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In today's newsletter:
- How did thieves pull off a $1.2M Apple heist near Manhasset?
- How a Manhasset sophomore’s painting ended up in the Capitol
- Can Manhasset baseball extend its playoff run at Garden City?
Also on today's calendar: Chef's Arsenal Spring 2-Day Warehouse Sale! Le Creuset, Wusthof, Zwilling & More! and 4 more events.
Today's riddle: What's black, white, and blue? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 65 and low of 51 degrees.
- Wednesday: Breezy with a few showers, temps: high: 64, low: 55.
- Thursday: Periods of rain, with a high of 65 and low of 53 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Apple Crime Log: Feds Bust $1.2M Apple Delivery Truck Hijacking (idropnews.com) — Federal prosecutors say three men hijacked an Apple delivery truck outside a Manhasset-area shopping center, allegedly stealing more than $1.2 million in devices after forcing workers at gunpoint into the vehicle. The workers eventually escaped and called 911, and the suspects have pleaded not guilty while being held without bail as authorities warn that high-value Apple shipments remain prime targets for organized theft. 
• Manhasset student wins congressional art contest with message of peace (longislandpress.com) — A Manhasset High School 10th grader, Xinzi “Ayla” Wang, has won the 2026 Congressional Art Competition for New York’s Third District, and her painting will hang in the U.S. Capitol for a year. Her work, inspired by America’s 250th anniversary, uses a quiet scene of prayer and circling doves to call for unity, hope, and peace while highlighting her journey from China to Manhasset.
• High school sports roundup: Baseball, softball, lacrosse, flag football and badminton scores (newsday.com) — Manhasset’s baseball team fell 3-2 to Calhoun in the first round of the Nassau Class AA playoffs but still has an elimination game at top-seeded Garden City on Tuesday at 4:30 p.m. The roundup also highlights other Long Island high school baseball, softball, lacrosse, flag football, and badminton results from Monday night, giving a snapshot of how neighboring teams are performing.
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Chef's Arsenal Spring 2-Day Warehouse Sale! Le Creuset, Wusthof, Zwilling & More! →
999 S Oyster Bay Rd - Building 110A, Bethpage, NY, 11714,
10:00 am -
28th Annual Culinary Delights at The Mansion at Glen Cove - Mon, 5/18 6pm-9pm →
The Mansion at Glen Cove, 200 Dosoris Ln, Glen Cove
6:00 pm
Saturday May 16
Monday May 18
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Other local events
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Board Meeting
The Art Guild 200 Port Washington Blvd., Manhasset, NY 11030
7:00 pm -
LLLI St Francis Open house 5-6 pm
The Art Guild St. Francis Hospital & Heart Center, 100 Port Washington Blvd, R
5:00 pm -
Angela Classi Book Talk
The Art Guild 200 Port Washington Blvd., Manhasset, NY 11030
7:00 pm -
BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING
Roslyn Public Schools 300 Harbor Hill Road, Roslyn, NY 11576 -
The Little Neck-Douglaston Memorial Day Parade →
Little Neck Parkway & Northern Boulevard, NY, 11363
2:00 pm
Tuesday May 12
Wednesday May 13
Thursday May 14
Tuesday May 19
Monday May 25
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Board of Education Annual Budget Hearing & Work Study Meeting
Hempstead Union Free School District Alverta B. Gray Shultz Middle School
6:00 pm -
DIS - AGATE Meet the Candidates
Port Washington Union Free School District Schreiber Library
7:00 pm -
Theater for Dessert →
Port Washington Public Library, 1 Library Dr, Port Washington
7:00 pm -
SR Spring Concert
Great Neck UFSD Great Neck, NY 11020
7:00 pm -
Board Meeting
The Art Guild 200 Port Washington Blvd., Manhasset, NY 11030
7:00 pm -
MS Spring Concert I, HS Theatre
North Shore Csd Sea Cliff, NY 11579
7:00 pm -
Board of Education Work Session
Garden City Public Schools 56 Cathedral Avenue, Garden City, NY 11530
7:30 pm
Tuesday May 12
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- One River School of Art + Design posted a job opening for Art School Summer Camp Counselor (Part-Time) in Manhasset. Apply here.
- ClubCorp posted a job opening for Cook 1 in Roslyn. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Manhasset here.
🗞 Nearby News
North Hempstead
- Top Realtor in Roslyn, NY Reports Growing Demand for Analytical Expertise Combined With White-Glove Client Service (issuewire.com)
- Fire heavily damages Garden City Park service station (newsday.com)
Great Neck
- Focus on the Great Neck Peninsula: John ‘Motch' Mochkavitz (longislandpress.com)
Roslyn
- Roslyn Fire Truck Crashes While Responding to Garden City Park Fire (newsline.com)
- Roslyn schools cut ribbon on new sports complex (longislandpress.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A sad zebra (Thank you Mary K. for sending it in!)
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