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🌱 Patch AM: How West Islip secured its tight 1-0 soccer victory
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- How West Islip secured its tight 1-0 soccer victory
Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Mainly cloudy and humid, with a high of 72 and low of 65 degrees.
- Friday: Very warm with clouds and sun, temps: high: 79, low: 60.
- Saturday: Less humid with some sun, with a high of 70 and low of 54 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• High school sports roundup: Soccer, field hockey, girls volleyball and boys golf (newsday.com) — West Islip boys soccer edged Smithtown West 1-0, with a first-half header from Nilson Nunez and a clean sheet by goalkeeper Michael Tumminello in Suffolk Division IV play. The roundup also highlights other Long Island high school standouts in soccer, field hockey, volleyball, and golf, giving a sense of how neighboring teams are performing this season.
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5:30 pm - WR | PTA Meeting
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6:00 pm - Blue and Gold Spirit Day - District-wide
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West Islip UFSD West Islip, NY 11795 - HS | Pep Rally
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6:00 pm - SAT Exam at WIHS
West Islip UFSD West Islip, NY 11795 - Homecoming Parade
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11:00 am - HS | Homecoming | NB vs. Huntington
North Babylon UFSD North Babylon, NY 11703
1:00 pm - HS | Homecoming Dance
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6:00 pm - PTA Council Fall Meet & Greet
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6:00 pm - HS | Financial Aid Night
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🗞 Nearby News
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- Popular LI Diner Opens Long-Awaited Babylon Village Location (patch.com)
- HARRY CONNICK, JR.'S THE… Auditions — Video Submission (broadwayworld.com)
- Nor'easter ravages Long Island beaches, leaving severe erosion in its wake (news12.com)
North Babylon
- Gridiron Greats following Monday's games from Week 3 of the Long Island high school football season (newsday.com)
- Bob Conboy (1949-2026) (highlandscurrent.org)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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