🌱 Patch AM: How a $6.1M grant could change flooding along Park Avenue

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In today's newsletter:

• How a $6.1M grant could change flooding along Park Avenue

Also on today's calendar: Annual Hispanic Heritage Month Kite Flying Festival and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Is there anybody completely useless? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Very windy; partly sunny, with a high of 68 and low of 56 degrees.
• Thursday: Mostly cloudy and windy, temps: high: 67, low: 54.
• Friday: Chance of a little p.m. rain, with a high of 71 and low of 60 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Governor Hochul Marks The Start Of Climate Week Nyc Announcing $80 Million In Grants For Flood Mitigation And Water Infrastructure Improvement Project (longisland.com) — Long Beach is set to receive $6.1 million in state Green Resiliency Grant funding to install porous pavement along Park Avenue, aiming to cut flooding and improve water quality in Reynolds Channel. The money is part of an $80 million statewide package for stormwater and wastewater upgrades, with applications opening in October for additional grants that local officials could still pursue.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Long Beach

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday September 27
• Annual Hispanic Heritage Month Kite Flying Festival →
  Long Beach, Long Beach
  2:00 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday September 23
• Teen Night: Rustic Botanical Hanging Mobile →
  Main Library, 111 West Park Ave, Long Beach
  5:30 pm
• Pajama Storytime →
  Main Library, 111 West Park Ave, Long Beach
  6:15 pm
• Long Beach Run Club →
  Bright Eye Beer Co. Taproom, 50 West Park Ave, Long Beach
  6:45 pm
• West End Neighbors Civic Association Monthly Meeting →
  West End Branch, 903 West Beech St, Long Beach
  6:45 pm
• Women's Empowerment Group with Anissa Moore →
  Main Library, 111 West Park Ave, Long Beach
  7:00 pm
Thursday September 24
• Story Jams! →
  Main Library, 111 West Park Ave, Long Beach
  9:15 am
• Books & Bagels, a Literary Breakfast Club: The Names →
  Main Library, 111 West Park Ave, Long Beach
  10:00 am
Tuesday September 29
• Kiwanis Club membership recruitment program →
  Long Beach Hotel, 405 E Broadway, Long Beach
  7:30 pm
Sunday October 4
• Long Beach Fine Art Expo V →
  The Allegria Hotel, 80 W Broadway, Long Beach
  10:00 am
• October Food Fest of Island Park →
  301 Long Beach Rd, Island Park
  6:00 pm
Wednesday October 7
• Staying Strong Through Midlife and Beyond: HSS Free Webinar! →
  6:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

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🗞 Nearby News

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: No because they can always be used as a bad example! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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