectations across all grade levels.
   

• Town of Oyster Bay Joins Community Organization Vinny's Army in Proclaiming September Childhood Cancer Awareness Month (longisland.com) — A Massapequa family's fight against pediatric cancer helped inspire Vinny's Army, the nonprofit that just partnered with the Town of Oyster Bay to declare September Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. Town Hall will glow gold and display ribbons in solidarity, and residents are encouraged to support Vinny's Army's mission and upcoming blood drive to help local children and families facing cancer.
   

📸 Around Massapequa

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Massapequa

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday August 29
• 44th Annual WICC Greatest Bluefish Tournament on Earth with $25,000 Grand Prize →
  Long Island Sound,
  12:01 am
Sunday August 30
• Blessing Of The Backpacks →
  Community UMC, 100 Park Blvd, Massapequa
  10:00 am
Saturday September 19
• Jay Medal Soirée →
  Jay Estate, 210 Boston Post Rd, Rye
  5:30 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday August 26
• DAHS PTSA Spirit Wear Sales
  East Broadway School Seaford, NY 11783
  5:30 pm
• Wednesday Night at American Beauty Bar & Grill →
  American Beauty Bistro, 24 Central Ave, Massapequa
  6:00 pm
• Board of Education Planning & Special Meeting
  East Broadway School Seaford, NY 11783
  7:30 pm
Thursday August 27
• Freestyle At The Yard →
  The Boat Yard, 1 Ocean Pkwy, Massapequa
  6:00 pm
Wednesday September 2
• Summit Lane Back-to-School Night
  East Broadway School Seaford, NY 11783
  6:30 pm
Thursday September 3
• Freestyle At The Yard →
  The Boat Yard, 1 Ocean Pkwy, Massapequa
  6:00 pm
• Northside Back-to-School Night
  East Broadway School Seaford, NY 11783
  6:30 pm
• Gardiners Avenue Back-to-School Night
  East Broadway School Seaford, NY 11783
  6:30 pm

📣 Massapequa Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday August 26
• DAHS Volleyball Tryouts
  Lee Road School Wantagh, NY 11793
  8:00 am
• 9th grade orientation
  Lindenhurst UFSD Lindenhurst, NY 11757
  9:00 am
• Salk 6th Grade Student Orientation for Gardiners Avenue/Lee Road
  Levittown UFSD Levittown, NY 11756
  9:00 am
• MacArthur 9th Grade Student Orientation
  Levittown UFSD Levittown, NY 11756
  9:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Does anyone know of a reliable mason that can treat an oil stain on bluestone?
  XP cleaner and degreaser has helped, but it's still visible on this new stoop. I'm waiting on an estimate but all the good masons, including mine, … (Nextdoor North Massapequa)
• The bottom line is food is very expensive.
  I go into a small store. I go into a supermarket. I'm paying twice as much and getting half as much. That's the reality. Will it change hopefully… (Nextdoor Massapequa Woods)

• Whole Foods posted a job opening for Produce Associate Team Leader (Assistant Department Manager) in Massapequa Park. Apply here.
• Hope For Youth, Inc. posted a job opening for Cleaner Multiple worksites in Amityville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Massapequa here.

🗞 Nearby News

Wantagh

• NYC Teen Killed In Wantagh Motorcycle Crash Remembered For 'Genuine Way Of Loving Others' (dailyvoice.com)
• Shelter Dog Found as a Stray Spends Her Puppyhood Living Stressed Inside Kennel Bars (dogtime.com)
• Nassau H.S. Athletics HOF Class of 2026 announced (liherald.com)

Farmingdale

• US Flight Training Group Adds 2 Piper Archers and Prepares Second Campus in 2026 (afm.aero)

Freeport

• 'More Than Merchandise': Freeport Gift Shop Announces Closure After 35 Years (patch.com)

Ok Massapequa! 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: Meet me at the corner. (Thank you Earlene M. for sending it in!)
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