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July 13: Blood Drive, Irish Night, Famer's Market
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Visit Patch each weekday morning to find out five things you need to know about Long Beach for the day. Check out what's happening Wednesday:
1. There is a blood drive from 12 to 5:30 p.m. at Magnolia Senior Center.
2. Bring a chair or blanket to New York Avenue beach where Black Velvet will perform at 8 p.m. as part of Irish Night.
3. The Farmer's Market is at Kennedy Plaza from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
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4. Later today on Patch: We'll post a story on the problem with the ongoing problem of the Michael Valenti Memorial Long Beach Draw Bridge getting stuck, and Nassau County Police Department's heightened enforcement of boaters who are boating while intoxicated (BWI), and a local radio personality who is working on a documetary about Long Beach.
5. Patch readers, here's what you missed if you did not visit this site yesterday: the latest police report, a preview of this weekend's boardwalk festival, Nassau County officials took their series of HUB informational meetings to Long Beach Library, and a group of young artists created a sidewalk mural on West Park Avenue.
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