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In today's newsletter:

• How much grant money is coming to Great Neck's volunteer firefighters?

Also on today's calendar: Multi-Sport Vacation Day Camp | Ages 3 - 10 and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: What do an island and the letter "t" have in common? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Cloudy, rain becoming heavier, with a high of 72 and low of 61 degrees.
• Monday: Cloudy and less humid, temps: high: 69, low: 58.
• Tuesday: Rain and drizzle possible, with a high of 66 and low of 54 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Seven Long Island Fire Districts to Share Nearly $2M in State Grants (southshorepress.com) — Great Neck's Alert Engine Hook Ladder and Hose Co. No. 1 is among seven Long Island volunteer departments sharing nearly $2 million in new state grants for facilities and equipment. The funding, part of Gov. Hochul's V-FIRE program, will help local companies replace aging, big-ticket gear as call volumes rise and volunteer ranks shrink, easing pressure on community budgets.
   

📸 Around Great Neck

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Great Neck

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★ Featured events ★

Monday September 21
• Multi-Sport Vacation Day Camp | Ages 3 - 10 →
  Unlimited Sports Action Inc, 30 Beechwood Ave, Port Washington
  9:30 am

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Other local events

Sunday September 20
• Chess In The Park →
  Allenwood Park, Allenwood Rd, Great Neck
  9:30 am
Tuesday September 22
• Cuentos y Arte: Bilingual Storytime
  Westbury Memorial Public Library Children's Programs at the Meeting Room, 445 Jefferson Street, Westbury
  4:00 pm
• Fall 2026 Daisy Parent Info Night - Great Neck →
  14 Arrandale Ave, Great Neck
  6:30 pm
Wednesday September 23
• The Great Neck Choral Society →
  Great Neck South Middle School, 349 Lakeville Rd, Great Neck
  7:00 pm
Thursday September 24
• 123 Clean Up
  Westbury Memorial Public Library Children's Programs at the Meeting Room, 445 Jefferson Street, Westbury
  9:00 am
• Color-a-Guitar
  Westbury Memorial Public Library Children's Programs at the Meeting Room, 445 Jefferson Street, Westbury
  4:30 pm
Wednesday October 7
• Social Skills Class for Kids, Teens and Young Adults →
  14 Arrandale Avenue, Great Neck, NY, USA
  1:00 pm
• Staying Strong Through Midlife and Beyond: HSS Free Webinar! →
  6:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Sunday September 20
• 2026 Fordham Tennis Crosscourt Classic →
  USTA National Tennis Center, Flushing Meadows - Corona Park, Queens
  9:00 am
• Amazing Maize Maze →
  Queens County Farm Museum, 73-50 Little Neck Parkway, Queens
  11:00 am
• Reading Rhythms Queens Books & Blankets →
  Queens NY
  11:00 am
• SUNDAY STACKED →
  The Rockaway Hotel, 108-10 Rockaway Beach Drive, Queens
  11:00 am

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Thank you 👏👏👏 to these businesses for making Great Neck PatchAM possible:

• Brands Cycle & Fitness — (516) 781-6100
• Unlimited Sports Action — 5167677675

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🪧 Patch Classifieds

• 1970 VW Dune Buggy
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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Whole Foods posted a job opening for Grocery Team Member (Stocker, Inventory, Floor Service, Customer Service) - Full Time in Manhasset. Apply here.
• Macy's posted a job opening for Retail Sales Associate, Manhasset - Full Time in Manhasset. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Great Neck here.

🗞 Nearby News

Port Washington

• Local Event: Chronis Elite FREE Clinic (Ages 5-8) (patch.com)
• Port Washington boys soccer's Jason Vorfi scores twice in win over Freeport (newsday.com)
• Local Event: Multi-Sport Vacation Day Camp (patch.com)

North Hempstead

• Town Retains Consulting Firm to Update Comprehensive Master Plan (lilifepolitics.com)

Ok Great Neck! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: They are both in the middle of water. (Thank you Curt K. for sending it in!)
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