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What's up Wantagh! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• See how Wantagh boys soccer pulled off a late-game winner
• Why a Wantagh woman's DNA test transformed her cancer battle

Also on today's calendar: Wednesday Evening Healing Eucharist Service and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call somebody who crosses the ocean twice and doesn't take a bath? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Tropical Rainstorm Isaias, with a high of 64 and low of 57 degrees.
• Monday: A couple of morning showers, temps: high: 71, low: 59.
• Tuesday: Some sun, then clouds; nice, with a high of 70 and low of 62 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• High school sports roundup: Field hockey, boys and girls soccer and girls volleyball (newsday.com) — Wantagh boys soccer edged Friends Academy 2-1, with Matthew DiChiara netting the late go-ahead goal after Mason Arredondo's earlier penalty kick equalizer. The wider roundup also spotlights field hockey, girls soccer, and volleyball results across Long Island, but Wantagh fans will be most excited about their team's clutch Nassau A victory.
   

• Top 5 stories in Long Island Press this week: LI schools failing lockdown drill compliance, a Wantagh mother's journey with cancer, and more (longislandpress.com) — This week's Long Island Press highlights include a deeply personal story about a Wantagh woman whose ancestry test results reshaped her life and cancer journey. The roundup also covers school lockdown drill compliance concerns, a Massapequa self-storage proposal, a restaurant permit hearing, and a synagogue's move from New Hyde Park to Roslyn.
   

📸 Around Wantagh

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Wantagh

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★ Featured events ★

Monday October 12
• Storytime Corner Walk-in Hour →
  Jones Beach Energy & Nature Center, 150 Bay Parkway, Wantagh
  11:00 am

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Other local events

Tuesday October 13
• DAHS Cheer Section VIII Competition
  East Broadway School Seaford, NY 11783
  6:00 pm
Wednesday October 14
• Wednesday Evening Healing Eucharist Service →
  The Church of St. Jude, 3606 Lufberry Ave, Wantagh
  7:30 pm
Thursday October 15
• DAHS Dig Pink Volleyball
  Lee Road School Wantagh, NY 11793
  4:00 pm
• Fall 2026 Daisy Parent Info Seaford/Wantagh →
  3100 Beltagh Ave, Wantagh
  6:30 pm
• District Financial Aid Night @ MacArthur
  Lee Road School Wantagh, NY 11793
  6:30 pm
Friday October 16
• MacArthur Pink Out Football Game
  Lee Road School Wantagh, NY 11793
  7:00 pm
• Annie →
  Herricks Community Center, 999 Herricks Rd, New Hyde Park
  7:30 pm
Saturday October 17
• Kids Club: Fossils →
  Jones Beach Energy & Nature Center, 150 Bay Parkway, Wantagh
  10:00 am
Tuesday October 20
• The Web of Connections - Small Networking Rotation →
  Futterman Lanza, LLP, 145 Pinelawn Rd, Melville
  5:30 pm
• Newsday Marching Band Festival (MacArthur) @ Mitchel Field
  Lee Road School Wantagh, NY 11793
  7:00 pm
Saturday October 24
• Harvest Fair and Car Show →
  Bellmore Presbyterian Church, 2740 Martin Ave, Bellmore
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Klein Contracting is a very responsive and reliable company.
  They handle your needs and do everything they tell you they will. (Nextdoor Seamans East Broadway)

• Gap posted a job opening for Seasonal Retail Sales Associate - Kohl's Plaza in Levittown. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Seaford

• Seaford Middle School named 2026 AMLE School of Distinction (liherald.com)
• Anthony Capone, Republican nominee for Nassau legislature, was arrested twice for assault, records show (newsday.com)
• Seaford church hopes to get stolen items back after Deer Park man arrested (news12.com)

Bellmore

• Second grade students at Reinhard Early Childhood Center in Bellmore step into leadership roles (liherald.com)
• Martin Avenue Elementary School young historians recreate Native American shelters (liherald.com)
• Three Bellmore-Merrick students selected for NYSSMA All-State Music Festival (liherald.com)

Ok Wantagh! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- 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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