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In today's newsletter:

• How New Hyde Park’s Ronald McDonald House sparked a new Suffolk project
• What a New Hyde Park sleep expert says about your daily naps

Also on today's calendar: 43rd Annual Doll & Teddy Bear Show and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What is something you always have, but also leave behind? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Clouds giving way to some sun, with a high of 63 and low of 45 degrees.
• Saturday: Rain; breezy in the morning, temps: high: 51, low: 40.
• Sunday: Damp in the morning, with a high of 56 and low of 46 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Aurora Contractors Awarded Contract for New Ronald McDonald House at Stony Brook Children's Hospital (longisland.com) — New Hyde Park residents may be interested that the original Ronald McDonald House by Cohen Children’s Medical Center is marking 40 years, with celebratory events planned around its family-centered mission. The story also highlights that Aurora Contractors, which built the New Hyde Park house in 1986, has now been chosen to construct a new Ronald McDonald House at Stony Brook Children’s Hospital opening in 2027.    

• Napping Linked To Higher Risk Of Death Among Seniors, Study Finds (usnews.com) — A new long-term study links frequent or lengthy daytime naps in seniors with a higher risk of death, suggesting excessive napping can signal underlying health problems. A Northwell Health sleep specialist in New Hyde Park explains why morning sleepiness should be checked by a doctor, while reassuring that short afternoon naps can still be a normal part of healthy aging.    

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📸 Around New Hyde Park

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🗓 Upcoming Events in New Hyde Park

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday April 26

• 43rd Annual Doll & Teddy Bear Show
  Hofstra University, 1000 Hempstead Tpke, Hempstead
  10:00 am

Saturday May 2

• Sip, Paint & Prince
  Wine & Design, 21 N Village Ave, Rockville Centre
  3:00 pm

Tuesday May 5

• National Teacher's Day
  Pickleball Prime, 205 E 2nd St, Mineola
  4:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday April 25

• Free Kids Event: Ocean Discovery Featuring Do-A-Dot Art!® (NHP)
  Lakeshore Learning Store , 2079 Hillside Ave. , New Hyde Park
  11:00 am
• Water Safety Splash & Learn - Saf-T-Swim New Hyde Park, NY
  Saf-T-Swim of New Hyde Park , 1 Jericho Tpke , New Hyde Park
  3:00 pm
• AMENAZZY & LA PERVERSA
  La Casa del Mofongo & Piano Bar , 546 W 207th St , New York
  8:00 pm

Sunday April 26

• The Last Dinner Party
  Hammerstein Ballroom at Manhattan Center , 311 W 34th St. , New York
  8:00 pm

Thursday April 30

• District PALS Dance @ FPM
  Sewanhaka Central High School District , 77 Landau Ave , Floral Park
  5:30 pm

Friday May 1

• K.Vida Loca at K. Pacho Every Friday
  K. Pacho , 1270 Union Tpke , New Hyde Park
  3:00 pm

Saturday May 2

• Save the Date - Charity Yard Sale - For Our Friends Animal Rescue - Sat May 2nd @ 10 am
  232-15 Seward Ave
  10:00 am
• Open House
  914 3rd Ave , New Hyde Park
  4:00 pm

Sunday May 3

• Save the Date - Adoption Event - For Our Friends Animal Rescue - Sun May 3rd @ 12 pm
  50 Garvies Point Rd , Glen Cove
  12:00 pm

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• Long Island Swim School — (516) 378-8467
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  Family Owned & Operated Since 1953
• Body & Brain Yoga Tai Chi — (516) 506-7659
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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Taco Bell posted a job opening for Shift Manager in New Hyde Park. Apply here.
• McDonald's Restaurants posted a job opening for Crew Team Member in New Hyde Park. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near New Hyde Park here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Floral Park

• Women's Lacrosse Falls at St. Joseph's-Long Island, Will Enter Skyline Tourney as No. 2 Seed (farmingdalesports.com)

Garden City

• This Week Crime In Garden City: NJ Missing Teen, Explosion, Brush Fire (patch.com)
• Garden City: A historic hotsput hub (longislandpress.com)
• Babylon Man Indicted for Fatal Hit-and-Run in Freeport (longisland.com)

Hempstead

• 6 Charged After String Of Violent Carjackings, Shooting, LI Robbery: Feds (patch.com)
• Long Island Health Leaders Push Prevention, Screening To Fight Disease (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Footprints. (Thank you LAURIE T. for sending it in!)Got a good riddle for PatchAM? Submit it here!

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