🌱 Patch AM: What’s next in Wantagh’s legal fight over the Warriors name?

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In today's newsletter:

• What's next in Wantagh's legal fight over the Warriors name?
• How a Wantagh mom turned a DNA test into a lifesaving warning
• Why a Wantagh Parkway bridge now honors a fallen state trooper

Also on today's calendar: Staying Strong Through Midlife and Beyond: HSS Free Webinar! and 8 more events.

Today's riddle: Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 63 and low of 49 degrees.
• Wednesday: Breezy in the afternoon, temps: high: 66, low: 57.
• Thursday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 74 and low of 56 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• School Board Member's Objection to No-Indigenous-School-Team-Logos Claim Can Proceed (reason.com) — Wantagh residents should know a federal appeals court has allowed school board member Anthony Greco's personal First Amendment challenge to New York's ban on Indigenous school logos to move forward, specifically over his right to wear "Wantagh Warriors" gear. The court, however, threw out the Wantagh Union Free School District's broader challenge, limiting the case to Greco's individual free-speech claim.
   

• A Wantagh mother's journey From BRCA1 diagnosis to breast cancer survivor (longislandpress.com) — A 32-year-old Wantagh mother is sharing how a casual 23andMe test led to a BRCA1 diagnosis, aggressive breast cancer at 29, and ultimately becoming cancer-free after intensive treatment. Her story, timed to Breast Cancer Awareness Month, urges local women to know their family history, trust their bodies, and define their own path to recovery and life after cancer.
   

• Wantagh State Parkway Bridge Dedicated in Honor of Fallen NYS Trooper James M. MacLarnon (longisland.com) — A bridge on the Wantagh State Parkway over the Southern State Parkway has been officially dedicated to fallen New York State Trooper James M. MacLarnon, honoring his service patrolling Long Island's parkways. Local and state officials joined State Police members at the October 2 ceremony, highlighting his heroism and ensuring his sacrifice remains part of the community's daily travels.
   

📸 Around Wantagh

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Wantagh

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday October 7
• Staying Strong Through Midlife and Beyond: HSS Free Webinar! →
  6:30 pm
Saturday October 10
• GCA: Local School Car Wash →
  36 Smith St, Merrick
  9:00 am
• Math Meets Gaming: Free Family Event with Mathnasium and Valhallan Esports →
  Valhallan Esports Training, 3004 Merrick Rd, Wantagh
  3:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday October 8
• Struggle Jennings →
  Mulcahy's, 3232 Railroad Ave, Wantagh
  8:00 pm
Wednesday October 14
• Wednesday Evening Healing Eucharist Service →
  The Church of St. Jude, 3606 Lufberry Ave, Wantagh
  7:30 pm
Thursday October 15
• Fall 2026 Daisy Parent Info Seaford/Wantagh →
  3100 Beltagh Ave, Wantagh
  6:30 pm
Friday October 16
• Annie →
  Herricks Community Center, 999 Herricks Rd, New Hyde Park
  7:30 pm
Tuesday October 20
• The Web of Connections - Small Networking Rotation →
  Futterman Lanza, LLP, 145 Pinelawn Rd, Melville
  5:30 pm
Friday October 23
• Junk Journaling Workshop →
  Workshop, 1869 Wantagh Avenue, Wantagh
  6:15 pm
Saturday October 24
• Harvest Fair and Car Show →
  Bellmore Presbyterian Church, 2740 Martin Ave, Bellmore
  10:00 am
Wednesday October 28
• She Means Business Networking Night →
  Ridgewood Station Tavern, 3231 Sunrise Highway, Wantagh
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday October 6
• Tabletop Game Days →
  Levittown Public Library, 1 Bluegrass Lane, Levittown
  10:30 am
• Town of Hempstead Tax Exemptions Forum →
  Levittown Public Library, 1 Bluegrass Lane, Levittown
  10:30 am
• LI Writers' Guild Writing Workshop →
  Bellmore Memorial Library, 2288 Bedford Avenue, Bellmore
  10:30 am
• Tax Forum →
  Hempstead Town, NY Calendar, 1 Bluegrass Lane, Levittown
  10:30 am

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💬 Chatter

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🗞 Nearby News

Seaford

• Seaford E-Bike Stop Leads to 70 Packets of Suspected Drugs, Felony Charges (newsbreak.com)
• Fire heavily damages Massapequa home, displaces 4, injures 2 firefighters (newsday.com)
• Newsday's top 10 high school girls soccer team rankings (newsday.com)

Massapequa

• Burgerology to open in Patchogue, replacing Spycoast Kitchen (newsday.com)
• Blakeman vows to bar transgender students from girls' school bathrooms and lockers in NY (nypost.com)
• Chase Miller Wins Individual Title at Queensborough Invitational (maritimeathletics.com)

Freeport

• Florida Woman Charged In Connection With Theft Of $50K From Cerebral Palsy Association In Roosevelt: Police (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes?" — So when they come back to port they can just scan-da-navi-an! (Thank you Jessica C. for sending it in!)
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