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Also on today's calendar: Broadway's Melissa Errico & The Knights: A Celebration of Regent Roger Tilles and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What do you call somebody who crosses the ocean twice and doesn't take a bath? 🤔 (Answer below!)
• The 409-Acre New York Park Designed By The Same Family Behind Central Park (takingthekids.com) — Planting Fields Arboretum State Historic Park in the Town of Oyster Bay offers locals 409 acres of gardens, trails, and historic Coe Hall to explore year-round, with free grounds access and modest parking fees. The piece walks you through seasonal highlights, greenhouse hours, and family-friendly tips so you can plan relaxed walks, winter camellia visits, and mansion tours just minutes from home.
• High school sports roundup: Field hockey, boys and girls soccer and girls volleyball (newsday.com) — Oyster Bay's field hockey team picked up a solid 2–0 win over Great Neck South, with Alejandra Velasquez scoring both goals off corners to even the team's record at 5–5. The roundup also recaps other Long Island high school action in boys and girls soccer and girls volleyball, highlighting close finishes and standout performances across Nassau and Suffolk.
• 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) — Oyster Bay Town Board members are weighing a special use permit for a new self‑storage facility in Massapequa, a decision that could affect nearby traffic and land use. The weekly roundup also touches on school lockdown drill compliance, a Wantagh woman's cancer journey, a cabaret permit hearing, and a temple's move from New Hyde Park to Roslyn.
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What do you call somebody who crosses the ocean twice and doesn't take a bath?" — A dirty double crosser ! (Thank you Theresia F. for sending it in!)
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