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Coming up: Dino Days at Waterdrinker North Fork on the Shirley Patch calendar

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Coming up on the calendar:
- Dino Days at Waterdrinker North Fork at Waterdrinker North Fork
- Classic Fall Festival at Waterdrinker! at Waterdrinker Family Farm & Garden
- Dino Days at Waterdrinker North Fork Columbus Day! at Waterdrinker North Fork
... and check out 7 more events on the calendar!
Today's riddle: What do you call somebody who crosses the ocean twice and doesn't take a bath? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Sunday: Tropical Rainstorm Isaias, with a high of 64 and low of 56 degrees.
- Monday: A passing morning shower, temps: high: 71, low: 53.
- Tuesday: Some sun, then clouds; nice, with a high of 70 and low of 59 degrees.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Shirley
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★ Featured events ★
- Dino Days at Waterdrinker North Fork →
Waterdrinker North Fork, 4560 Sound Ave, Riverhead
9:00 am - Classic Fall Festival at Waterdrinker! →
Waterdrinker Family Farm & Garden, 663 Wading River Rd, Manorville
9:00 am - Dino Days at Waterdrinker North Fork Columbus Day! →
Waterdrinker North Fork, 4560 Sound Ave, Riverhead
10:00 am
Sunday October 11
Monday October 12
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Other local events
- Columbus Day (Observed) School Closed
William Floyd Learning Center Shirley, NY 11967 - Sweet Showdown: Candy Bracket Challenge Round 2! →
Main Library, 407 William Floyd Pkwy, Shirley - Costume Drive →
Main Library, 407 William Floyd Pkwy, Shirley
9:00 am - Nathaniel Woodhull Elementary School Hispanic Heritage Night
Nathaniel Woodhull Elementary School
4:00 pm - Stop 22 Event →
Raynor Country Day School
1:30 pm - Unkechaug Indian Nation →
Main Library, 407 William Floyd Pkwy, Shirley - RCDS Veterans' Day Ceremony →
Raynor Country Day School, 170 Montauk Hwy, Remsenburg-Speonk, NY, 11972
10:00 am
Monday October 12
Tuesday October 13
Thursday October 15
Thursday October 22
Sunday November 1
Thursday November 5
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🗓 Events Nearby
- South Country Concerts →
Christ Episcopal Church, 64 South Country Road, Bellport
7:00 pm - Columbus Day Town Hall Closed →
Brookhaven, NY Calendar Farmingville, NY 11738 - SCHOOLS CLOSED COLUMBUS DAY/ INDIGENOUS PEOPLES' DAY
South Country Csd Patchogue, NY 11772 - Indigenous Peoples' Day/Columbus Day →
South Country Library, 22 Station Rd, Bellport - SCHOOLS CLOSED - Indigenous Peoples' Day/Columbus Day
Center Moriches UFSD Center Moriches, NY 11934
Sunday October 11
Monday October 12
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🗞 Nearby News
Mastic Beach
- William Floyd to name football field after legendary coach Paul Longo (greaterlongisland.com)
Brookhaven
- Governor Kathy Hochul Announces the Completion New Affordable Housing for Seniors in Suffolk County (newsbreak.com)
- Despite Calling for Tax Cap Relief, Brookhaven Stays under State Cap (lilifepolitics.com)
- Safety issues raised over Manorville battery plant project (newsday.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
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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