🌱 How will Ronkonkoma riders actually get to work during the LIRR strike?

Hey there, Ronkonkoma! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How will Ronkonkoma riders actually get to work during the LIRR strike?

Also on today's calendar: 🌮 Tacos and Trivia Tonight! 🌮 and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: Why do Honeydew Melons have to get married in church? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Monday: Mostly sunny and warm, with a high of 79 and low of 61 degrees.
• Tuesday: Partly sunny and very warm, temps: high: 85, low: 62.
• Wednesday: Breezy; an afternoon t-storm, with a high of 89 and low of 55 degrees. 🌶 Hot!

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📰 News we're reading

• Long Island Rail Road Strike Day 3: Both Sides Back to Table (chelseanewsny.com subscription) — Ronkonkoma commuters face a full Long Island Rail Road shutdown, with only limited free peak-hour shuttle buses linking Ronkonkoma and other hubs to Queens subways during the ongoing strike. State leaders, unions, and the MTA are back at the bargaining table, but for now residents are urged to work from home if possible and brace for heavier traffic and crowded alternate transit.
   

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📸 Around Ronkonkoma

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Ronkonkoma

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday May 19

• Not Your Grandma’s Bingo Night! →
  Flanagan's Pub, 451 Hawkins Ave, Ronkonkoma
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Monday May 18

• HBD Beginner Spring Concert
  Helen B Duffield Elementary School Ronkonkoma, NY 11779
  7:00 pm

Tuesday May 19

• Annual District Meeting (Budget Vote & Trustee Election)
  Sachem Csd Ronkonkoma, NY 11779
• 🌮 Tacos and Trivia Tonight! 🌮 →
  Shennanigans Cafe, 228 Hawkins Ave, Lake Ronkonkoma
  8:00 pm

Wednesday May 20

• Junior Banquet @ North
  Sachem Csd Ronkonkoma, NY 11779
• Sachem Games
  Sachem Csd Ronkonkoma, NY 11779
• HS Concert #2 @ East 7PM
  Sachem Csd Ronkonkoma, NY 11779

Thursday May 21

• Sachem Games Rain Date
  Sachem Csd Ronkonkoma, NY 11779

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday May 18

• GMS - Band Concert (Mr. MacCarthy and Mr. Margolin)
  Great Hollow Middle School Nesconset, NY 11767
  6:30 pm
• PTA Meeting
  Connetquot Csd Bohemia, NY 11716
  7:00 pm
• Sycamore Beginner Concert
  Sycamore Avenue Elementary School Bohemia, NY 11716
  7:00 pm
• HBD Beginner Spring Concert
  Connetquot Csd Bohemia, NY 11716
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

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🗞 Nearby News

Holbrook

• RCSJ-Gloucester baseball stages historic comeback for title (courierpostonline.com)

Central Islip

• Boxcutter Attack Outside Long Island Deli After Argument With Stranger: Police (dailyvoice.com)
• Late Ducks Rally Falls Just Short (oursportscentral.com)

Hauppauge

• Long Island's Diamond Stars: Top baseball and softball performances (newsday.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because they cant elope!! (Thank you Charlie H. for sending it in!)
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