🌱 Patch AM: How will $581K in school repairs affect Port Washington students?

Good morning to you Port Washington! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How will $581K in school repairs affect Port Washington students?
• How a Port Washington lawyer is fighting to restore an NBA job.

Also on today's calendar: Holzman's Family Farm Fall Harvest Celebration and 10 more events.

Today's riddle: How do billboards talk? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Sun through high clouds, with a high of 69 and low of 56 degrees.
• Sunday: Rain, temps: high: 66, low: 59.
• Monday: A shower in the morning, with a high of 72 and low of 59 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Port Washington Board of Ed reviews audit, $581K repair plan (longislandpress.com) — Port Washington's Board of Education just reviewed a clean annual audit and proposed using about $581,000 from its repair reserve for boiler, masonry, asphalt, and irrigation fixes at several local schools. Officials also outlined upcoming changes to New York's graduation requirements and introduced new after-school meal options, information that could affect many Port Washington families and students.
   

• Port Washington lawyer calls for ex-Portland Trail Blazers TV play-by-play announcer to get his job back (longislandpress.com) — A Port Washington-based lawyer, Arnie Herz, is representing broadcaster Braiden Bell as he asks the Portland Trail Blazers to reinstate him after being fired over offensive posts he wrote as a teenager. Working from his Port Washington home, Herz draws on years of experience advising high-profile sports figures and recently helped another NBA announcer regain his job after a public controversy.
   

📸 Around Port Washington

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Port Washington

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday October 10
• Holzman's Family Farm Fall Harvest Celebration →
  988 Doctors Path, Riverhead
  10:00 am
Sunday October 11
• Pierogi Party →
  Port Washington Polish Hall, 5 Pulaski Pl, Port Washington
  2:00 pm
Monday October 12
• Yayoi Kusama Steam Workshop →
  My Spectrum School, 11 Sintsink Dr E, Port Washington
  9:00 am
Saturday October 17
• FOL Free Paperback Swap Returns! →
  Port Washington Public Library, 1 Library Dr, Port Washington
  2:00 pm
Monday October 19
• Broadway's Melissa Errico & The Knights: A Celebration of Regent Roger Tilles →
  Tilles Center for the Performing Arts, 720 Northern Blvd, Greenvale
  5:30 pm

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Other local events

Saturday October 10
• Falaise tours - Saturday at 12 & 2 pm →
  Sands Point Preserve, 127 Middle Neck Rd, Sands Point
  12:00 pm
Sunday October 11
• Guided tours of Falaise - 12 and 2 pm →
  12:00 pm
• Pianist Craig Ketter Performs the Music of the Long Island Composers Alliance →
  Port Washington Public Library, 1 Library Dr, Port Washington
  3:00 pm
Monday October 12
• Pumpkin painting at Sands Point Preserve →
  Sands Point Preserve, 127 Middle Neck Rd, Sands Point
  12:00 pm
Wednesday October 14
• Fall 2026 Daisy Info Night -Port Washington →
  1 Library Dr, Port Washington, NY 11050
  6:30 pm
Friday October 16
• Feel the Beat! A Night of Latin Music & Dance →
  Port Washington Public Library, 1 Library Dr, Port Washington
  6:00 pm
Saturday October 17
• North Shore Animal League America Walk to Rescue →
  North Hempstead Beach Park, 175 W Shore Rd, Port Washington
  9:00 am
• Mill Pond Historic District Walking Tour →
  , Port Washington North
  10:00 am

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🗞 Nearby News

Roslyn

• Roslyn High School hosts 3rd annual Sound of Long Island Spectacular (longislandpress.com)
• Nassau's 10 best elementary schools for 2027 include one of the top 10 in America (greaterlongisland.com)

Manhasset

• October 9, 2026 Events on Long Island (longisland.com)
• Manhasset High School seniors named 2027 National Merit Commended Students (longislandpress.com)
• Success for senior-led Lynbrook (liherald.com)

Great Neck

• The Vanderbilt Cup: From the Roadway to Broadway (wordpress.com)

Ok Port Washington! 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: "How do billboards talk?" — Sign language (Thank you Ellen S. for sending it in!)
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