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Today's riddle: What do you call a polar bear in the jungle ? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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1. ‘Housing For Everyone’: New Hyde Park Nonprofit Gets $250K From TD Bank Charity (patch.com) — New Hyde Park residents may benefit from a major boost to local nonprofit WellLife Network, which just received a $250,000 TD Charitable Foundation grant to launch its Housing Preservation Program. The initiative aims to prevent evictions and stabilize housing for low- and moderate-income tenants in supportive and affordable housing, with plans to expand the prevention-focused model across WellLife’s New York housing portfolio.
2. Town, Islamic Center Reach Agreement on Mosque Expansion (lilifepolitics.com) — A New Hyde Park mosque has reached a settlement with the Town of North Hempstead that clears the way for a long-planned expansion while adding on-site parking and traffic safeguards for nearby streets. Town officials and Hillside Islamic Center leaders say the agreement balances congregants’ needs with neighborhood quality-of-life concerns and aims to strengthen community ties.
3. Long Island HS sports roundup: Softball, baseball, lacrosse, flag football and badminton (newsday.com subscription) — New Hyde Park’s girls lacrosse team edged Wheatley 11-9, powered by five goals from standout scorer Francesca Curatolo to move to 5-2 in Nassau III play. The wider roundup also highlights strong performances from other Long Island high school teams in softball, baseball, flag football, and badminton.
4. Aurora Contractors awarded contract for new Ronald McDonald House at Stony Brook Children's Hospital (nyrej.com) — New Hyde Park residents can take pride in the local Ronald McDonald House, which is marking 40 years of supporting families at Cohen Children’s Medical Center while its New Hyde Park-built roots help launch a new house at Stony Brook Children’s Hospital. Aurora Contractors, who helped construct the original New Hyde Park house in 1986, have now been chosen to build Suffolk County’s first Ronald McDonald House, set to open in 2027.
5. Napping Linked to Early Risk of Death in Seniors (medicinenet.com) — A Northwell Health sleep specialist based in New Hyde Park weighs in on new research linking frequent or long daytime naps in seniors to a higher risk of death. While afternoon siestas can be normal, he urges local older adults and families to treat persistent daytime sleepiness—especially morning naps—as a reason to talk with a doctor about possible underlying health issues.
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