Medford Vocalist Plays Paramount, Get Mets Tickets At Blood Drive Today In Medford

Rundown of Medford area highlights for July 23.

Stray From The Path: Long Island's Homegrown Band

Medford's Drew York, the vocalist for Long Island-based band Stray From the Path, recently played at the Paramount in Huntington with his band. Click the story link to read a spotlight on the band, which also includes drummer Dan Bourke (Rocky Point), bassist Anthony Altamura (Selden), vocalist Drew York (Medford) and guitarist Tom Williams (Selden).

Great South Bay Community Blood Drive:

Want two free baseball tickets to a Mets game this summer? Everyone that donates to the Great South Bay Community Blood Drive at Patchogue Fire Department, 15 Jennings Ave. in Patchogue, from 2 p.m.-8 p.m. will get a pair of tickets. As a bonus, anyone that donates is also entered into a raffle for a pair of tickets to Super Bowl XLVI.

Patchogue Village Parking Meters Rates Announced:

At Monday’s Patchogue Village Board of Trustees meeting, rates for the upcoming Patchogue Village parking meters were announced. Click into the story for the lowdown, but Patchogue Village residents do not have to worry about the parking lot meters as they will get to park free via a sticker. All residents, regardless of where they live, are currently slated to have to pay for parking on Main Street once the meters come into effect.

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