🌱 Patch AM: How the 2025 shutdown really affected Fire Island Coast Guard families

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In today's newsletter:

• How the 2025 shutdown really affected Fire Island Coast Guard families

Today's riddle: What two things can you never eat for breakfast? . 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Monday: Windy; morning rain, with a high of 52 and low of 30 degrees.
• Tuesday: Windy; mostly cloudy, colder, temps: high: 34, low: 30.
• Wednesday: Windy with clouds and sun, with a high of 38 and low of 27 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• The 2025 Government Shutdown and its Impacts on South Shore Residents » Fire Island News & Great South Bay News (fireislandnews.com) — Federal workers’ pay delays during the 2025 shutdown hit close to home for Coast Guard families stationed on Fire Island, though their pay ultimately continued. Fire Island’s school district stayed in close touch, ready with food drives or other help, while local groups from Babylon to Sayville expanded pantries and support as New York’s economy absorbed billions in lost wages.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday December 29

• Open Play Mahjong & Cards (In Person)
  Sachem Public Library , 150 Holbrook Rd , Holbrook
  9:30 am
• Kiddie Count Down
  LIMM Main Building
  10:00 am
• Take and Make- Drop In
  Sachem Public Library , 150 Holbrook Rd , Holbrook
  10:00 am
• Holiday Train Display
  Brookhaven, NY Calendar
  11:00 am
• Movie Monday: Family Movie Marathon
  Bayport-Blue Point Public Library , 186 Middle Rd , Blue Point
  2:00 pm
• Flicks: Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning
  Sayville Library , 88 Greene Ave , Sayville
  2:00 pm
• L.I. Gospel Singers Social Event
  My Town's Café , 51 W Main St , East Islip
  7:00 pm

Tuesday December 30

• Catholic Health Community Outreach Health Bus
  Sayville Library , 88 Greene Ave , Sayville
  10:00 am
• Novels & Nibbles: Bird and Squirrel on Ice
  Sayville Library , 88 Greene Ave , Sayville
  3:00 pm
• Paint Nite Brand Creative Events
  Momos Too Sports Bar & Grill , 667 Montauk Hwy , Bayport
  7:00 pm
• 🎉 Bingo 🎉
  Eleanors Lounge , 4103 Sunrise Hwy , Bohemia
  7:30 pm
• Bingo Night! Every Tuesday!
  Eleanors Lounge , 4103 Sunrise Hwy , Bohemia
  7:30 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

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• Year in Review: Crescent Duck Farm recovers from bird flu (timesreview.com)

Ok Fire Island! 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: Lunch and dinner. (From Norine S.)
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