🌱 How Hewlett’s Bulldogs turned a centennial celebration into a thrilling comeback win
Hewlett, New York Patch AM: a 4 min readHello again Hewlett! We’re bringing you the latest town highlights. Don’t miss out, keep going! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How Hewlett’s Bulldogs turned a centennial celebration into a thrilling comeback win
- How a Hewlett grocery store is quietly feeding thousands of local veterans
Also on today's calendar: Holzman's Family Farm Fall Harvest Celebration and 1 more event.
Today's riddle: How do billboards talk? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Saturday: Sun through high clouds, with a high of 68 and low of 57 degrees.
- Sunday: Rain, temps: high: 65, low: 59.
- Monday: A shower in the a.m.; breezy, with a high of 71 and low of 60 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Hewlett football celebrates 100 years with comeback win over Sewanhaka (newsday.com) — Hewlett High School’s Bulldogs marked 100 years of football with a dramatic 23–20 home comeback win over Sewanhaka, capped by a late touchdown run. Alumni, families, and local leaders joined the celebration, highlighting the program’s deep roots in town and its continued playoff ambitions. The night underscored how central football remains to Hewlett’s community spirit. 
• New York Giants champion Jay Alford joins food drive for local veterans (liherald.com) — Local shoppers at Trader Joe’s in Hewlett recently saw former Giants lineman Jay Alford helping collect food donations for veterans, supporting Cedarhurst-based Rock and Wrap It Up!’s Veteran Farmers Market. The nonprofit regularly recovers surplus food from the Hewlett store for its Inwood pantry, which serves veterans and neighbors facing food insecurity. Organizers say the long-running partnership has already fed tens of thousands locally.
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Holzman's Family Farm Fall Harvest Celebration →
988 Doctors Path, Riverhead
10:00 am -
Broadway's Melissa Errico & The Knights: A Celebration of Regent Roger Tilles →
Tilles Center for the Performing Arts, 720 Northern Blvd, Greenvale
5:30 pm
Saturday October 10
Monday October 19
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Other local events
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Schools Closed - Columbus Day
Valley Stream 24 UFSD Valley Stream, NY 11581 -
SCHOOLS CLOSED FOR COLUMBUS DAY
Rockville Centre UFSD Rockville Centre, NY 11570
Monday October 12
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Village-Wide Garage Sale 2026 →
The Village of Malverne, Throughout, Malverne
9:00 am -
Native Plant Gardening at Valley Stream Community Garden →
Valley Stream Community Garden, 200 East Hawthorne Avenue, Valley Stream
9:00 am -
If Tara can do it...Spooky Season Light craft →
Main Library, 111 West Park Ave, Long Beach
9:15 am -
Adult Craft: Spooky Season Decorative Light
Long Beach Public Library, 111 West Park Ave, Long Beach
9:15 am -
Adult Craft: Spooky Season Light →
111 West Park Ave, Long Beach
9:15 am -
Yoga for Health & Peace (Hybrid) →
Long Beach Public Library, 111 West Park Ave, Long Beach
9:30 am -
Melanin in Motion: Fall Black Business Crawl →
Rockville Centre NY
10:00 am -
Crochet, Knit & More Club
Long Beach Public Library, 111 West Park Ave, Long Beach
10:30 am -
LBPL Scribblers Writers Workshop
Long Beach Public Library, 111 West Park Ave, Long Beach
1:00 pm -
Fall Candle Making with Rockaway Candle Co. →
Sea City Vintage, 2001 Park St, Atlantic Beach
1:00 pm
Saturday October 10
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- The Cheesecake Factory posted a job opening for Bartender in Valley Stream. Apply here.
- Wonder posted a job opening for Restaurant Crew Member in Oceanside. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Hewlett here.
🗞 Nearby News
Woodmere
- Seaford Middle School named 2026 AMLE School of Distinction (liherald.com)
- Five Towns Holocaust survivors gather for annual Sukkot luncheon (liherald.com)
Lynbrook
- Nassau Cerebral Palsy Association members enjoy petting zoo, showcase creativity with art exhibit (news12.com)
- Long Island high school football Week 5 preview, plus game picks (newsday.com)
- Anthony Capone, Republican nominee for Nassau legislature, was arrested twice for assault, records show (newsday.com)
Hempstead
- 34 Missing LI Kids, Teens Rescued + 2 Dogs Killed In Fire: LI Crime, Safety Roundup (patch.com)
- Mugs On Main Closes + Westhampton Lidl Closes + King Kullen Acquired: LI Biz Roundup (patch.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "How do billboards talk?" — Sign language (Thank you Ellen S. for sending it in!)
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