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🌱 Patch AM: How Wantagh’s new 9/11 memorial is teaching students every day

Also, don't miss Wonder Grand Opening Week in Massapequa Park - Join Us 9/28 - 10/1! on the Wantagh Patch calendar

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Good day Wantagh! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How Wantagh's new 9/11 memorial is teaching students every day
  • Meet the Wantagh retiree powering a Brentwood farm against hunger

Also on today's calendar: Wonder Grand Opening Week in Massapequa Park - Join Us 9/28 - 10/1! and 3 more events.

Today's riddle: What do an island and the letter "t" have in common? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Sunday: Rain becoming heavier; breezy, with a high of 71 and low of 62 degrees.
  • Monday: Breezy in the morning; cloudy, temps: high: 71, low: 58.
  • Tuesday: Rain and drizzle possible, with a high of 66 and low of 55 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Wantagh High School dedicates 9/11 memorial 25 years after attacks (liherald.com) — Wantagh High School has unveiled a permanent 9/11 memorial honoring twelve local residents who died in the attacks, giving students and neighbors a place to reflect every day. Funded largely through the annual Wantagh Warrior 9/11 Memorial 5K and community partners, the illuminated twin-tower replica anchors a broader effort to teach Wantagh students about the personal impact of Sept. 11.
   

• Retiree becomes the heart of Brentwood farm fighting hunger, food insecurity (abc7ny.com) — A 78-year-old Wantagh retiree, Jim Silberger, has become an essential volunteer at Healthy Harvest Farm in Brentwood, where he helps grow thousands of pounds of produce for food-insecure families. Drawing on a long career and a desire to stay active, he spends most of the year working the fields and also volunteers with Kiwanis, a children's camp, and his church.
   

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    Sunday September 20
  • Freeport Recreation Center Fall Program Registration
    Freeport UFSD Freeport, NY 11520
    8:00 am
  • Fall Finale Car Show →
    Hempstead Town, NY Calendar
    10:00 am
  • MID-AUTUMN FESTIVAL →
    Eisenhower Park, Merrick Ave & Hempstead Turnpike, East Meadow
    12:00 pm
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    1 Ocean Parkway, Massapequa
    5:30 pm
  • TBD →
    The Boat Yard, 1 Ocean Parkway, Massapequa
    5:30 pm
  • Sunday Night Funnies →
    Governor's Levittown, 90 Division Ave., Levittown
    7:00 pm
    • Monday September 21
  • Schools Closed - Yom Kippur
    Freeport UFSD Freeport, NY 11520

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🗞 Nearby News

Seaford

  • Seaford remembers five 9/11 alumni 25 years later (liherald.com)
  • Seaford native John William Perry honored with Manhattan street (liherald.com)
  • Seaford students design art mural, celebrating traits of the Scholars Profile (longislandpress.com)

Bellmore

  • Bellmore community marks 25th anniversary of Sept. 11 attacks (liherald.com)
  • Rookies Kids Fitness & Athletics opens second location in Oceanside (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: They are both in the middle of water. (Thank you Curt K. for sending it in!)
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