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Also on today's calendar: First Annual Hardscrabble Theater One-Act Play Festival and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: Why do some birds fly south for the winter? 🤔 (Answer below!)
1. Football Recap: Massapequa Rolls to Its 17th Straight Win (maxpreps.com) — Massapequa's Chiefs football team extended their winning streak to 17 games with a dominant 33–0 shutout of Oceanside, improving to 5–0 and reinforcing their top‑ten state ranking. Local fans now have another big matchup to circle, as Massapequa hosts in‑conference rival East Meadow this Saturday afternoon.
2. Top 5 stories in Long Island Press this week: LI schools failing lockdown drill compliance, a Wantagh mother's journey with cancer, and more (longislandpress.com) — Town of Oyster Bay officials are weighing a special use permit for a new self‑storage facility in Massapequa, a decision that could change how nearby properties are used. The same weekly news roundup also highlights school lockdown drill issues, a Wantagh woman's cancer journey, and other Long Island community developments.
3. Girl Scout troop, firefighters team up for Farmingdale food drive (newsbreak.com) — Donations from a Farmingdale Girl Scout troop's food drive, held with the South Farmingdale Fire Department, are being distributed through Powered by Christ Church in Massapequa, directly helping local families facing food insecurity. The project, part of the scouts' Bronze Award effort, gathered canned goods, essentials, and monetary gifts to support neighbors who struggle to afford basic necessities.
4. Freehold woman among new DEC forest rangers (dailygazette.com) — A new class of 17 New York State Forest Rangers has graduated, including Jack Caulfield from Massapequa, who will help patrol and protect millions of acres of state land. The rigorous six‑month training covered rescues, wildfire response, and wildlife protection, adding to a statewide force that handled hundreds of search-and-rescue missions and wildfires last year.
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why do some birds fly south for the winter?" — Because it's too far to walk..! (Thank you Theresia F. for sending it in!)
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