🌱 Patchogue Daily: Grace Care Food Drive + South Bay Festival '22

Hello, friends. I'm here with your Tuesday edition of the Patchogue Daily, filled with everything you need to know about what's happening locally. Let's do it...

First, today's weather:

A shower and thunderstorm. High: 81, low: 71.

Here are the top 4 stories today in Patchogue:

1. Smith Point Beach reopens for swimming after a shark attack on Sunday. Lifeguard, Zack Gallo, was practicing a safety exercise in the water when he got bit in the chest and hand. He was transported to Southside Hospital and is recovering well. (News12)
2. Don't miss the grand opening of the Great South Bay Music Festival at Patchogue Shorefront Park. The Group Love and Manchester Orchestra will open the event on Thursday, July 7. (Patchogue Chamber Of Commerce)
3. Grace Care Ministries serves the Patchogue community with food drives at the Veterans of Foreign Wars. The next giveaway is scheduled for Saturday, July 9, at 2:30 p.m. All are welcome to participate. (Patch)
   
4. Patchogue- Medford Library will help families to improve their life quality and workspace. The community is invited to meet with Family Service League on Wednesday, July 6 at noon. (PMP Library)

Today in Patchogue:

• Healthcare Navigators with HWCLI at PMPL. (10 a.m.)
• LIEOC ESOL English classes Level 1 at PMPL. (10 a.m.)
• Lawning Around at Carnegie Library. (1 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Alive After Five: "A warm and thankful shoutout to this summers sponsors ! If you don't know about these generous companies and organizations; you should!" (Alive After Five via Facebook)
• Patchogue Arts Council: "Memorial exhibition for Ted Stamatelos." (Patchogue Arts Council via Facebook)
• Greater Patchogue: "Forget the Cradle of Aviation. Forget The Great Gatsby. Forget Amy Fisher. This is the one thing we're famous for on a global scale." (Patchogue Arts Council via Facebook)

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You're officially in the loop for today! See you all tomorrow for another update.

— Debora Whitehead

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