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Good morning Plainview! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Seven Plainview seniors advance in prestigious National Merit competition
  • Why a Plainview resident is worried about mobile sports betting

Also on today's calendar: America at 250 for Educators and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: When geese fly, one side is longer than the other. do you know why that is ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Humid with clouds and sun, with a high of 80 and low of 69 degrees.
  • Friday: Times of clouds and sun, temps: high: 80, low: 58.
  • Saturday: Low humidity with some sun, with a high of 71 and low of 62 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 7 POBJFK Students Named Semifinalists In Scholarship Competition (patch.com) — Plainview families have reason to celebrate as seven Plainview-Old Bethpage John F. Kennedy High School seniors were named semifinalists in the 2027 National Merit Scholarship Competition, rising above more than 1.3 million entrants nationwide. These Plainview students will learn in February if they advance to finalist status, with scholarship winners to be announced between April and July.
   

• Mobile sports betting becomes NY's No. 2 gaming revenue source as problem gambling calls rise (news12.com) — A Plainview resident is speaking out about how addictive mobile sports betting can be as New York's revenue from phone-based wagering surges to $1.3 billion. The state comptroller reports rising problem-gambling hotline calls, while Long Island treatment providers warn of growing addiction risks and share local resources for anyone seeking help.
   

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  • Newly constructed roads usually have a restriction prohibiting excavation for a few years, which means natural gas cannot be connected to my house anytime soon.
    Now, I am torn between replacing my old heating system with a new oil furnace or switching to a heat pump. However, I am worried that a heat pump… (Nextdoor Northern State Pkwy)
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🗞 Nearby News

Oyster Bay

  • New arrival bolsters West Hempstead (liherald.com)
  • Long Island is opening an 80-mile trail to Montauk in honor of Teddy Roosevelt (nypost.com)
  • Sally Field shocks A-listers as she goes on hysterical rant after scoring her FOURTH Emmy (pressnewsagency.org)

Bethpage

  • By Design: Amateur Tournaments on the Courses of Golf's Greatest Architects (amateurgolf.com)
  • Ryan Fox admits Americans are 'strongest team' in blunt Presidents Cup admission (themirror.com)

Hicksville

  • Teen Hospitalized After E-Bike Crash In Hicksville: PD (patch.com)

Ok Plainview! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: because there are more geese on that side (Thank you jo L. for sending it in!)
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