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🌱 Patch AM: Meet the seven POBJFK seniors honored as National Merit Semifinalists

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Hi there, Plainview! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Meet the seven POBJFK seniors honored as National Merit Semifinalists
  • Plainview native helps bring powerful autism story to the big screen

Also on today's calendar: 2026 Syosset Street Fair and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Who's in favor of bringing back Roman Numerals? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Cloudy with a gusty breeze, with a high of 67 and low of 57 degrees.
  • Saturday: Cloudy, a little rain; windy, temps: high: 62, low: 57.
  • Sunday: Cloudy, a little rain; breezy, with a high of 64 and low of 56 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Seven seniors named Natl. Merit Semifinalists (jericho-news-journal.com) — Seven Plainview-Old Bethpage John F. Kennedy High School seniors have been named National Merit Semifinalists, placing them among the top one percent of high school seniors nationwide. These students now move on to compete for prestigious National Merit Scholarships, with winners to be announced next spring, highlighting strong academic achievement in the Plainview-Old Bethpage community.
   

• Filmmaker Wilfred La Salle shines light on autism awareness with Lucy (longislandpress.com) — A Plainview native, actor Morris Napolitano, plays a central father role in Lucy, a new Long Island–shot film that explores autism from parents' perspectives. Filmmaker Wilfred La Salle aims to raise awareness by portraying families' emotional journeys, with a trailer due in November and a full release planned for Autism Awareness Month in April 2027.
   

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  • Former Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano was resentenced to 10 (liherald.com)
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Bethpage

  • Service restored on LIRR after strong winds likely knocked down utility poles west of Bethpage (news12.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I for 1. (Thank you Bill L. for sending it in!)
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