🌱Patchogue Daily: Old-Timers Game On Rider Avenue Park + Tea Tasting

Hey, Patchogue. I'm here in your inbox per usual to tell you everything you need to know about what's going on around town. Because community information is power! Let's have at it.

First, today's weather:

Pleasant with sunshine. High: 78, low: 64.

Here are the top 4 stories in Patchogue today:

1. Village of Patchogue invites all to go down memory lane at the 39th Annual Old-Timers Game on Saturday, Sept. 3. The event will be held at Rider Avenue Park, featuring a fun old-fashioned softball game at 2 p.m. (Patchogue Village)
2. Teatime will be at the Patchogue-Medford Public Library today, Sept. 2! The Bubble Tea Tasting starts at 6 p.m. Participants will learn tasty recipes topped with tapioca pearls! The event will be held in the Carnegie building. (PMPL)
3. Attention community, the Village of Patchogue announced that will be no garbage pickup on Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 5. (Village of Patchogue)
4. The new gun laws approved in July are now in effect. Gun owners can't carry firearms in various New York State places. Changes are also for those who have guns in self-defense. (LI News 12)

Today in Patchogue:

• To Kindergarten & Beyond Registration at PMPL. (All Day)
  
• Fire Island Harvest — Fire Island National Park. (6:30 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Patchogue-Medford School District: "We will miss Saxton Chief Custodian, Phil, who is retiring. Thank you for always putting the children and staff first for all these years. Enjoy the next chapter of your life!" (Patchogue-Medford School District via Facebook)
• Patchogue-Medford Library: "It's never too early to start having fun at the library! Check out the link in our bio to our calendar of events to see what we have in store for you next!" (Patchogue-Medford Library via Instagram)
• Greater Patchogue: "Smoother sailing for you yet?" (GreaterPatchogue via Facebook)

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All right, you're all caught up for today. I'll see you back in your inbox tomorrow with your next update!

— Debora Whitehead

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