🌱 Patch AM: How Massapequa’s offense stacks up in Saturday’s showdown

Cheers Massapequa! We're back, helping you stay up to date with what's happening. Let's take on the day together! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How Massapequa's offense stacks up in Saturday's showdown
• Why Gillibrand brought her gas-price fight to Massapequa

Also on today's calendar: Math Meets Gaming: Free Family Event with Mathnasium and Valhallan Esports and 8 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the hospital? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 72 and low of 54 degrees.
• Saturday: Sunny to partly cloudy, temps: high: 66, low: 57.
• Sunday: Some rain in the afternoon, with a high of 67 and low of 59 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Long Island high school football Week 5 preview, plus game picks (newsday.com) — Massapequa fans can look forward to a big home matchup Saturday at 2 p.m., when the undefeated Chiefs host Oceanside in a clash of high-powered Nassau I offenses. The preview also breaks down other key Long Island high school football games that could shape conference races as the season hits its second half.
   

• Sen. Gillibrand Says Trump Knew His 'Reckless' Iran War Would Send Gas Prices Soaring and Launched It Anyway, Pointing to His Own Energy Secretary's Admission as Prices Sit at the Highest Level Ever… (newsbreak.com) — Massapequa drivers are highlighted as paying about 50 percent more for gas, with Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand visiting a local Mobil station to blame higher prices on President Trump's war in Iran. The article details her broader campaign tying the conflict to fuel costs, her push to end the war, and her support for suspending the federal gas tax.
   

📸 Around Massapequa

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Massapequa

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday October 10
• 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

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Other local events

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
Saturday October 17
• Metro NY PCA Fall Foliage Rally →
  Tobay Beach, Ocean Parkway, Massapequa
  7:30 am
• Casino Night Fundraiser →
  Our Lady Of Lourdes Church School Auditorium, 379 Linden St, Massapequa Park
  6:00 pm
Sunday October 18
• Metro PCA Autocross Tobay Beach →
  Tobay Beach, Ocean Parkway, Massapequa
  7:30 am
Thursday October 22
• Massapequa Workshop: Learn about Civil Service Careers and NY HELPS →
  The Workforce Partnership - Massapequa Career Center, 977 Hicksville Road, Massapequa
  1:00 pm
Saturday October 24
• TLE Massapequa Trunk or Treat →
  5795-5811 Merrick Rd, Massapequa
  2:00 pm
Sunday October 25
• SYMPHONIC SPOOKTACULAR →
  Alfred G. Berner Middle School, 50 Carman Mill Road, Massapequa
  3:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday October 9
• Friday BMCE Beginner Yoga →
  Brookside School, 1260 Meadowbrook Road, Merrick
  9:00 am
• R&A Advanced ESL Class →
  Bellmore Memorial Library, 2288 Bedford Avenue, Bellmore
  10:00 am
• Lil Athletes
  Westbury Memorial Public Library Children's Programs at the Meeting Room, 445 Jefferson Street, Westbury
  10:30 am
• Tax Forum →
  Hempstead Town, NY Calendar, 500 Hempstead AvenueWest, Hempstead
  10:30 am

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Thank you 👏👏👏 to these businesses for making Massapequa PatchAM possible:

• Mathnasium of Massapequa Park — (516) 203-7501
• NY Axe Throwing — (631) 237-0050
• Long Island Swim School — (516) 378-8467
• ink & easel Art Studio — (516) 619-7721
• Mosquito Brothers — 516-321-0606
• Affordable Offices/Salon/Studio Spaces — (934) 222-4522
• Skin Space — (516) 920-3223
• Brands Cycle & Fitness — (516) 781-6100

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💬 Chatter

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🗞 Nearby News

Seaford

• Clarke's Ayla Abate and Mia Lucas both score twice (newsday.com)
• Long Island's retro venues offer nostalgic fun (newsday.com)

Farmingdale

• High Tide Taco Bar in Farmingdale becomes Greek Table (newsday.com)
• Hearing Aids in Bethpage Farmingdale: Expert Hearing Testing and Treatment Under One Roof (issuewire.com)

Freeport

• Babylon Man Pleads Guilty After Fatal Freeport Hit-And-Run: NCDA (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: "Why did the cookie go to the hospital?" — Because he felt crummy. (Thank you Sanda J. for sending it in!)
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