🌱 Patch AM: Boys & Girls Varsity Bowling Match vs. Baldwin High School and 11 more events

Cheers Merrick! We’re back, helping you stay up to date with what’s happening. Let's take on the day together! ☀️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Exciting 2026 virtual and in-person programs with Hospital for Special Surgery!
• Long Island’s Sensational Rock Band Glenn Strange at Brian Dempsey's
• Boys & Girls Varsity Bowling Match vs. Baldwin High School at Roosevelt UFSD

... and check out 7 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: I got fired from the M&M factory. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Some sun, then clouds; breezy, with a high of 33 and low of 27 degrees.
• Sunday: Partly sunny and breezy, temps: high: 35, low: 22.
• Monday: Increasing cloudiness, with a high of 31 and low of 27 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Merrick

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★ Featured events ★

Monday January 5

• Exciting 2026 virtual and in-person programs with Hospital for Special Surgery!
  9:00 am

Friday January 23

• Long Island’s Sensational Rock Band Glenn Strange
  Brian Dempsey's, 39-31 Bell Blvd,
  6:30 pm

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Other local events

Monday January 5

• Boys & Girls Varsity Bowling Match vs. Baldwin High School
  Roosevelt UFSD , 2407 Grand Ave , Baldwin
  5:00 pm

Tuesday January 6

• Boys & Girls Varsity Bowling Match vs. Oceanside High School
  Roosevelt UFSD , 2407 Grand Ave , Baldwin
  5:00 pm
• Boys Varsity Wrestling Match at Glen Cove High School
  Roosevelt UFSD , 150 Dosoris Ln , Glen Cove
  5:30 pm
• Boys & Girls Varsity Track Meet
  Roosevelt UFSD , 275 Wolf Hill Rd , HUNTINGTN STA
  6:30 pm

Wednesday January 7

• Boys Varsity Wrestling Match at Bellmore John F Kennedy High School
  Roosevelt UFSD , 3000 Bellmore Ave , Bellmore
  7:00 pm

Friday January 9

• Girls Varsity Wrestling Match vs. Plainview Old Bethpage JFK High School
  Roosevelt UFSD , 1 Wagner Ave , Roosevelt
  5:00 pm
• Boys Varsity Wrestling Match vs Plainview Old Bethpage JFK High School
  Roosevelt UFSD , 1 Wagner Ave , Roosevelt
  5:00 pm

Saturday January 10

• Boys Varsity Wrestling Match at Island Trees High School
  Roosevelt UFSD , 59 Straight Ln , Levittown
  9:15 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Sunday January 4

• Aquatic Center
  Nassau County, NY Calendar

Monday January 5

• DAHS Varsity Kickline
  Lee Road School Wantagh, NY 11793
  4:00 pm
• Boys & Girls Varsity Bowling Match vs. Baldwin High School
  Roosevelt UFSD , 2407 Grand Ave , Baldwin
  5:00 pm
• DAHS Open Nets
  Lee Road School Wantagh, NY 11793
  6:30 pm

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Thank you 👏👏👏 to the local businesses for making Merrick PatchAM possible:

• Catholic Charities of Long Island Immigration & Refugee Services — (631) 608-8282
  Legal Counseling & Immigration Law Services /Representation
• Long Island Swim School — (516) 378-8467
  Learn the Skills, Love the Sport, Swim for Life!
• Mindsee.it — (646) 663-8317
  Teach your kids they can achieve the impossible!

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🗞 Nearby News

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• A Letter to Roosevelt Island on New Year's (rooseveltislanddaily.news)
• Andrew Haswell Green Park Sculpture (rooseveltislanddaily.news)

Baldwin

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