🌱 Patchogue Daily: Singer Guardino Makes Top 24 + Breakfast At PMYCS

Happy Thursday, Patchogue! Let's get you all caught up to start today off on an informed note.

First, today's weather:

An afternoon thunderstorm. High: 65, low: 52.

Here are the top 5 stories today in Patchogue:

1. Patchogue-Medford Youth & Community Services is hosting a Pancake Breakfast on April 16 from 8 to 11:30 a.m. Bring the kids to take pictures with the Easter Bunny and tour the firehouse and firetruck! (Patchogue CofC)
2. The Easter Bunny is on his way to Long Island! Are you looking forward to celebrating Easter with your little ones? Please take a look at the list of local events that will make the holiday as unique as it should be! (LIA)
3. Christian Guardino of Patchogue performed in Hawaii on Monday and made it to the top 24 on 'American Idol.' The singer now hopes to get enough votes to make it to the top 20. (Patchogue Patch)
4. Long Island cardiologist Trevor Verga was found dead on Tuesday after being reported missing by family members. Verga was 45 years old and resided in Kings Park, the cause of death appears to be non-criminal. (Patch)
5. A search is underway for the gunman, Frank James, whom the NYPD considers the main suspect in the Brooklyn Subway shooting on Tuesday that made 24 victims treated in various hospitals across the city. (News12)

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Today in Patchogue:

• Teaching & Learning Advisory Committee Meeting. (5:30 p.m.)
• TRE — Virtual Paint Night — Patchogue-Medford High School. (6 p.m.)
• ENL Excellence Night at High School — Patchogue-Medford UFSD. (7 p.m.)
• SAX — PTA Meeting — Patchogue-Medford High School. (7:30 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Patchogue-Medford School District: "Pat-Med Virtual Enterprise students had an eventful day trading at the Youth Business Summit at LIU Brooklyn." (Facebook)
• Holy Angels Regional School - Patchogue: "One of the most moving and meaningful moments during our school year… Stations of the Cross!" (Facebook)
• Patchogue-Medford Youth & Community Services: "This week has started incredibly. For Spring Recreation, our youth had a special Little Chefs session with Cooking with Cops. Everyone had a great time, and the food was delish." (Facebook)
• Greater Patchogue: "Taking Manhattan by storm this summer." (Facebook)

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— Debora Whitehead

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