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🌱 Man critically injured in shooting at Baldwin home

Baldwin, New York Patch AM: a 4 min read

Hello Baldwin! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Man critically injured in shooting at Baldwin home
  • Baldwin school garden brings learning and remembrance outdoors
  • Where Baldwin residents can give back this holiday season

Also on today's calendar: Merrick Seminar: "Planning for Tomorrow: Estate Planning Strategies" and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call an angry carrot? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Sunday: Turning cloudy and windy, with a high of 51 and low of 39 degrees.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 52, low: 39.
  • Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 55 and low of 45 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Man, 25, shot in Baldwin, critically injured (newsday.com) — A 25-year-old man was critically injured in a shooting at a Milburn Avenue home in Baldwin on Saturday morning, Nassau County police said. Officers responding shortly after 6 a.m. found him with a gunshot wound. Detectives are seeking anonymous tips at 1-800-244-TIPS, and police have not identified the victim.
   

2. Grand Avenue Elementary School in Baldwin opens outdoor learning garden honoring teacher and student (liherald.com) — A former playground at Baldwin's Grand Avenue Elementary has become an outdoor classroom with a deeply personal purpose. Students will grow vegetables and explore science in a garden honoring longtime kindergarten teacher Victoria Sorrentino and 7-year-old student Aylani Burgos, both of whom died. Teachers secured $4,500 in grants to help create the space.
   

3. How Baldwin residents can give back this holiday season through local donations and volunteering (liherald.com) — Baldwin residents looking to help neighbors this holiday season can start with winter jacket collection boxes at St. Christopher's Church. Nearby options include food donations at Long Island Cares' Freeport center and new, unwrapped toys at Empire Nutrition in Garden City through Dec. 19. Local shelters also welcome supplies and volunteer inquiries.
   

4. Baldwin's Plaza Elementary celebrates National Civics Day with historic marker unveiling (liherald.com) — A restored marker outside Baldwin's Plaza Elementary is reconnecting students with the aviation pioneers whose family farm once occupied their school grounds. Historical society president Gary Farkash spent two years restoring the sign honoring Arthur and Albert Heinrich. Students celebrated its unveiling during an Oct. 27 civics assembly that also recognized local veterans.
   

5. Maritime Defeated By Cortland (maritimeathletics.com) — Baldwin’s Myles Herbert scored 19 points and added five rebounds and three assists in Maritime College’s 78-63 loss to Cortland on Friday night. Herbert and teammate Jake Devaney combined for 42 points, but the Privateers couldn’t overcome a 20-point halftime deficit and fell to 0-2.
   

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    I’m looking for someone that can help me organize my attic. Please dm me would like this done asap. I can send photos I don’t have junk I just want… (Nextdoor Baldwin Harbor)
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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What do you call an angry carrot?" — A steamed vegetable (Thank you Kathy J. for sending it in!)
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