🌱 Patch AM: How a Clocks Boulevard house fire displaced four Massapequa residents

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• How a Clocks Boulevard house fire displaced four Massapequa residents

Also on today's calendar: After the Rain: Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Benefit Event for Chasing the Rainbows 🌈 and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why was the scarecrow given an award? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Cooler; a little p.m. rain, with a high of 64 and low of 58 degrees.
• Monday: Sunshine, breezy and nice, temps: high: 71, low: 50.
• Tuesday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 64 and low of 52 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Fire heavily damages Massapequa home, displaces 4, injures 2 firefighters (newsday.com) — A serious house fire on Clocks Boulevard in Massapequa Saturday evening heavily damaged a two-story home, displaced four residents, and injured two firefighters. About 100 firefighters from Massapequa and neighboring departments battled flames involving the house and attached garage, which contained lithium-ion batteries. The cause is under investigation, and the road remained closed into the night.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Massapequa

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday October 10
• After the Rain: Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Benefit Event for Chasing the Rainbows 🌈 →
  Crest Hollow Country Club, 8325 Jericho Tpke, Woodbury
  11:00 am
• Math Meets Gaming: Free Family Event with Mathnasium and Valhallan Esports →
  Valhallan Esports Training, 3004 Merrick Rd, Wantagh
  3:00 pm
Friday October 16
• First Annual Hardscrabble Theater One-Act Play Festival →
  298 Conklin St, Farmingdale
  8:00 pm
Saturday October 17
• Casino Night Fundraiser →
  Our Lady Of Lourdes Church School Auditorium, 379 Linden St, Massapequa Park
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Tuesday October 6
• MHS Guidance Workshop - Financial Aid for College
  MHS
  7:00 pm
Wednesday October 7
• Wednesday Night at American Beauty Bar & Grill →
  American Beauty Bistro, 24 Central Ave, Massapequa
  6:00 pm
• Staying Strong Through Midlife and Beyond: HSS Free Webinar! →
  6:30 pm
Thursday October 8
• HS Junior Post-HS Kickoff
  Plainedge High School, 241 Wyngate Dr, Massapequa
  7:00 pm
Friday October 9
• Tobay In-Water Boat Show →
  Massapequa NY
Wednesday October 14
• Wednesday Night at American Beauty Bar & Grill →
  American Beauty Bistro, 24 Central Ave, Massapequa
  6:00 pm
• HS Academic Honor Society Induction
  Plainedge Public Schools, 241 Wyngate Drive, North Massapequa
  7:00 pm
Friday October 16
• Bus Trip: New Hope Railroad & Lunch on Your Own in New Hope, Pennsylvania →
  Westfield Sunrise Mall Massapequa, 400 Sunrise Mall, Massapequa
  7:45 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

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🗞 Nearby News

Seaford

• Manhattan's Visit Sicily NYC making one-day Long Island delivery (newsday.com)
• Malverne football's Isaiah Smith does it all in final minute of victory over Lynbrook (newsday.com)
• Seaford E-Bike Stop Leads to Drug Bust; Police Say Man Had 70 Glassine Envelopes of Suspected Heroin (longisland.com)

Massapequa Park

• Which One Might Actually Be A Good Deal? 1942 Packard Clipper vs 2001 Nissan Maxima (theautopian.com)

Wantagh

• Appeals court backs NY mascot ban, but Wantagh fight continues (news12.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why was the scarecrow given an award?" — Because he was outstanding in his field! (Thank you Teresa M. for sending it in!)
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