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In today's newsletter:

• How to win TLC and Salt-N-Pepa tickets at Jones Beach
• How Jones Beach fans joined early tributes to Dolly Parton
• Why were people caught climbing into a Wantagh manhole at 1 a.m.?

Also on today's calendar: End of Summer Festival and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Monday: An afternoon shower; humid, with a high of 78 and low of 70 degrees.
• Tuesday: Humid; an afternoon t-storm, temps: high: 82, low: 71.
• Wednesday: Humid with a thunderstorm, with a high of 80 and low of 71 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Shelley's Trivia: You Could Win Tickets to TLC & Salt-N-Pepa (audacy.com) — Wantagh music fans can win tickets to see TLC and Salt-N-Pepa at Northwell at Jones Beach Theater on September 15 by correctly answering a weekday trivia question on Shelley's show. The rules spell out eligibility, COVID-related requirements, and the need for a mobile ticketing app to redeem the prize.
   

• Dolly Parton Tributes Sweep Concert Stages After Her Death: "We Lost Our Lighthouse" (musictimes.com) — Wantagh concertgoers at Jones Beach recently witnessed Chris Stapleton honor Dolly Parton with a soulful version of "I Will Always Love You" just days after her death. His performance was part of a wave of tributes across Nashville and New York, as artists used Parton's songs to remember her influence and connect grieving fans in shared memorial moments.
   

• People Keep Sneaking Into New York City Sewers. No One Knows Why. (nytimes.com) — A strange trend of people sneaking into New York City sewers has now reached Wantagh, where a group was filmed entering a manhole, according to Nassau County police. Authorities have arrested two people in Brooklyn, but still don't know why these underground excursions are happening, leaving residents and officials guessing about motives and safety risks.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Wantagh

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 5
• End of Summer Festival →
  369 Green Ave, East Meadow
  10:00 am
Saturday September 19
• Jay Medal Soirée →
  Jay Estate, 210 Boston Post Rd, Rye
  5:30 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday September 2
• Board of Education Meeting 7:30 pm
  Wellington C Mepham High School Bellmore, NY 11710
• Summit Lane Back-to-School Night
  Lee Road School Wantagh, NY 11793
  6:30 pm
Thursday September 3
• Gardiners Avenue Back-to-School Night
  Lee Road School Wantagh, NY 11793
  6:30 pm
• Northside Back-to-School Night
  Lee Road School Wantagh, NY 11793
  6:30 pm
Friday September 4
• Gardiners Avenue Back-to-School Carnival
  Lee Road School Wantagh, NY 11793
  5:00 pm
Wednesday September 9
• Wednesday Evening Healing Eucharist Service →
  The Church of St. Jude, 3606 Lufberry Ave, Wantagh
  7:30 pm
Saturday September 12
• 11th Annual Heroes Against Heroin 5K Walk at Jones Beach →
  Jones Beach State Park, 1 Ocean Pkwy, Wantagh
  9:00 am
Wednesday September 16
• Healing Service →
  The Church of St. Jude, 3606 Lufberry Ave, Wantagh
  11:00 am
Saturday September 19
• Bideawee Celebrates the 54th National Pet Memorial Day →
  Bideawee's Pet Memorial Park in Wantagh (Long Island): 3300 Beltagh Avenue in Wantagh, NY
  1:00 pm
• Our Distinguished Citizen Dinner Honoring Robert "Bobby Hulse" →
  Captain Bills Restaurant & Catering, 122 Ocean Ave, Bay Shore
  6:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

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Merrick

• Merrick, NY: Library Warns Parents After Group of 13-Year-Olds Storm Children's Room, Yelling Slurs (theunionstar.com)
• Son of Missing American in Nepal Reveals Last Time He Spoke With Dad (commstrader.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time (Thank you Kourtney Z. for sending it in!)
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