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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 tree say when Spring arrived? 🤔 (Answer below!)
• Massapequa School District highlights athletic excellence (longislandpress.com) — Massapequa residents can celebrate a banner year for the school district's athletes, with the Chiefs ranked New York's top Class AAA boys program and earning major state and national honors. Every one of Massapequa High School's 33 varsity teams also achieved Scholar-Athlete status, underscoring a rare combination of championship success and strong academics.
• Town to collect DVDs for troops, children's hospitals (bethpagenewsgram.com) — Massapequa residents can support troops and children's hospitals this September by donating DVDs through the Town of Oyster Bay's drive with Massapequa-based Big Hy for Heroes. Founded by Massapequa WWII veteran Hyman Strachman, the group has shipped hundreds of thousands of movies, and locals can drop off DVDs at Town Hall South on Hicksville Road.
• Brooklyn men sentenced to prison in staged accidents scheme involving one Long Island victim, authorities say (newsday.com) — A Massapequa driver was among the victims in a staged crash scheme that led to prison sentences for two Brooklyn men, according to prosecutors. Authorities say the pair orchestrated multiple fake collisions, including one on the Belt Parkway involving the Massapequa motorist, as part of a broader effort to defraud auto insurers across New York City.
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