🌱 Patch AM: Meet the East Meadow senior ranked New York’s top 1,500-meter runner

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In today's newsletter:

• Meet the East Meadow senior ranked New York’s top 1,500-meter runner

Also on today's calendar: You're Invited to a Little Medical School Open House! and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What did one astronaut stranded on the moon say to another? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Very windy; rain tapering off, with a high of 59 and low of 31 degrees.
• Saturday: Some sun, then clouds; colder, temps: high: 39, low: 35.
• Sunday: Some sun; windy, not as cold, with a high of 49 and low of 26 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Newsday's top 50 girls indoor track athletes on Long Island this season (newsday.com) — East Meadow standout senior runner Zaria Hall is highlighted among Newsday’s top 50 girls indoor track athletes on Long Island, recognized as the state’s best returning 1,500-meter runner and Long Island’s fastest in the 1,000. The list surveys leading sprinters, distance runners, jumpers, and throwers from schools across Nassau and Suffolk, previewing who to watch this winter season.
   

📸 Around East Meadow

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🗓 Upcoming Events in East Meadow

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday December 20

• You're Invited to a Little Medical School Open House!
  Calvary Lutheran Church, 36 Taylor Ave, East Meadow
  11:30 am

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Other local events

Saturday December 20

• CCE Nassau Winter Market at Eisenhower Park
  Cornell Cooperative Extension of Nassau County , East Meadow
  9:00 am
• CCE Nassau County Winter Farmers Market
  1899 Hempstead Tpke , East Meadow
  2:00 pm

Sunday December 21

• Advent Season in the Orthodox Church (English Language Services)
  369 Green Ave , East Meadow
  9:30 am
• Gene Casey and the Lone Sharks
  East Meadow Public Library , 1886 Front St , East Meadow
  2:00 pm

Thursday December 25

• Holiday
  Hempstead Town, NY Calendar , 1 Washington Street , Hempstead
• Christmas Day Divine Liturgy (Orthodox services in English)
  369 Green Ave , East Meadow
  9:00 am

Thursday January 1

• LIRRC FREE New Years Day Hangover Fun Run/Walk
  Eisenhower Park , 1899 Hempstead Tpke , East Meadow
  9:30 am

📣 East Meadow Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday December 19

• R&A Advanced ESL Class
  Bellmore Memorial Library , 2288 Bedford Ave , Bellmore
  10:00 am
• Music and Movement
  Bellmore Memorial Library , 2288 Bedford Ave , Bellmore
  11:00 am
• Game Afternoon
  Bellmore Memorial Library , 2288 Bedford Ave , Bellmore
  12:30 pm
• Let's Talk Senior Discussion Group
  Massapequa Public Library - Bar Harbour Building , 40 Harbor Ln , Massapequa Park
  1:00 pm
• Christmas Wonderland
  Hempstead Primary Health , 135 Main St , Hempstead
  1:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Mystery Book Club - The Busybody Book Club by Freya Sampson —East Meadow Public Library - Reader Services Read on Patch
• Bestseller Discussion - Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus —East Meadow Public Library - Reader Services Read on Patch
• Meet the Author: Julie Doar —East Meadow Public Library - Reader Services Read on Patch
• William J. Neill, Philip Fertitta Elected East Meadow Fire District Commissioners —Donald Miller Read on Patch

• CHIPOTLE posted a job opening for Crew Member in East Meadow. Apply here.
• PetSmart, Inc. posted a job opening for Retail Sales Associate Full Time in Levittown. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near East Meadow here.

🗞 Nearby News

Uniondale

• Newsday's top 50 girls wrestlers on LI for 2025-26 (newsday.com)
• Get ready for more car-smashing, ramp-jumping, wheel-revving action (babylonbeacon.com)

Westbury

• Introducing District Administration's 2026 award winners (districtadministration.com)

Hempstead

Ok East Meadow! 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

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