🌱 Patch AM: Westhampton Beach Junior Expands Horizons At Prestigious Stanford Program

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In today's newsletter:

• Westhampton Beach junior earns spot in elite Stanford humanities program

Also on today's calendar: 44th Annual WICC Greatest Bluefish Tournament on Earth with $25,000 Grand Prize and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the tree say when Spring arrived? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Humid; an afternoon t-storm, with a high of 81 and low of 64 degrees.
• Saturday: Clouds and sun; less humid, temps: high: 79, low: 61.
• Sunday: Mostly sunny and humid, with a high of 82 and low of 68 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Westhampton Beach Junior Expands Horizons At Prestigious Stanford Program (patch.com) — Westhampton readers are introduced to Westhampton Beach High School junior Julianna Najdzion, who was selected for the highly competitive Stanford Summer Humanities Institute. The story highlights her straight-A record, leadership in school clubs, extensive community service, and youth advocacy work, underscoring how a local student is gaining statewide and national-level experience while representing her hometown.
   

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday August 29
• 44th Annual WICC Greatest Bluefish Tournament on Earth with $25,000 Grand Prize →
  Long Island Sound,
  12:01 am
• Hamptons Curated Fashion Sale →
  Hampton Bays, 168 Ponquogue Ave, Hampton Bays
  9:00 am
• Hampton Vintage - Luxury Marketplace →
  Elks Lodge, 605 County Rd 39, Southampton
  10:00 am
Sunday August 30
• NoFo Jewish Music Festival 2026 →
  1254 Northville Turnpike, Riverhead
  4:30 pm
Saturday September 19
• Jay Medal Soirée →
  Jay Estate, 210 Boston Post Rd, Rye
  5:30 pm

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Other local events

Friday August 28
• Shop for a Cause at Vince! →
  50 Main St, East Hampton
  10:00 am
Saturday August 29
• Fauna After Dark | Live Music & Cocktails in Westhampton →
  Fauna, 6 Parlato Dr, Westhampton Beach
  8:00 pm
Sunday August 30
• Little Lucy's Summer Adoptathon →
  91 Jobs Ln, Southampton, NY, 11968
  12:00 pm
Saturday September 5
• The Soul of Marvin Gaye →
  Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center, 76 Main St, Westhampton Beach
  8:00 pm
Sunday September 6
• 35th Annual Rotary 8K & 3 Miler →
  Southampton Cultural Center, Pond Lane in Southampton Village
  7:30 am
Tuesday September 15
• Estate Planning Basics →
  Riverhead Free Library, 330 Court St, Riverhead
  1:00 pm
• The Southampton Youth Bureau's Youth Advisory Committee →
  Hampton Bays Community Center, 25 Ponquogue Ave, Hampton Bays
  6:30 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Flanders

• North Fork water main project review criticized (riverheadlocal.com)

Hampton Bays

• Hampton Bays Woman Nabbed In Underage Alcohol Sting In Shirley: Police (patch.com)
• Hampton Watercraft and Marine buys prominent Babylon marina after former owner's legal troubles (newsday.com)
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Riverhead

• Riverhead Police seek man wanted in for shoplifting at Target (riverheadlocal.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: What a re-leaf! (Thank you Flo G. for sending it in!)
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