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🌱 Patch AM: How a New Hyde Park veteran’s view of war changed at home

Also check out Jay Medal Soirée on the New Hyde Park Patch calendar

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In today's newsletter:

  • How a New Hyde Park veteran's view of war changed at home

Also on today's calendar: Jay Medal Soirée.

Today's riddle: Why did the burglar wear blue gloves? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Humid; breezy in the p.m., with a high of 82 and low of 72 degrees.
  • Thursday: Breezy with a stray t-storm, temps: high: 84, low: 66.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny and less humid, with a high of 80 and low of 64 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Long Island veterans torn over War on Terror legacy (longislandpress.com) — A New Hyde Park veteran, Phoebe Ervin, reflects on how her guarded attitude toward Iraqis during deployment has evolved as she now helps an Arab client at a homeless shelter. Her story appears alongside other Long Island veterans wrestling with the legacy, costs, and purpose of the post‑9/11 wars as the 25th anniversary approaches.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

Floral Park

  • Spinelli, Matich Honored By NEWMAC (maritimeathletics.com)
  • Sun & Surf club in Atlantic Beach celebrates unofficial end of summer just weeks after tornado struck (newsday.com)

Garden City

  • Century-Old Curtiss Oriole Returns to Its Garden City Birthplace (vintageaviationnews.com)
  • Staples Golf Design Revitalizes Two Historic Golf Courses: Arcola Country Club and Garden City Country Club (thegolfwire.com)
  • Judge dismisses Garden City's lawsuit over casino zoning (newsday.com)

Queens

  • NYPD Recruit Dies After Collapsing During Training At Police Academy In Queens (patch.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: So he wouldn't get caught red handed. (Thank you Vicki B. for sending it in!)
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