🌱 What a 12% sewer budget hike could mean for Port Washington residents
North Hempstead, New York Patch AM: a 4 min readGood morning North Hempstead! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- What a 12% sewer budget hike could mean for Port Washington residents
- How a Manhasset Scout’s project is helping North Hempstead families cope
- What a North Hempstead campaign taught one founder about disappearing from work
Also on today's calendar: Harlem Wizards and 8 more events.
Today's riddle: What has hands but isn’t able to clap? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Wednesday: Partly sunny and breezy, with a high of 63 and low of 48 degrees.
- Thursday: Breezy with plenty of sun, temps: high: 66, low: 44.
- Friday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 59 and low of 44 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• North Hempstead Town Board debates sewer district authority, 2027 budget (longislandpress.com) — North Hempstead’s Town Board is weighing its authority over the Port Washington Water Pollution Control District’s proposed 12% 2027 budget increase, including spending on Sunset Park and recreational facilities. At the same meeting, officials advanced the town’s 2027 budget review, funded GIS software support, and renewed an agreement letting the Long Island Nets use the Yes We Can Community Center while preserving resident access. 
• Manhasset teen builds hospitality carts for Ronald McDonald House families (longislandpress.com) — A Manhasset Boy Scout who previously helped build bat boxes for North Hempstead parks has now crafted three hospitality carts for families staying at Ronald McDonald House Long Island. His Eagle Scout project, supported by local volunteers and donors, will deliver snacks and comfort items to parents of seriously ill children, and he’s planning a sponsored run to finish funding the effort.
• Codie Sanchez Says a 2-Week Vacation Reveals Whether You Own a Business or Just Work for One. I Disappeared for a Year. Here's What Happened (inc.com) — A former candidate for North Hempstead town supervisor describes how stepping away for nearly a year to run a local campaign tested whether his businesses could function without him. Using that experience, he expands on Codie Sanchez’s “two-week vacation” test to argue that founders must build systems and leaders, not personal bottlenecks, if they want truly durable companies.
📸 Around North Hempstead
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Upcoming Events in
North Hempstead
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★ Featured events ★
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Harlem Wizards →
Chaminade High School Athletic Gym, 340 Jackson Ave, Mineola
2:00 pm -
Jay Day - Fall Family Festival →
Jay Estate, 210 Boston Post Rd, Rye
11:00 am
Saturday October 24
Sunday October 25
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Other local events
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Path to Homeownership →
54-60 E Main St, Patchogue
5:30 pm -
SC Book Fair Family Night, SC Library
North Shore Csd Sea Cliff, NY 11579
6:00 pm -
Michael Neville - U Michigan
The Art Guild, 200 Port Washington Blvd., Manhasset
12:00 pm -
Village Justice Court
Village of Old Brookville, 201 McCouns Ln, Glen Head
5:30 pm -
Art History Lecture with Kim
The Art Guild, 200 Port Washington Blvd., Manhasset
7:00 pm -
GWL "Trunk or Treat", Tappen Beach
North Shore Csd Sea Cliff, NY 11579
4:00 pm -
Pick up/drop off
The Art Guild, 200 Port Washington Blvd., Manhasset
3:00 pm -
GH "Trunk or Treat" Tappen Beach
North Shore Csd Sea Cliff, NY 11579
4:00 pm -
GH "Trunk or Treat" Raindate, Tappen Beach
North Shore Csd Sea Cliff, NY 11579
4:00 pm
Wednesday October 21
Thursday October 22
Friday October 23
Sunday October 25
Monday October 26
Tuesday October 27
📣 North Hempstead Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Freestyle →
Andrew Stergiopoulos Ice Rink, 65 Arrandale Avenue, Great Neck
6:00 am -
NSAS WALK Caumsett SP
Caumsett State Historic Park Preserve, 25 Lloyd Harbor Rd, Lloyd
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Play Hooray →
Gold Coast Public Library, 146 Glen Head Road, Glen Head
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Polish & Pause Fall Skincare Event →
The Spa at Red Hots Roslyn, 1500 Old Northern Boulevard, Roslyn
10:00 am
Wednesday October 21
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🗞 Nearby News
Roslyn
- High school roundup: Badminton, soccer, volleyball and field hockey scores (newsday.com)
- Graded on a Curve: Peter Tosh, Live at My Father's Place 1978 (thevinyldistrict.com)
- Celebrating the Best Businesses of Nassau County (longislandpress.com)
Manhasset
- Photos: Nassau Class AA boys soccer playoffs — No. 12 Mepham at No. 5 Manhasset (newsday.com)
- Nassau lands 20 schools in U.S. News' top 100 for New York elementary and middle schools (greaterlongisland.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has hands but isn’t able to clap?" — A clock! (Thank you Lois R. for sending it in!)
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