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🌱 Patch AM: Can Massapequa’s Chiefs keep their 17-game win streak alive Saturday?

Coming up: First Annual Hardscrabble Theater One-Act Play Festival on the Massapequa Patch calendar

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Greetings Massapequa! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Can Massapequa's Chiefs keep their 17-game win streak alive Saturday?
  • Will Oyster Bay approve a new self-storage facility in Massapequa?
  • How a Farmingdale food drive is filling plates in Massapequa.

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!)

Weather forecast:

  • Monday: Warmer; cloudy, then some sun, with a high of 73 and low of 57 degrees.
  • Tuesday: Partly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 73, low: 65.
  • Wednesday: Pleasant with clouds and sun, with a high of 78 and low of 58 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

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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  • This coming Thursday & Saturday I will be at Dr.
    Kelly's Health & Healing Grotto to teach Copper Alchemy on thursday & Psychic & mediumship readings on Saturday morning. Hope to see you there! … (Nextdoor North Massapequa)
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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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